Format
UA
Ursu, Alexander
🇬🇧FIDE 343447708· Male· England· Born in 2012
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Alexander Ursu, a 14-year-old English player, is rated 1681 — his current career high. He is on a steady climb with +45 Elo over the past 12 months. 29 rated games in the past year (≈18/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 49th Nottingham Congress - Major, Northampton FIDE Congress - 28 February and 1 March 2026 - U1900, and 2025 Birmingham Open Under 1750. Also played 1 rapid event recently.
At junior level, he reached #82 nationally in U14.
Current rating
1681
Standard
Rpd1686·Blz—
All-time high
1681
at best
May 2026 · age 14
May 2026 · age 14
Activity
17
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
29 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#116,543
#116,543 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
7 entries2026
82nd English U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1681
May 2026
Best 12-month gain (+45 Elo)
1636 → 1681
May 2026
All-time peak 1681
at age 14
May 2026
2025
Crossed 1600
at age 13
Aug 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 13
Aug 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 13
Aug 2025
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
—
Tournaments
6
33 games
Score
13.5/ 3340.9%
9W9D15L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2/4 | #26 | 1763 | +19.6 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2.5/4 | #6 | 1858 | +54.0 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2/3 | #22 | — | -18.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2/7 | #123 | 1669 | -10.8 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4.5/9 | #77 | 1624 | 0.0 |
Rankings
/
England
#1,834
out of 3,845 players
Europe
#81,172
in continent
World
#116,539
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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