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Valean, David-Andrei
🇩🇪FIDE 16266455· Male· Germany· Born in 2009
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David-Andrei Valean, a 17-year-old German player, is rated 2007 — just 2 short of his peak of 2009 (Sep 2025, age 16). He is progressing steadily with +26 Elo over the past 12 months. 26 rated games in the past year (≈47/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q1 B, IPCA European Individual Chess Championship 2025, and 2. Offene Deutsche Einzelmeisterschaft der Schachspieler mit Behinderung (ODBEM). Also played 3 rapid (including IPCA European Individual Chess Championship 2025 - rapid) and 4 blitz events (including Bayerische Blitzschach-Einzelmeisterschaft 2026) recently.
At junior level, he reached #82, #58 and #57 nationally in U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
2007
Standard
Rpd2043·Blz1934
All-time high
2009
−2 pts below
Sep 2025 · age 16
Sep 2025 · age 16
Activity
48
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
26 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#26,431
#26,431 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2026
82nd German U18 player
at age 17 · rated 2007
Jan 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 16
Dec 2025
58th German U16 player
at age 16 · rated 2009
Sep 2025
Crossed 2000
at age 16
Sep 2025
All-time peak 2009
at age 16 · −2 from today
Sep 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+352 Elo)
1572 → 1924
Oct 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
2. Offene Deutsche Einzelmeisterschaft der Schachspieler mit Behinderung (ODBEM)perf 2212 (+203) · 5/6 · #4
Top opponent
Evolution
+22
1985 → 2007
Tournaments
4
37 games
Score
17.5/ 3747.3%
19W7D11L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsTilegen Rakhatbekov1,877·25th IPCA World Individual Standard Chess Championship 2026·R3·-27.2
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2.5/5 | #24 | 2032 | +9.6 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5.5/8 | #18 | 2073 | -11.6 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5/6 | #4 | 2212 | +23.6 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 4.5/7 | #10 | 1980 | +4.0 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#3,086
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#19,534
in continent
World
#26,431
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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