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Popa, Costel

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FIDEFIDE 865095· Male· Italy· Born in 1971

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Costel Popa, a 55-year-old Italian player, is rated 1650 — just 21 short of his peak of 1671 (Mar 2024, age 53). He has fluctuated between 1619 and 1659 over the past 2 years. 14 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Settimanale 28 Memorial Berruto - A Rounds 3-4-5-6, Settimanale 28 Memorial Berruto - A Rounds 1-2, and CIS 2026 - Serie Promozione Piemonte Girone 2. Also played 5 rapid and 3 blitz events recently. He took a 117-month break between Jul 2009 and May 2019.

Current rating

1650

Standard

Rpd1720·Blz1664

All-time high

1671

−21 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 53

Activity

22

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#127,706

#127,706 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

12 entries
2024
100 career games
at age 53
Dec 2024
Best 12-month gain (+205 Elo)
1439 → 1644
Nov 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 53
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 53
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1671
at age 53 · −21 from today
Mar 2024
2023
Re-crossed 1500
at age 52
May 2023

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Manuele Crepaldi 1,816
Settimanale 28 Memorial Berruto - A Rounds 1-2 · Mar 2026 · +14.5 Elo
Evolution
+8
1642 → 1650
Tournaments
8
14 games
Score
5.5/ 1439.3%
3W5D6L

Last 12 months — tournaments

8 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Settimanale 28 Memorial Berruto - A Rounds 3-4-5-6
Swiss
Apr 20261/3#271615-3.4
Settimanale 28 Memorial Berruto - A Rounds 1-2
Swiss
Mar 20261/2#201802+8.6
CIS 2026 - Serie Promozione Piemonte Girone 2
Team
Mar 20261.5/1#262319+7.8
Settimanale 7 La verdolina - A Rounds 5-6
Swiss
Nov 20250.5/1#101623-0.6
Settimanale 50 San Matteo - A Rounds 5-6
Swiss
Oct 20250/1#23943-7.2

Rankings

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Italy
#4,439
out of 9,033 players
Europe
#87,704
in continent
World
#127,700
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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3
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4
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5
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2,525
6
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2,500
7
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8
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2,479
9
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2,461
10
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2,460
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4439🇮🇹Popa, Costel1,650
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
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2,708
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87704🇮🇹Popa, Costel1,650
World
1
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2,840
2
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3
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4
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5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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127700🇮🇹Popa, Costel1,650