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Alecu, Daniel
🇷🇴FIDE 42224276· Male· Romania· Born in 2015
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Daniel Alecu, a 11-year-old Romanian player, is rated 1555 — just 20 short of his peak of 1575 (Apr 2026, age 11). He is on a breakout run, having gained +129 Elo over the past 12 months. 43 rated games in the past year (≈26/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Romania National Youth Championships 2026 - open U12, Florin Gheorghiu International Chess Festival 7th ed. - U12, and Ilfov County Chess Championship 2026 - U12. Also played 14 rapid (including Romania Grand Prix 2025 - 1st stage) and 10 blitz events (including Five o'clock blitz - 58th ed.) recently.
At junior level, he reached #68 and #82 nationally in U12 and U10.
Current rating
1555
Standard
Rpd1740·Blz1731
All-time high
1575
−20 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 11
Apr 2026 · age 11
Activity
25
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
43 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#163,564
#163,564 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
8 entries2026
68th Romanian U12 player
at age 11 · rated 1575
Apr 2026
Best 12-month gain (+153 Elo)
1422 → 1575
Apr 2026
All-time peak 1575
at age 11 · −20 from today
Apr 2026
Crossed 1500
at age 11
Jan 2026
2025
82nd Romanian U10 player
at age 10 · rated 1444
Jan 2025
2024
Crossed 1400
at age 9
Nov 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+96
1459 → 1555
Tournaments
8
52 games
Score
31/ 5259.6%
24W14D14L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
3.[L]vsAndrei-Mihai Dumitru1,590·Florin Gheorghiu International Chess Festival 7th ed. - U12·R5·-19.1
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/6 | #45 | 1768 | -21.6 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3.5/5 | #8 | 1716 | +20.8 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5.5/4 | #1 | 2295 | +63.2 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3.5/3 | #26 | 2336 | -30.8 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3.5/6 | #14 | 1727 | +90.8 |
Rankings
/
Romania
#1,509
out of 2,757 players
Europe
#106,766
in continent
World
#163,543
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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