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Popescu, Alexandru-Mihail
🇷🇴FIDE 42243882· Male· Romania· Born in 2019
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Alexandru-Mihail Popescu, a 7-year-old Romanian player, is rated 1516 — his current career high. He is climbing fast, having gained +98 Elo over the past 12 months. 16 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include Open Drobeta - Severnav Trophy B, Romania Individual Championship "Education Through Chess" 2026 - Open 7, and National School Contest "Elisabeta Polihroniade" 2026 Open 7. Also played 2 rapid (including NYCC Romania 2025 - rapid open U8 - teams) and 2 blitz events (including NYCC Romania 2025 - blitz open U8 - teams) recently.
At junior level, he reached #16 nationally in U8.
Current rating
1516
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1576
All-time high
1516
at best
Jun 2026 · age 7
Jun 2026 · age 7
Activity
21
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#179,484
#179,484 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
7 entries2026
16th Romanian U8 player
at age 7 · rated 1516
Jun 2026
Best 12-month gain (+98 Elo)
1418 → 1516
Jun 2026
Crossed 1500
at age 7
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1516
at age 7
Jun 2026
2025
Crossed 1400
at age 6
Oct 2025
Crossed 1200
at age 6
Oct 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+98
1418 → 1516
Tournaments
7
47 games
Score
22.5/ 4747.9%
21W3D23L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsEduard-Gabriel Netoiu1,493·National School Contest "Elisabeta Polihroniade" 2026 Open 7·R6·+23.1
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 3/4 | #15 | 1301 | 0.0 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4/1 | #4 | 1465 | 0.0 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4.5/3 | #2 | 1513 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2/4 | #92 | 1583 | -46.8 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3/1 | #24 | 2365 | -12.0 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4/2 | #17 | 1448 | 0.0 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 2/5 | #16 | 1240 | 0.0 |
Rankings
/
Romania
#1,682
out of 2,776 players
Europe
#114,343
in continent
World
#179,442
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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