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Martinenco, Sergiu
🇲🇩FIDE 13901559· Male· Moldova· Born in 1979
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Sergiu Martinenco, a 47-year-old Moldovan player, is rated 1901. He has slipped back 50 Elo over the past 12 months. 99 rated games in the past year (≈55/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Ploiesti Chess Championship 2026, Bucharest Chess Weekend 66th ed., and WE 9 Hotel Mediterranee - A. Also played 9 rapid (including Campionatul RM la sah rapid 2025, masculin) and 4 blitz events (including Campionatul RM la sah blitz 2025, masculin) recently. He took a 23-month break between Jul 2006 and Jul 2008. His peak of 2068 was reached at age 22 (Apr 2001); he also reached Moldovan #45 in Nov 2024.
Current rating
1901
Standard
Rpd1813·Blz1788
All-time high
2068
−167 pts below
Apr 2001 · age 22
Apr 2001 · age 22
Activity
100
games / yr avg. · ≈8/mo
99 past 12 mo · ≈8/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#47,868
#47,868 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
26 entries2025
3rd Moldovan 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 1979
Jul 2025
2024
Peak Moldovan rank: #45
at age 45 · rated 2023
Nov 2024
4th Moldovan 40-45 player
at age 45 · rated 2023
Nov 2024
Best 12-month gain (+223 Elo)
1800 → 2023
Nov 2024
Re-crossed 2000
at age 45
Oct 2024
2022
1,000 career games
at age 43
Sep 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-78
1979 → 1901
Tournaments
15
102 games
Score
63/ 10261.8%
48W30D24L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3.5/6 | #10 | 1758 | -23.8 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3/6 | #21 | 1878 | -9.0 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4/5 | #2 | 2190 | +30.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2.5/5 | #38 | 1611 | -34.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 6/9 | #6 | 1948 | +7.2 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3.5/5 | #38 | 2001 | -10.4 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5/7 | #6 | 1883 | -3.4 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 2.5/9 | #96 | 1817 | -34.8 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 5.5/6 | #5 | 2291 | +18.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsNichita Soilita
🇲🇩MDA·2088
+11 −6 =6
23 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsArtiom Gidicov
🇲🇩MDA·2127
+1 −10 =6
17 games·last met Jun 2024
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vsBoris M NevednichyIM
🇲🇩MDA·1950
+2 −13 =2
17 games·last met Mar 2023
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vsSergiu BarganIM
🇲🇩MDA·2200
+1 −13 =2
16 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsRuslan SoltaniciIM
🇲🇩MDA·2274
+0 −13 =2
15 games·last met Jun 2025
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Rankings
/
Moldova
#69
out of 382 players
Europe
#35,282
in continent
World
#47,867
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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