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Chelu, Tudor-Iulian
🇷🇴FIDE 42225000· Male· Romania· Born in 2016
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Tudor-Iulian Chelu, a 10-year-old Romanian player, is rated 1793 — his current career high and sitting in the top 3% of players worldwide under 10. He is rising rapidly, having gained +249 Elo over the past 12 months. 103 rated games in the past year (≈59/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Romania National Youth Championships 2026 - open U10, Satori Art Cup U10 - 20th ed., and Florin Gheorghiu International Chess Festival 7th ed. - U10. Also played 9 rapid (including Alba Grand Prix Rapid 2025) and 5 blitz events (including Union Trophy Slatina blitz - 2nd ed.) recently.
At junior level, he reached #11 and #19 nationally in U10 and U8.
Current rating
1793
Standard
Rpd1739·Blz1697
All-time high
1793
at best
Jun 2026 · age 10
Jun 2026 · age 10
Activity
64
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
95 past 12 mo · ≈8/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#201 · players worldwide under 10 · of 6,705
Career timeline
10 entries2026
All-time peak 1793
at age 10
Jun 2026
9-month rising streak
+265 Elo
Jun 2026
11th Romanian U10 player
at age 10 · rated 1791
May 2026
Best 12-month gain (+328 Elo)
1463 → 1791
May 2026
100 career games
at age 10
Apr 2026
2025
Crossed 1600
at age 9
Dec 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Best result
Romania Individual Championship Education Through Chess 2026 - Open 11perf 2158 (+462) · 5.5/6 · #11
Top opponent
Evolution
+236
1557 → 1793
Tournaments
16
107 games
Score
67/ 10762.6%
55W24D28L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4.5/5 | #8 | 2048 | +31.6 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3.5/6 | #9 | 1690 | -29.6 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6.5/9 | #6 | 1891 | +96.0 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4.5/6 | #2 | 1734 | +15.2 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4/6 | #7 | 1712 | +9.9 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3.5/4 | #14 | 1974 | -6.8 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5.5/6 | #11 | 2158 | +2.2 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4/6 | #9 | 1863 | +27.6 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4/4 | #47 | 2470 | +4.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAaron-Mathias Dragoi
🇷🇴ROU·1830
+2 −6 =1
9 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsViktor Szabo
🇷🇴ROU·1772
+0 −8 =0
8 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsLuca-Stefan Cioboata
🇷🇴ROU·1739
+4 −2 =1
7 games·last met May 2026
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vsStefan Grigorescu
🇷🇴ROU·1630
+4 −1 =2
7 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsDavid-Andrei Calotescu
🇷🇴ROU·1649
+2 −2 =2
6 games·last met May 2026
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Rankings
/
Romania
#648
out of 2,776 players
Europe
#56,814
in continent
World
#78,602
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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