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Pau, Emanuel
🇷🇴FIDE 42228000· Male· Romania· Born in 1990
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Emanuel Pau, a 36-year-old Romanian player, is rated 1708 — his current career high. He is rising rapidly, having gained +98 Elo over the past 12 months. 45 rated games in the past year (≈32/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Cluj Chess Marathon - 13th ed., Spring Cup Napocensis - 4th ed., and Cluj Chess Marathon U1700 - 12th ed.. Also played 3 rapid (including Knight's Gambit - 3rd ed.) and 4 blitz events (including Pegas Autumn blitz) recently.
Current rating
1708
Standard
Rpd1675·Blz1691
All-time high
1708
at best
May 2026 · age 36
May 2026 · age 36
Activity
32
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
45 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#107,041
#107,041 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2026
40th Romanian 35-40 player
at age 36 · rated 1708
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1708
at age 36
May 2026
2025
Crossed 1600
at age 35
May 2025
Best 12-month gain (+291 Elo)
1290 → 1581
Feb 2025
2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 34
Dec 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 34
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+99
1609 → 1708
Tournaments
7
47 games
Score
32/ 4768.1%
28W8D11L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5.5/7 | #2 | 1836 | +26.2 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2/6 | #15 | 1663 | -5.0 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5/6 | #3 | 1830 | +9.8 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 6.5/7 | #1 | 1975 | +40.0 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/7 | #4 | 1742 | +25.0 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4.5/6 | #4 | 1689 | -9.8 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3.5/6 | #9 | 1654 | +12.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAlexandru-Marius Tamas
🇷🇴ROU·1613
+10 −2 =0
12 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsDorin-Gheorghe Sandea
🇷🇴ROU·1430
+9 −1 =0
10 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsJanos Helmer
🇷🇴ROU·2003
+0 −8 =1
9 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsAndrei-Cristian Paraschiv
🇷🇴ROU·1623
+3 −4 =1
8 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsMihai-Adrian Iordache
🇷🇴ROU·1617
+4 −2 =1
7 games·last met Feb 2026
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Rankings
/
Romania
#907
out of 2,776 players
Europe
#75,382
in continent
World
#107,038
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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