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Nica, Radu-Catalin

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FIDEFIDE 219320· Male· Belgium· Born in 1964

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Radu-Catalin Nica, a 62-year-old Belgian player, is rated 1634. He has held steady between 1600 and 1650 for 16 months. 46 rated games in the past year (≈28/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 11, Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 10, and Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 9. Also played 3 rapid (including 9e Rapide International de Cappelle la Grande) and 2 blitz events (including Blitz du 22eme Tournoi International du Pays de Charleroi 2025) recently. His peak of 1672 was reached at age 60 (Mar 2024).

Current rating

1634

Standard

Rpd1601·Blz1579

All-time high

1672

−38 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 60

Activity

46

games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo

46 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#133,654

#133,654 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

11 entries
2025
Re-crossed 1600
at age 61
Feb 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+221 Elo)
1451 → 1672
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 60
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 60
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1672
at age 60 · −38 from today
Mar 2024
2017
100 career games
at age 53
Sep 2017

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
46ste Open Internationaal Toernooi Gent
perf 1815 (+204) · 3.5/7 · #324
Top opponent
vs Noe Szymczak 1,885
42e Open International d'echecs de Cappelle la Grande · Feb 2026 · +6.4 Elo
Evolution
+18
1616 → 1634
Tournaments
12
53 games
Score
22/ 5341.5%
20W6D27L

Last 12 months — tournaments

top 10 of 12
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 11
Team
Apr 20261/1#3342343+7.8
Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 10
Team
Mar 20261/1#3012329+7.2
Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 9
Team
Mar 20260/1#1517721-13.0
42e Open International d'echecs de Cappelle la Grande
Open Swiss
Feb 20263.5/6#4481770+1.6
Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 7
Team
Feb 20260/1#15341003-5.6

Rankings

/
Belgium
#2,159
out of 3,309 players
Europe
#91,003
in continent
World
#133,646
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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World
Belgium
1
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3
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4
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5
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2,448
6
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2,423
7
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2,406
8
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2,402
9
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10
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2,391
...
2159🇧🇪Nica, Radu-Catalin1,634
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
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2,708
...
91003🇧🇪Nica, Radu-Catalin1,634
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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2,753
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133646🇧🇪Nica, Radu-Catalin1,634