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Puscasu, Iosif-Calin
🇷🇴FIDE 42224039· Male· Romania· Born in 2017
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Iosif-Calin Puscasu, a 9-year-old Romanian player, is rated 1468. He is progressing steadily with +66 Elo over the past 12 months. 28 rated games in the past year (≈17/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Pitesti Chess Classic V - U1600, Romania National Youth Championships 2026 - open U10, and Florin Gheorghiu International Chess Festival 7th ed. - U10. Also played 7 rapid (including Summer Cup Pitesti - rapid U12) and 6 blitz events (including Education through chess by Rotary Bucharest) recently. His peak of 1560 was reached at age 8 (Sep 2025).
At junior level, he reached #76 and #7 nationally in U10 and U8.
Current rating
1468
Standard
Rpd1527·Blz1604
All-time high
1560
−92 pts below
Sep 2025 · age 8
Sep 2025 · age 8
Activity
17
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
28 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#197,642
#197,642 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2026
Best 12-month gain (+66 Elo)
1414 → 1480
Apr 2026
76th Romanian U10 player
at age 9 · rated 1476
Feb 2026
2025
All-time peak 1560
at age 8 · −92 from today
Sep 2025
Re-crossed 1500
at age 8
Aug 2025
7th Romanian U8 player
at age 8 · rated 1476
Jan 2025
2024
Crossed 1500
at age 7
Oct 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
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Tournaments
8
53 games
Score
32.5/ 5361.3%
28W9D16L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3.5/4 | #21 | 1912 | -5.2 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/6 | #49 | 1789 | -33.6 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4.5/4 | #14 | 2413 | +43.6 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3/4 | #15 | 1769 | -20.0 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4/2 | #35 | 2337 | -34.0 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 4/3 | #20 | 2317 | -48.8 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5/2 | #3 | 1487 | 0.0 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4/3 | #2 | 1464 | 0.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsVlad Tanasa
🇷🇴ROU·1538
+4 −7 =0
11 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsDavid-Andrei Calotescu
🇷🇴ROU·1649
+1 −8 =0
9 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsVladimir-Szilard Rotescu
🇷🇴ROU·1581
+2 −6 =0
8 games·last met Sep 2024
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vsDaniel Sava
🇷🇴ROU·1727
+0 −6 =1
7 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsStefan-Mihail Stoian
🇷🇴ROU·1684
+2 −5 =0
7 games·last met Feb 2026
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Rankings
/
Romania
#1,900
out of 2,776 players
Europe
#122,003
in continent
World
#197,530
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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