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Larion, Iustin
CM🇷🇴FIDE 42213126· Male· Romania· Born in 2014
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Iustin Larion, a 12-year-old Romanian Candidate Master, is rated 2067 — his current career high and ranked 1st among Romanian players under 12, and in the top 9% worldwide. He is climbing fast, having gained +105 Elo over the past 12 months. 85 rated games in the past year (≈81/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Romania National Youth Championships 2026 - open U12, Romania National Amateur Championship 2026, and Fortress Trophy 2025 - Classic Chess. Also played 6 rapid (including Craiova Grand Prix 2025) and 6 blitz events (including Five O'Clock Blitz - 56th ed.) recently.
Awarded CM in 2025 (age 11). At junior level, he reached World #72 in U12, World #28 in U10 and #5 nationally in U8.
Current rating
2067
Standard
Rpd1950·Blz1890
All-time high
2067
at best
May 2026 · age 12
May 2026 · age 12
Activity
83
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
76 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#1
#1 · Romanian players under 12 · of 212
Career timeline
11 entries2026
All-time peak 2067
at age 12
May 2026
72nd U12 player worldwide
at age 12 · rated 2059
Jan 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 11
Oct 2025
CM title awardedCM
at age 11
Jul 2025
2024
28th U10 player worldwide
at age 10 · rated 2001
Oct 2024
Crossed 2000
at age 10
Oct 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+82
1985 → 2067
Tournaments
9
73 games
Score
46.5/ 7363.7%
42W18D13L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 7.5/9 | #1 | 2108 | +34.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6/9 | #12 | 1986 | -25.6 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4/6 | #13 | 2095 | +38.4 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4.5/6 | #5 | 2017 | +3.2 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3.5/5 | #18 | 2037 | +12.0 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 5/7 | #5 | 2042 | +32.0 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 7.5/9 | #1 | 2002 | +22.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsPetru Varabiescu
🇷🇴ROU·1763
+6 −4 =5
15 games·last met Sep 2024
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vsDragos-Ioan Rosca
🇷🇴ROU·1975
+10 −1 =1
12 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsAlexandru-Daniel Pasca
🇷🇴ROU·1937
+6 −2 =2
10 games·last met May 2026
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vsRazvan-George Parvu
🇷🇴ROU·2020
+1 −5 =4
10 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsIustin-Nicolas CazacuCM
🇷🇴ROU·1981
+1 −1 =7
9 games·last met Apr 2026
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Rankings
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Romania
#203
out of 2,776 players
Europe
#13,732
in continent
World
#18,755
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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