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Baranciuc, Alexandr
FM🇲🇩FIDE 13908669· Male· Moldova· Born in 2006
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Alexandr Baranciuc, a 20-year-old Moldovan FIDE Master, is rated 2308 — just 30 short of his peak of 2338 (Nov 2023, age 17) and ranked 13th among Moldovan players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He has held steady between 2300 and 2350 for 12 months. 34 rated games in the past year (≈61/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Campionatul National al RM 2026 la sah clasic Masculin, Ponte de Lima Chess Festival 2026, and Romania National Team Championship 2025 - 1st League Open. Also played 7 rapid (including European Rapid Chess Championship 2025) and 3 blitz events (including European Blitz Chess Championship 2025) recently. He reached Moldovan #12 in Aug 2023.
Awarded FM in 2023 (age 17). Earned a IM norm at IM Round Robin Prologos Galati 2023. At junior level, he reached #1, #1, #1, #1, #1 and #5 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
2308
Standard
Rpd2208·Blz2220
All-time high
2338
−30 pts below
Nov 2023 · age 17
Nov 2023 · age 17
Activity
66
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
34 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#13
#13 · Moldovan players · of 336
Career timeline
21 entries2026
1st Moldovan U20 player
at age 20 · rated 2334
Feb 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2300
at age 19
Jun 2025
2024
500 career games
at age 18
May 2024
1st Moldovan U18 player
at age 18 · rated 2336
Feb 2024
2023
All-time peak 2338
at age 17 · −23 from today
Nov 2023
Peak Moldovan rank: #12
at age 17 · rated 2329
Aug 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-1
2309 → 2308
Tournaments
4
42 games
Score
15.5/ 4236.9%
10W20D12L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | May 2026 | 4.5/9 | #6 | 2267 | -6.8 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3.5/7 | #31 | 2226 | -19.4 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 4/9 | #34 | 2403 | +18.8 |
Round-Robin | Aug 2025 | 3.5/9 | #7 | 2337 | +6.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsSemion SapocinicFM
🇲🇩MDA·2355
+13 −8 =14
35 games·last met May 2026
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vsRuslan SoltaniciIM
🇲🇩MDA·2274
+1 −12 =11
24 games·last met May 2026
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vsStanislav Cebotari
🇲🇩MDA·2220
+4 −6 =14
24 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsNichita Soilita
🇲🇩MDA·2088
+14 −3 =6
23 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsDmitrii Rascu
🇲🇩MDA·1917
+15 −4 =3
22 games·last met Oct 2024
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Rankings
/
Moldova
#13
out of 382 players
Europe
#2,529
in continent
World
#3,820
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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