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Baltag, Iulian

Baltag, Iulian

IM🇲🇩

FIDEFIDE 13901419· Male· Moldova· Born in 1986

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Iulian Baltag, a 40-year-old Moldovan International Master, is rated 2387 and ranked 8th among Moldovan players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2350 and 2400 for 2 years. 39 rated games in the past year (≈36/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Union Trophy Slatina - 2nd ed., European Team Ch 2025, and Romania National Team Championship 2025 - 1st League Open. Also played 3 rapid (including Grand-Prix Moldova 2025. Rapid Finala) and 3 blitz events (including Grand-Prix Moldova 2025. Blitz, finala) recently. He took a 36-month break between Dec 2012 and Jan 2016. His peak of 2435 was reached at age 36 (Nov 2022); he also reached Moldovan #5 in Sep 2022 and has been in Moldovan top 10 for 128 months and counting (6 consecutive years on his current run).

Awarded IM in 2011 (age 25) and FM in 2004 (age 18). At junior level, he reached #1, #1 and #1 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.

Current rating

2387

Standard

Rpd2323·Blz2303

All-time high

2435

−48 pts below
Nov 2022 · age 36

Activity

47

games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo

39 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#8

#8 · Moldovan players · of 325
National top 10 since Mar 2020

Career timeline

23 entries
2026
128 months in national top 10 (ongoing)
longest streak 75 months · since Nov 2010
May 2026
2022
All-time peak 2435
at age 36 · −48 from today
Nov 2022
Peak Moldovan rank: #5
at age 36 · rated 2433
Sep 2022
2021
Re-crossed 2400
at age 35
Apr 2021
2019
Re-crossed 2400
at age 33
Aug 2019
2017
Re-crossed 2400
at age 31
Nov 2017

Standard rating history

Activity & highlights

Best result
Romania National Team Championship 2025 - 1st League Open
perf 2506 (+112) · 4/9 · #33
Top opponent
vs V PranavGM 2,596
Romania National Team Championship 2025 - 1st League Open · Sep 2025 · +2.6 Elo
Evolution
+7
2380 → 2387
Tournaments
4
30 games
Score
18/ 3060.0%
11W14D5L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsGiga QuparadzeGM2,493·European Team Ch 2025·R7·-3.6
2.[L]vsAvital BoruchovskyGM2,509·European Team Ch 2025·R5·-3.4
3.[L]vsDimitrios MastrovasilisGM2,522·European Team Ch 2025·R1·-3.2

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Union Trophy Slatina - 2nd ed.
Swiss
Nov 20255/7#82207-7.6
European Team Ch 2025
Open Swiss
Oct 20253/7#1432404+1.1
Romania National Team Championship 2025 - 1st League Open
Team
Sep 20254/9#332506+14.6
Cupa D. Svetuskin, editia IV
Swiss
Jul 20256/7#12277-0.6

Most-Played Opponents

vsRuslan SoltaniciIM
🇲🇩MDA·2284
+5 −5 =45
55 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsBoris ItkisIM
🇷🇴ROU·2242
+6 −1 =21
28 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsJegor LashkinGM
🇲🇩MDA·2475
+3 −6 =11
20 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsAndrei MacoveiIM
🇲🇩MDA·2484
+3 −6 =10
19 games·last met Jul 2024
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vsIvan SchitcoGM
🇲🇩MDA·2500
+4 −9 =5
18 games·last met Dec 2025
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Rankings

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Moldova
#8
out of 373 players
Europe
#1,213
in continent
World
#1,913
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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World
Moldova
1
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2
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3
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2,475
4
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2,471
5
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2,450
6
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2,441
7
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2,424
82,387
9
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2,375
10
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2,335
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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10
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1213🇲🇩Baltag, Iulian2,387
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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2,753
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1913🇲🇩Baltag, Iulian2,387