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LV
Lacusta, Valeriu
🇲🇩FIDE 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 1 rapid (including Ziua Mondiala a sahului 2025) and 2 blitz events (including Grand-Prix Moldova 2025. Blitz, etapa VI) 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
Mar 2024 · age 73
Activity
11
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#177,513
#177,513 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
16 entries2024
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
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-54
1575 → 1521
Tournaments
2
14 games
Score
3.5/ 1425.0%
2W3D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 1.5/5 | #13 | 1513 | -26.2 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 2/8 | #23 | 1442 | -33.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAlina Manitcaia
🇲🇩MDA·1719
+2 −12 =1
15 games·last met Dec 2018
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vsVadim Parpalac
🇲🇩MDA·1763
+5 −6 =0
11 games·last met May 2023
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vsLiudmila Golban
🇲🇩MDA·1757
+2 −5 =3
10 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsMarius Codreanu
🇲🇩MDA·1936
+0 −9 =0
9 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsOleg Gutol
🇲🇩MDA·1649
+5 −2 =2
9 games·last met Jan 2019
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Rankings
/
Moldova
#213
out of 382 players
Europe
#113,424
in continent
World
#177,473
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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