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Velicu, Adrian
🇸🇪FIDE 1751980· Male· Sweden· Born in 1951
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Adrian Velicu, a 75-year-old Swedish player, is rated 1724 — just 13 short of his peak of 1737 (Mar 2024, age 73). He plays occasionally (4 games in the last 12 months) and took a 23-month break between Dec 2023 and Dec 2025. Recent appearances: Allsvenskan 2025-2026: II:6 r5-6 and Hallandsserien 2025-26 R1.
Current rating
1724
Standard
Rpd1716·Blz—
All-time high
1737
−13 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 73
Mar 2024 · age 73
Activity
3
games / yr avg.
4 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#101,477
#101,477 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+173 Elo)
1564 → 1737
Oct 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 73
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1737
at age 73 · −13 from today
Mar 2024
2023
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 1562 → returned at 1722
Dec 2023
Re-crossed 1600
at age 72
Feb 2023
2022
95th Swedish 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 1616
Jun 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-13
1737 → 1724
Tournaments
4
4 games
Score
1/ 425.0%
1W0D3L
Top 1 win
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #32 | 2587 | +11.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #53 | 936 | -9.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #45 | 955 | -10.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #10 | 1143 | -4.8 |
Rankings
/
Sweden
#1,880
out of 3,410 players
Europe
#71,878
in continent
World
#101,475
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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