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Crusca, Alexandru
🇲🇩FIDE 13913298· Male· Moldova· Born in 2010
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Alexandru Crusca, a 16-year-old Moldovan player, is rated 1827 — just 9 short of his peak of 1836 (Sep 2024, age 14). He is on a steady climb with +55 Elo over the past 12 months. 38 rated games in the past year (≈42/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Chavdarov Memorial - 2026, Campionatul National al RM 2026, sah clasic, OPEN U16, and Memorial Ianioglo 2025. Also played 2 rapid (including Campionatul R. Moldova de sah RAPID, masculin, editia 2026) and 1 blitz events (including Campionatul R. Moldova de sah BLITZ, masulin, editia 2026) recently. He reached Moldovan #82 in Sep 2024.
At junior level, he reached #7, #4 and #8 nationally in U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
1827
Standard
Rpd1794·Blz1695
All-time high
1836
−9 pts below
Sep 2024 · age 14
Sep 2024 · age 14
Activity
50
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
38 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#68,087
#68,087 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2026
Re-crossed 1800
at age 16
Jun 2026
2025
7th Moldovan U16 player
at age 15 · rated 1820
Jan 2025
2024
Peak Moldovan rank: #82
at age 14 · rated 1836
Sep 2024
4th Moldovan U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1836
Sep 2024
Best 12-month gain (+515 Elo)
1321 → 1836
Sep 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 14
Sep 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+55
1772 → 1827
Tournaments
6
47 games
Score
30/ 4763.8%
27W6D14L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 6.5/8 | #7 | 1999 | +37.2 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4.5/6 | #4 | 2033 | +33.2 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 5.5/6 | #15 | 2137 | +15.6 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/5 | #28 | 2011 | -22.4 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4/6 | #27 | 1891 | -18.4 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 5.5/8 | #22 | 1878 | +4.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAnna Chendighilean
🇲🇩MDA·2002
+2 −10 =1
13 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsVladislav Ivarlac
🇲🇩MDA·2096
+1 −5 =4
10 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsAndrian Mocanu
🇲🇩MDA·1912
+4 −0 =3
7 games·last met May 2026
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vsVladislav Chendighilean
🇲🇩MDA·1824
+1 −3 =3
7 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsVitali Jimji
🇲🇩MDA·1867
+2 −2 =2
6 games·last met May 2026
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Rankings
/
Moldova
#94
out of 382 players
Europe
#49,596
in continent
World
#68,086
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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