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Neagu, Iustin-Alex
🇷🇴FIDE 42230217· Male· Romania· Born in 2010
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Iustin-Alex Neagu, a 16-year-old Romanian player, is rated 1568 — his current career high. He is climbing fast, having gained +105 Elo over the past 12 months. 23 rated games in the past year (≈12/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Open Drobeta - Severnav Trophy A, Romania Individual Championship "Education Through Chess" 2026 - Open 17, and Romania National Amateur Championship 2026. Also played 2 rapid (including Kolping Cup) and 1 blitz events (including UVT Grand Prix 4th leg - blitz) recently. He took a 21-month break between May 2024 and Mar 2026.
Current rating
1568
Standard
Rpd1550·Blz1449
All-time high
1568
at best
Jun 2026 · age 16
Jun 2026 · age 16
Activity
12
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
23 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#159,319
#159,319 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2026
Best 12-month gain (+105 Elo)
1463 → 1568
Jun 2026
Re-crossed 1500
at age 16
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1568
at age 16
Jun 2026
Crossed 1500
at age 16
Mar 2026
2024
Inactive for 21 months
paused at 1463 → returned at 1534
May 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 14
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+105
1463 → 1568
Tournaments
3
23 games
Score
6.5/ 2328.3%
5W3D15L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsBogdan Ghise1,642·Romania Individual Championship "Education Through Chess" 2026 - Open 17·R3·-11.5
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 3/6 | #17 | 1821 | +80.0 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 0/8 | #10 | 1112 | -48.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3.5/9 | #62 | 1659 | +74.4 |
Worst Elo result: Romania Individual Championship "Education Through Chess" 2026 - Open 17 (-48.8 Elo, finished #10).
Rankings
/
Romania
#1,448
out of 2,776 players
Europe
#104,744
in continent
World
#159,303
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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Europe
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World
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