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Popescu, Erick
🇷🇴FIDE 42245389· Male· Romania· Born in 2011
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Erick Popescu, a 15-year-old Romanian player, is rated 1719 — just 5 short of his peak of 1724 (Aug 2025, age 14). He is on a steady climb with +44 Elo over the past 12 months. 48 rated games in the past year (≈49/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Open Drobeta - Severnav Trophy A, Alfil Cup 2026 - U1800, and National School Contest "Elisabeta Polihroniade" 2026 Open 15. Also played 4 rapid (including Craiova Grand Prix 2025) and 2 blitz events (including Chess in School Rompetrol - Memorial Catalin Dobrin) recently.
At junior level, he reached #70 and #42 nationally in U16 and U14.
Current rating
1719
Standard
Rpd1607·Blz1665
All-time high
1724
−5 pts below
Aug 2025 · age 14
Aug 2025 · age 14
Activity
47
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
40 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#103,146
#103,146 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2026
Best 12-month gain (+125 Elo)
1577 → 1702
Feb 2026
70th Romanian U16 player
at age 15 · rated 1719
Jan 2026
2025
42nd Romanian U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1724
Aug 2025
All-time peak 1724
at age 14 · −5 from today
Aug 2025
Re-crossed 1600
at age 14
Apr 2025
2024
Crossed 1600
at age 13
Nov 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+46
1673 → 1719
Tournaments
7
46 games
Score
27/ 4658.7%
23W8D15L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsCostin-Silviu Diaconu1,586·National School Contest "Elisabeta Polihroniade" 2026 Open 15·R2·-26.4
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 3.5/4 | #31 | 2215 | +8.0 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4/5 | #5 | 1906 | +10.8 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3.5/6 | #16 | 1786 | -19.2 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/6 | #29 | 2013 | +56.8 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3/6 | #18 | 1653 | -7.2 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 2.5/6 | #24 | 1555 | -53.6 |
Team | Jul 2025 | 5.5/7 | #7 | 1961 | +51.6 |
Rankings
/
Romania
#874
out of 2,776 players
Europe
#72,945
in continent
World
#103,144
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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