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Rusu, Lucas
CM🇷🇴FIDE 42206472· Male· Romania· Born in 2013
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Lucas Rusu, a 13-year-old Romanian Candidate Master, is rated 2191 — just 22 short of his peak of 2213 (Mar 2026, age 13) and ranked 2nd among Romanian players under 14, and in the top 4% worldwide. He is climbing fast, having gained +153 Elo over the past 12 months. 94 rated games in the past year (≈82/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Romania National Youth Championships 2026 - open U14, PRAGUE INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL 2026 - D FIDE open, and Romania National Open Championship 2026. Also played 11 rapid (including 2025 FIDE World Rapid Team Championship) and 6 blitz events (including 2025 FIDE World Blitz Team Championship Pool A) recently.
Awarded CM in 2025 (age 12). At junior level, he reached World #76 in U14, World #30 in U12, World #29 in U10 and World #12 in U8.
Current rating
2191
Standard
Rpd2309·Blz2209
All-time high
2213
−22 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 13
Mar 2026 · age 13
Activity
87
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
85 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#2
#2 · Romanian players under 14 · of 236
Career timeline
14 entries2026
76th U14 player worldwide
at age 13 · rated 2213
Mar 2026
Re-crossed 2200
at age 13
Mar 2026
All-time peak 2213
at age 13 · −22 from today
Mar 2026
2025
30th U12 player worldwide
at age 12 · rated 2208
Oct 2025
CM title awardedCM
at age 12
Oct 2025
Crossed 2200
at age 12
Oct 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+153
2038 → 2191
Tournaments
11
86 games
Score
61.5/ 8671.5%
53W17D16L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 7/9 | #2 | 2119 | -11.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4.5/9 | #144 | 2153 | -11.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4.5/9 | #38 | 2054 | -31.6 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5.5/6 | #2 | 2444 | +76.4 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/6 | #4 | 2166 | +11.2 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 7/11 | #29 | 2051 | -50.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsIustin-Nicolas CazacuCM
🇷🇴ROU·1981
+10 −4 =4
18 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsGeorge StoleriuFM
🇷🇴ROU·2379
+0 −6 =7
13 games·last met May 2026
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vsAndrei Stanica
🇷🇴ROU·1984
+8 −2 =3
13 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsAndrei NegreanFM
🇷🇴ROU·2366
+2 −5 =4
11 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsAndrei Mihali-Viorescu
🇷🇴ROU·1761
+10 −0 =1
11 games·last met Sep 2025
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Rankings
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Romania
#117
out of 2,776 players
Europe
#6,103
in continent
World
#8,674
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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