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Covaci, Nicolae
🇩🇪FIDE 533012865· Male· Germany· Born in 1970
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Nicolae Covaci, a 56-year-old German player, is rated 1834 — just 17 short of his peak of 1851 (Dec 2025, age 55). He is on a steady climb with +70 Elo over the past 12 months. 16 rated games in the past year (≈17/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Niederbayerische Einzelmeisterschaft 2026 Meisterklasse, 27. (Jung-)Senioren-Schach-Open 2025, and 19. Werner-Obermeyer-Open Ortenburg 2025 Gruppe B.
Current rating
1834
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1851
−17 pts below
Dec 2025 · age 55
Dec 2025 · age 55
Activity
16
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#66,011
#66,011 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
5 entries2026
Best 12-month gain (+90 Elo)
1761 → 1851
Jan 2026
2025
All-time peak 1851
at age 55 · −17 from today
Dec 2025
Crossed 1800
at age 55
Oct 2025
2024
Crossed 1600
at age 54
Dec 2024
First FIDE rating
1762 · at age 54
Dec 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+73
1761 → 1834
Tournaments
3
17 games
Score
8/ 1747.1%
6W4D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1.5/4 | #17 | 1867 | -17.2 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3/7 | #47 | 1890 | +20.8 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3.5/5 | #5 | 2012 | +66.4 |
Worst Elo result: Niederbayerische Einzelmeisterschaft 2026 Meisterklasse (-17.2 Elo, finished #17).
Rankings
/
Germany
#6,996
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#48,156
in continent
World
#66,010
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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