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Craciun, Rares-Christian
🇷🇴FIDE 42240298· Male· Romania· Born in 2016
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Rares-Christian Craciun, a 10-year-old Romanian player, is rated 1534. He has slipped back 46 Elo over the past 12 months. 38 rated games in the past year (≈25/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Phoenix Cup 13th ed. - U10, Romania National Youth Championships 2026 - open U10, and Florin Gheorghiu International Chess Festival 7th ed. - U10. Also played 14 rapid (including Royal League - 10th ed.) and 4 blitz events (including Buzau Cup -17th ed. - blitz) recently. His peak of 1615 was reached at age 9 (Nov 2025).
At junior level, he reached #28 nationally in U10.
Current rating
1534
Standard
Rpd1512·Blz1456
All-time high
1615
−81 pts below
Nov 2025 · age 9
Nov 2025 · age 9
Activity
24
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
31 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#172,531
#172,531 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
7 entries2026
28th Romanian U10 player
at age 10 · rated 1593
Feb 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+35 Elo)
1580 → 1615
Nov 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 9
Nov 2025
All-time peak 1615
at age 9 · −81 from today
Nov 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 9
Jun 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 9
Jun 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-45
1579 → 1534
Tournaments
8
52 games
Score
35/ 5267.3%
32W6D14L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 4.5/4 | #2 | 2345 | +28.4 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/7 | #39 | 1666 | -20.0 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3/4 | #25 | 1718 | -57.6 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5/1 | #4 | 2261 | -26.4 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4/1 | #33 | 2234 | -30.8 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4/6 | #4 | 1612 | +3.2 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4.5/4 | #6 | 2309 | +14.8 |
Worst Elo result: Florin Gheorghiu International Chess Festival 7th ed. - U10 (-57.6 Elo, finished #25).
Most-Played Opponents
vsNicolae-Cristian Birsan
🇷🇴ROU
+8 −1 =1
10 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsDavid-Andrei Tudorache
🇷🇴ROU·1485
+2 −3 =3
8 games·last met May 2026
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vsAnastasia-Elisa Dosoftei
🇷🇴ROU·1401
+6 −2 =0
8 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsDaria-Andreea Doros
🇷🇴ROU
+4 −3 =0
7 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsEmilian Marcu
🇷🇴ROU·1500
+3 −3 =0
6 games·last met Dec 2025
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Rankings
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Romania
#1,588
out of 2,776 players
Europe
#111,120
in continent
World
#172,499
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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