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Petcu, Gabriel
FM🇮🇹FIDE 28548485· Male· Italy· Born in 2011
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Gabriel Petcu, a 15-year-old Italian FIDE Master, is rated 2295 — just 28 short of his peak of 2323 (May 2026, age 15) and ranked 2nd among Italian players under 16, and in the top 2% worldwide. He is on a breakout run, having gained +216 Elo over the past 12 months. 105 rated games in the past year (≈59/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include X Open Internacional de Ajedrez Semana Santa San Vicente del Raspeig 2026 A, WE 12 Citta' di Tivoli - A, and OP Inverno a Roma 2026. Also played 20 rapid (including OP 39 RAPID A SQUADRE PIANORO) and 7 blitz events recently. He reached Italian #48 in May 2026.
Awarded FM in 2025 (age 14). At junior level, he reached World #63 in U14 and #1, #16 and #17 nationally in U16, U12 and U10.
Current rating
2295
Standard
Rpd2293·Blz2200
All-time high
2323
−28 pts below
May 2026 · age 15
May 2026 · age 15
Activity
92
games / yr avg. · ≈8/mo
112 past 12 mo · ≈9/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#2
#2 · Italian players under 16 · of 488
Career timeline
16 entries2026
1st Italian U16 player
at age 15 · rated 2295
Jun 2026
Peak Italian rank: #48
at age 15 · rated 2323
May 2026
Crossed 2300
at age 15
May 2026
All-time peak 2323
at age 15
May 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 15
May 2026
2025
FM title awardedFM
at age 14
Nov 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+83
2212 → 2295
Tournaments
16
105 games
Score
67/ 10563.8%
53W28D24L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4.5/9 | #79 | 2293 | -6.6 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 3/7 | #79 | 2148 | -21.8 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5.5/9 | #77 | 2371 | +61.6 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4.5/5 | #1 | 2400 | +26.0 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4/5 | #6 | 2176 | -1.6 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4.5/5 | #5 | 2276 | +24.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsFelice Maria Francario
🇮🇹ITA·2201
+14 −0 =6
20 games·last met May 2026
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vsMarco Lantini
🇮🇹ITA·1908
+17 −0 =1
18 games·last met May 2026
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vsMaddalena Corvi
🇮🇹ITA·1752
+13 −3 =1
17 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsMarco CorviFM
🇮🇹ITA·2230
+6 −8 =2
16 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsMatteo Nardoni
🇮🇹ITA·2032
+8 −4 =4
16 games·last met Dec 2025
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Rankings
/
Italy
#69
out of 9,142 players
Europe
#2,870
in continent
World
#4,278
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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