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Luca, David Gabriel
🇷🇴FIDE 42215960· Male· Romania· Born in 2011
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David Gabriel Luca, a 15-year-old Romanian player, is rated 1498. He has held steady between 1450 and 1500 for 9 months. 12 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Alfil Cup 2026 - U1600, Gheorghe Varabiescu Memorial 3rd ed. - U1800, and Pitesti Chess Classic IV - U1800. Also played 3 rapid (including Summer Cup Pitesti - rapid open) and 4 blitz events (including Summer Cup Pitesti - blitz open) recently. His peak of 1581 was reached at age 13 (Oct 2024).
At junior level, he reached #94 nationally in U14.
Current rating
1498
Standard
Rpd1552·Blz1565
All-time high
1581
−83 pts below
Oct 2024 · age 13
Oct 2024 · age 13
Activity
11
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#186,505
#186,505 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
6 entries2025
94th Romanian U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1558
Jan 2025
2024
All-time peak 1581
at age 13 · −83 from today
Oct 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 13
Sep 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 13
Sep 2024
Crossed 1200
at age 13
Sep 2024
First FIDE rating
1578 · at age 13
Sep 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-26
1524 → 1498
Tournaments
3
15 games
Score
7/ 1546.7%
6W2D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4.5/4 | #18 | 2303 | +26.8 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2.5/6 | #19 | 1484 | +6.0 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 0/3 | #43 | 794 | -45.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsDavid-Cristian Prignea
🇷🇴ROU·1743
+0 −7 =1
8 games·last met May 2025
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vsTudor Beldiman
🇷🇴ROU·1836
+0 −7 =0
7 games·last met Feb 2025
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vsCiprian Mustatea
🇷🇴ROU·1448
+0 −1 =5
6 games·last met May 2026
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vsIoan-Ciprian Cojocaru
🇷🇴ROU
+1 −4 =1
6 games·last met Feb 2025
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vsAlbert-Nicola-Matei Belegan
🇷🇴ROU·1481
+0 −5 =1
6 games·last met Feb 2025
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Rankings
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Romania
#1,776
out of 2,776 players
Europe
#117,479
in continent
World
#186,446
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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