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Panus, Victor
IM🇷🇴FIDE 13901052· Male· Romania· Born in 1966
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Victor Panus, a 60-year-old Romanian International Master, is rated 1902. He has held steady between 1900 and 1950 for 7 months. 63 rated games in the past year (≈52/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Bicaz City Cup - 17th ed., Bucharest Chess Weekend 64th ed., and Moldova Chess Classic 4th ed. - A. Also played 2 rapid events (including Grand Prix Iasi 2026 - 1st stage) recently. His peak of 2300 was reached at age 35 (Jan 2001); he also reached Romanian #3 in Nov 2009.
Competes for Romania since May 2024. Awarded IM in 2001 (age 35).
Current rating
1902
Standard
Rpd1868·Blz1791
All-time high
2300
−398 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 35
Jan 2001 · age 35
Activity
41
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
63 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#47,633
#47,633 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
18 entries2024
Switched federation: MDA → ROU
at age 58
May 2024
2022
18th Romanian 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 1906
Apr 2022
2019
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 1942 → returned at 1933
Dec 2019
2017
16th Romanian 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 2031
Apr 2017
2016
26th Romanian 45-50 player
at age 50 · rated 2033
Nov 2016
1,000 career games
at age 50
Oct 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-2
1904 → 1902
Tournaments
9
65 games
Score
42.5/ 6565.4%
35W15D15L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3/5 | #18 | 1723 | -10.5 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5/6 | #8 | 1980 | +7.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/7 | #20 | 1825 | -7.6 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4/6 | #11 | 1972 | +6.7 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 7/8 | #4 | 2126 | +15.9 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3.5/7 | #39 | 1779 | -10.5 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 6.5/9 | #3 | 1923 | +2.8 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4/7 | #20 | 1742 | -12.6 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 5.5/9 | #18 | 1958 | +7.1 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsRuslan SoltaniciIM
🇲🇩MDA·2274
+1 −15 =0
16 games·last met Aug 2019
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vsBoris ItkisIM
🇷🇴ROU·2248
+2 −12 =1
15 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsVictor Ianocichin
🇲🇩MDA·2192
+2 −5 =5
12 games·last met Aug 2019
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vsVladimir ZhadkoFM
🇲🇩MDA
+1 −8 =2
11 games·last met Sep 2016
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vsDragos CeresIM
🇲🇩MDA·2444
+5 −2 =3
10 games·last met Jan 2021
View head-to-head →
Rankings
/
Romania
#419
out of 2,776 players
Europe
#35,102
in continent
World
#47,632
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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