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Buzbuchi, Ionut
FM🇷🇴FIDE 4602498· Male· Romania· Born in 1956
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Ionut Buzbuchi, a 70-year-old Romanian FIDE Master, is rated 2005. He has held steady between 2000 and 2050 for 10 months. 68 rated games in the past year (≈10/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Romania National Open Championship 2026, Ploiesti Open - Rompetrol, and World Senior Chess Championships 2025 - Over 65. Also played 3 rapid events (including Romanian Navy Day Cup - 14th ed.) recently. He took a 30-month break between Dec 2019 and Jul 2022 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 2315 was reached at age 45 (Jan 2001); he also reached Romanian #69 in Nov 2021.
Competes for Romania since Jul 2022. Awarded FM in 2001 (age 45).
Current rating
2005
Standard
Rpd1982·Blz—
All-time high
2315
−310 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 45
Jan 2001 · age 45
Activity
69
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
68 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#26,724
#26,724 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+43 Elo)
2026 → 2069
Oct 2024
100 career games
at age 68
Apr 2024
2022
2nd Romanian 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 2197
Jul 2022
Switched federation: GER → ROU
at age 66
Jul 2022
2021
Peak Romanian rank: #69
at age 65 · rated 2301
Nov 2021
2019
3rd Romanian 60-65 player
at age 63 · rated 2301
Dec 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-45
2050 → 2005
Tournaments
7
61 games
Score
34.5/ 6156.6%
24W21D16L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3.5/9 | #58 | 1972 | -7.8 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4.5/7 | #15 | 1870 | -19.6 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 6/11 | #82 | 2037 | +2.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4.5/7 | #14 | 2058 | +5.2 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3.5/9 | #125 | 1925 | -32.2 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 6/9 | #8 | 2043 | +8.8 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 6.5/9 | #7 | 2016 | -0.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsDaniel Dumitrascu
🇷🇴ROU·1770
+6 −2 =4
12 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsGheorghe Tinta
🇷🇴ROU·1838
+4 −1 =2
7 games·last met Nov 2024
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vsOleg MaximovFM
🇷🇴ROU·2160
+0 −4 =2
6 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsIonel Linca
🇷🇴ROU·1840
+1 −1 =4
6 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsRadu Dinca
🇷🇴ROU·2058
+2 −3 =1
6 games·last met Nov 2024
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Rankings
/
Romania
#267
out of 2,776 players
Europe
#19,740
in continent
World
#26,724
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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