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Nelipovschi, Damian
🇲🇩FIDE 13911546· Male· Moldova· Born in 2006
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Damian Nelipovschi, a 20-year-old Moldovan player, is rated 1455 — just 1 short of his peak of 1456 (Jan 2026, age 20). He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 43 months (2019–2023, COVID-19 included) and 19 months (2024–2026). Recent appearance: Amateur Chess Open - 8th ed.
At junior level, he reached #20, #22, #36 and #42 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
1455
Standard
Rpd1479·Blz1468
All-time high
1456
−1 pts below
Jan 2026 · age 20
Jan 2026 · age 20
Activity
2
games / yr avg.
6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#202,267
#202,267 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2026
20th Moldovan U20 player
at age 20 · rated 1455
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1456
at age 20 · −1 from today
Jan 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+385 Elo)
1019 → 1404
May 2024
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 1404 → returned at 1456
May 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 18
Mar 2024
Crossed 1200
at age 18
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+51
1404 → 1455
Tournaments
1
6 games
Score
2.5/ 641.7%
2W1D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2.5/6 | #29 | 1593 | +50.8 |
Rankings
/
Moldova
#288
out of 382 players
Europe
#123,808
in continent
World
#202,110
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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