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Lacusta, Valeriu

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FIDEFIDE 13905830· Male· Moldova· Born in 1951

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Valeriu Lacusta, a 75-year-old Moldovan player, is rated 1521. He has slipped back 54 Elo over the past 12 months. 13 rated games in the past year (≈11/year long-term). Recent appearances: Campionatul deschis al mun.Balti 2025 and Vara de Aur- 2025. Also played 2 rapid (including Ziua Mondiala a sahului 2025) and 3 blitz events (including Grand-Prix Moldova 2025 etapa II blitz) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 12 months (2015–2016) and 27 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included). His peak of 1642 was reached at age 73 (Mar 2024).

Current rating

1521

Standard

Rpd1617·Blz1635

All-time high

1642

−121 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 73

Activity

11

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#176,608

#176,608 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

16 entries
2024
Best 12-month gain (+232 Elo)
1410 → 1642
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 73
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 73
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1642
at age 73 · −121 from today
Mar 2024
2022
1st Moldovan 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 1410
Jun 2022
100 career games
at age 71
Jun 2022

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Constantin Boldisor 1,730
Vara de Aur- 2025 · Jul 2025 · +4.9 Elo
Evolution
-54
1575 → 1521
Tournaments
2
14 games
Score
3.5/ 1425.0%
2W3D9L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsAnna Slavova1,425·Vara de Aur- 2025·R2·+6.7
2.[D]vsConstantin Boldisor1,730·Vara de Aur- 2025·R3·+4.9
3.[D]vsAnastasia Zalevschi1,593·Campionatul deschis al mun.Balti 2025·R2·+1.4
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsIrina Cebotari1,502·Vara de Aur- 2025·R6·-11.2
2.[L]vsMacar Zbanc1,505·Vara de Aur- 2025·R7·-11.1
3.[L]vsRuslana Manoila1,520·Campionatul deschis al mun.Balti 2025·R3·-10.7

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Campionatul deschis al mun.Balti 2025
Swiss
Oct 20251.5/5#131513-26.2
Vara de Aur- 2025
Swiss
Jul 20252/8#231442-33.2
Worst Elo result: Vara de Aur- 2025 (-33.2 Elo, finished #23).

Rankings

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Moldova
#218
out of 373 players
Europe
#112,876
in continent
World
#176,566
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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3
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4
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5
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2,450
6
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2,441
7
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2,424
8
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2,387
9
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2,375
10
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2,335
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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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2,717
10
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2,708
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112876🇲🇩Lacusta, Valeriu1,521
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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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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176566🇲🇩Lacusta, Valeriu1,521