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Romania Best chess players in Romania

Official FIDE ratings, updated monthly.

Active playersActive
4,115
GrandmastersGM
24
International MastersIM
79
Woman GrandmastersWGM
8
  1. 1 GM Bogdan-Daniel Deac RomaniaRomania 2661 New
  2. 2 GM Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu RomaniaRomania 2582 New
  3. 3 GM Constantin Lupulescu RomaniaRomania 2574 New
Best chess players in Romania, Standard, Open
RankPlayerRatingChangeGamesBorn
1 GM Bogdan-Daniel Deac RomaniaRomania2661NewNew132001
2 GM Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu RomaniaRomania2582NewNew·1976
3 GM Constantin Lupulescu RomaniaRomania2574NewNew91984
4 GM Alexander Motylev RomaniaRomania2550NewNew91979
5 GM Mircea-Emilian Parligras RomaniaRomania2515NewNew91980
6 GM David Gavrilescu RomaniaRomania2502NewNew92003
7 GM Felix-Antonio Ilinca RomaniaRomania2491NewNew92010
8 IM Samuel-Timotei Ghimpu RomaniaRomania2482NewNew162003
9 IM Filip Magold RomaniaRomania2482NewNew92008
10 GM Gergely-Andras-Gyula Szabo RomaniaRomania2467NewNew81983
11 IM Henry Edward Tudor RomaniaRomania2463NewNew92011
12 IM Mihnea Costachi RomaniaRomania2440NewNew92000
13 GM Vladislav Nevednichy RomaniaRomania2437NewNew181969
14 IM Vladimir-Alexandru Cnejev RomaniaRomania2433NewNew92008
15 IM George-Catalin Ardelean RomaniaRomania2421NewNew·1981
16 GM Vlad-Cristian Jianu RomaniaRomania2417NewNew91984
17 GM Mihail Marin RomaniaRomania2414NewNew21965
18 GM George-Gabriel Grigore RomaniaRomania2409NewNew91970
19 IM Teodor Anton RomaniaRomania2409NewNew91991
20 GM Marius Manolache RomaniaRomania2408NewNew91973
21 GM Dorian Rogozenco RomaniaRomania2403NewNew·1973
22 FM Teodor-Cosmin Nedelcu RomaniaRomania2382NewNew·2006
23 IM Adrian-Marian Petrisor RomaniaRomania2380NewNew11992
24 FM Mircea Talu RomaniaRomania2378NewNew92002
25 IM Mihai-Eugen Bida RomaniaRomania2376NewNew11996
26 FM George Stoleriu RomaniaRomania2375NewNew92002
27 FM Christian-Arrydan Tamas RomaniaRomania2373NewNew92009
28 IM Irina Bulmaga RomaniaRomania2367NewNew111993
29 GM Andrei Istratescu RomaniaRomania2365NewNew91975
30 FM Andrei Filip RomaniaRomania2365NewNew142007
31 IM Mihai-Lucian Grunberg RomaniaRomania2355NewNew81976
32 FM Matei-Andrei Coicev RomaniaRomania2352NewNew92009
33 FM Pavel-Alexandru Nastore RomaniaRomania2348NewNew92007
34 IM Iulian Sofronie RomaniaRomania2344NewNew·1974
35 IM Lucian-Catalin Carmaciu RomaniaRomania2341NewNew·1980
36 IM Vladimir Doncea RomaniaRomania2341NewNew51986
37 FM Iosif Ciocani RomaniaRomania2339NewNew142008
38 FM Nicodim-Cosmin Stepanencu RomaniaRomania2338NewNew92005
39 FM Artiom Vedmediuc RomaniaRomania2337NewNew92008
40 IM Alexandru-Vasile David RomaniaRomania2336NewNew81997
41 IM Robin-Alexandru Dragomirescu RomaniaRomania2331NewNew·1993
42 IM Dan Bogdan RomaniaRomania2327NewNew21972
43 FM Alexandru Sachilaru RomaniaRomania2323NewNew142007
44 FM Costin-Valeriu Cozianu RomaniaRomania2316NewNew81973
45 IM Adrian Musat RomaniaRomania2313NewNew81976
46 FM Calin Gheorghiu RomaniaRomania2312NewNew11997
47 IM Lucian-Ioan Filip RomaniaRomania2312NewNew141981
48 IM Tamas-Kristof Balla RomaniaRomania2311NewNew91984
49 FM Florian-George Sebe-Vodislav RomaniaRomania2310NewNew11982
50 FM Sasha-Matei Craciun RomaniaRomania2307NewNew92008

Questions

There are 4,115 active FIDE rated players in Romania, 24 of them grandmasters. The highest rated is GM Bogdan-Daniel Deac with 2661 in standard chess.

Who is the best chess player in Romania?

GM Bogdan-Daniel Deac, rated 2661 in the FIDE standard list of November 2026.

How many grandmasters are there in Romania?

The FIDE list of November 2026 has 24 grandmasters in Romania.

Who is the highest rated woman in Romania?

IM Irina Bulmaga, rated 2367 in the FIDE standard list of November 2026.

Who is the highest rated junior in Romania?

GM Felix-Antonio Ilinca, rated 2491 in the FIDE standard list of November 2026.

How often are FIDE ratings updated?

FIDE publishes a new rating list on the first day of every month. This page shows the list of November 2026. These are not live ratings.

Source: FIDE rating list of November 2026, 800,240 rated players. Last updated November 15, 2026.