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Buciu, Aurel-John

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FIDEFIDE 3208516· Male· Australia· Born in 1965

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Aurel-John Buciu, a 61-year-old Australian Candidate Master, is rated 1819. He has slipped back 57 Elo over the past 12 months. 31 rated games in the past year (≈26/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include MARIENBAD OPEN 2026 D - seniors tournament 50 plus, World Senior Chess Championships 2025 - Over 50, and OLOMOUC CHESS SUMMER 2025 - D1. Also played 1 blitz event recently. He took a 14-month break between May 2014 and Aug 2015. His peak of 1876 was reached at age 59 (Dec 2024).

Awarded CM in 2017 (age 52).

Current rating

1819

Standard

Rpd1836·Blz1796

All-time high

1876

−57 pts below
Dec 2024 · age 59

Activity

23

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

31 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#70,405

#70,405 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

14 entries
2026
10th Australian 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 1839
Jan 2026
2025
14th Australian 55-60 player
at age 60 · rated 1876
Jun 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+198 Elo)
1678 → 1876
Dec 2024
All-time peak 1876
at age 59 · −57 from today
Dec 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 59
Mar 2024
2020
18th Australian 50-55 player
at age 55 · rated 1731
Oct 2020

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
33. Offene Senioren-LEM Sachsen-Anhalt over 50
perf 1989 (+118) · 2.5/5 · #57
Top opponent
vs Steffen Puschendorf 2,017
33. Offene Senioren-LEM Sachsen-Anhalt over 50 · Jul 2025 · +4.0 Elo
Evolution
-57
1876 → 1819
Tournaments
4
32 games
Score
13/ 3240.6%
9W8D15L

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
MARIENBAD OPEN 2026 D - seniors tournament 50 plus
Open Swiss
Jan 20263.5/7#721731-20.0
World Senior Chess Championships 2025 - Over 50
Open Swiss
Oct 20253.5/11#1301759-35.2
OLOMOUC CHESS SUMMER 2025 - D1
Open Swiss
Aug 20253.5/8#351886+2.6
33. Offene Senioren-LEM Sachsen-Anhalt over 50
Open Swiss
Jul 20252.5/5#571989-5.0
Worst Elo result: World Senior Chess Championships 2025 - Over 50 (-35.2 Elo, finished #130).

Rankings

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Australia
#386
out of 2,392 players
Asia-Pacific
#8,534
in continent
World
#70,405
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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7
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8
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9
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10
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Asia-Pacific
1
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2
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6
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9
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10
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