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Balea, Andrei
🇫🇷FIDE 45197652· Male· France· Born in 1993
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Andrei Balea, a 33-year-old French player, is rated 1560. He has fluctuated between 1498 and 1622 over the past 2 years. 19 rated games in the past year (≈12/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 13eme Open B Fide de Gonfreville l'Orcher (-1700), Team 2026 - NOR Mars, and Team 2026 - NOR Fevrier. Also played 8 rapid (including 18eme Tournoi rapide d'Orcher La Tour) and 1 blitz events (including Biathlon Chess Blitz avec le 21eme rapide de Dieppe) recently. His peak of 1630 was reached at age 31 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1560
Standard
Rpd1611·Blz1559
All-time high
1630
−70 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 31
Mar 2024 · age 31
Activity
13
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
19 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#161,560
#161,560 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
10 entries2026
6-month rising streak
+62 Elo
May 2026
Re-crossed 1500
at age 33
Jan 2026
2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 32
Oct 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 31
Dec 2024
Best 12-month gain (+262 Elo)
1368 → 1630
Mar 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 31
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-21
1581 → 1560
Tournaments
6
22 games
Score
10/ 2245.5%
11W2D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5.5/5 | #22 | 2425 | +33.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #5 | 2238 | +7.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #13 | 2448 | +13.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #21 | 2276 | +9.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #138 | 697 | -10.2 |
Worst Elo result: 21eme Festival International de Dieppe A - Grand Prix Duchesse de Berry (-74.4 Elo, finished #161).
Rankings
/
France
#12,604
out of 24,420 players
Europe
#105,757
in continent
World
#161,542
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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