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Cazacu, Iustin-Nicolas
CM🇷🇴FIDE 42206367· Male· Romania· Born in 2014
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Iustin-Nicolas Cazacu, a 12-year-old Romanian Candidate Master, is rated 1981 and ranked 3rd among Romanian players under 12. He has fluctuated between 1850 and 2071 over the past 2 years. 68 rated games in the past year (≈62/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Romania National Youth Championships 2026 - open U12, Bicaz City Cup - 17th ed., and Bucharest Chess Weekend 65th ed.. Also played 6 rapid (including Romania National Team Rapid Championship 2025 - Open) and 5 blitz events (including Romanian National Team Blitz Championship 2025 - Open) recently. His peak of 2071 was reached at age 11 (Sep 2025).
Awarded CM in 2025 (age 11). At junior level, he reached World #89 in U12, World #47 in U10 and World #11 in U8.
Current rating
1981
Standard
Rpd2043·Blz2022
All-time high
2071
−90 pts below
Sep 2025 · age 11
Sep 2025 · age 11
Activity
67
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
59 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#3
#3 · Romanian players under 12 · of 212
Career timeline
11 entries2026
89th U12 player worldwide
at age 12 · rated 2043
Mar 2026
2025
CM title awardedCM
at age 11
Sep 2025
Crossed 2000
at age 11
Sep 2025
All-time peak 2071
at age 11 · −90 from today
Sep 2025
2024
47th U10 player worldwide
at age 10 · rated 1857
Apr 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 10
Apr 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+15
1966 → 1981
Tournaments
9
63 games
Score
40/ 6363.5%
31W18D14L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6.5/9 | #6 | 2000 | +32.0 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4.5/6 | #14 | 1899 | -21.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3.5/7 | #20 | 1817 | -73.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4.5/6 | #11 | 2034 | +8.4 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 4/9 | #63 | 2016 | -26.8 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 4.5/7 | #8 | 2013 | -7.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsLucas RusuCM
🇷🇴ROU·2191
+4 −10 =4
18 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsBalazs Kovacs
🇷🇴ROU·1994
+4 −7 =1
12 games·last met Apr 2024
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vsIustin LarionCM
🇷🇴ROU·2067
+1 −1 =7
9 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsMihnea-Andrei Otvos
🇷🇴ROU·1596
+8 −0 =0
8 games·last met Apr 2024
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vsDobrynia Mistrekov
🇷🇴ROU·1932
+4 −2 =1
7 games·last met Sep 2024
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Rankings
/
Romania
#294
out of 2,776 players
Europe
#22,648
in continent
World
#30,635
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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