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Gostev, Serghei
FM🇲🇩FIDE 13901737· Male· Moldova· Born in 1984
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Serghei Gostev, a 42-year-old Moldovan FIDE Master, is rated 2246 and sitting in the top 3% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2250 and 2300 for 6 months. 33 rated games in the past year (≈10/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Spring Cup Tiraspol - 2026, Chavdarov Memorial - 2026, and Campionatul RM 2026. Liga I Open. Also played 2 rapid events (including Ziua Mondiala a sahului 2025) recently. He had 4 career breaks: 74 months (2001–2007), 65 months (2012–2018), 26 months (2018–2020) and 31 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2361 was reached at age 27 (May 2011); he also reached Moldovan #10 in Jul 2011.
Awarded FM in 2015 (age 31). At junior level, he reached #8 and #8 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
2246
Standard
Rpd2233·Blz2138
All-time high
2361
−115 pts below
May 2011 · age 27
May 2011 · age 27
Activity
35
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
41 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#6,006 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
17 entries2025
4th Moldovan 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 2261
Dec 2025
2023
Re-crossed 2300
at age 39
Jul 2023
2020
Inactive for 31 months
paused at 2291 → returned at 2286
Apr 2020
2018
Inactive for 26 months
paused at 2308 → returned at 2291
Jan 2018
2015
FM title awardedFM
at age 31
Jan 2015
2012
Inactive for 65 months
paused at 2333 → returned at 2308
Jul 2012
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-12
2258 → 2246
Tournaments
5
41 games
Score
34/ 4182.9%
30W8D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 6/7 | #1 | 2029 | -7.0 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 7/9 | #3 | 2065 | -11.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 7/9 | #2 | 2243 | +4.4 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 8.5/9 | #1 | 2291 | +16.8 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5.5/7 | #5 | 2045 | -14.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsSergiu BarganIM
🇲🇩MDA·2200
+2 −3 =9
14 games·last met May 2026
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vsRuslan SoltaniciIM
🇲🇩MDA·2274
+2 −9 =2
13 games·last met Dec 2024
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vsAlexandr Eletskikh
🇲🇩MDA·2211
+5 −4 =3
12 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsBoris ItkisIM
🇷🇴ROU·2248
+7 −1 =4
12 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsSerghei VedmediucIM
🇲🇩MDA·2424
+3 −6 =1
10 games·last met Dec 2024
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Rankings
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Moldova
#18
out of 382 players
Europe
#4,098
in continent
World
#6,006
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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