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Constantin Lupulescu
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Constantin Lupulescu

RomaniaBorn 1984 (age 42)FIDE ID 1207822

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2556
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2574
Luft

Flair

Constantin Lupulescu's classical flairs

1 of 19 earned over the last 12 months

  • Chameleon8 different defences in 9 games with black
  • TitanLuft classical rating averaging 2800+ over the last 4 years
  • Serial WinnerWon 2+ elite events in the last 12 months
  • UnderdogRegularly beats players rated 50+ higher
  • Fortress25+ games in a row without a loss
  • Black BeltDoes better with black than with white
  • IronmanPlayed 50+ games over the last 12 months
  • RisingAged 18 or under, Luft rating up 40+ over the last 12 months
  • Endgame SpecialistEndgame 90+: converting, saving and not throwing endgames
  • TacticianTactics 90+: sharp, tactical games they made sharp
  • LightningTop 20 at speed chess (mostly blitz, some rapid)
  • Hot StreakAt least 6 points from 7 straight games against strong opposition
  • SignatureSticks to one defence with black far more than most
  • WildcardBrilliant one event, off the next: hard to predict
  • ReliableConsistent across all top events
  • FighterRarely draws, and wins far more than they lose
  • AdaptableTactics and Positional both 90+
  • PositionalPositional 90+: slow, quiet games they steered
  • PodiumTop 3 in at least half of their elite events
  • Chameleon

Trophy cabinet

Constantin Lupulescu's classical titles

5 classical titles, 1 medal, newest first

  • European Team Championship 2023Silver, reserve board · Romania
  • Romanian Championship 20151st
  • Romanian Championship 20131st
  • Romanian Championship 20111st
  • Romanian Championship 20101st
  • Romanian Championship 20071st
  • Romanian Championship×5

Attributes

Tactics 75Positional 79Endgame 78Openings 77Composure 78Defence 80Speed 73Consistency 78

Luft classical rating

2556No. 172

From 16 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2503 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2503 level, blended with their FIDE rating−11
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year+4
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event−6
Activity16 classical games in top events−5

Openings

Their most-played, from 58 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Queen's Gambit Declined570%
English Opening438%
Slav Defense2100%
Nimzo-Indian Defense2100%
Sicilian Defense275%

Queen's Gambit Declined

With White: 5 games, won 2, drew 3, lost 0 · 70%

VariationGamesScore
Exchange Variation275%
Three Knights Variation1100%
Harrwitz Attack150%
Ragozin Defense150%

English Opening

With White: 4 games, won 0, drew 3, lost 1 · 38%

VariationGamesScore
Agincourt Defense150%
Anglo-Indian Defense150%
Symmetrical Variation150%
Main line10%

Slav Defense

With White: 2 games, won 2, drew 0, lost 0 · 100%

VariationGamesScore
Quiet Variation2100%

Nimzo-Indian Defense

With White: 2 games, won 2, drew 0, lost 0 · 100%

VariationGamesScore
Classical Variation1100%
Normal Variation1100%

Sicilian Defense

With White: 2 games, won 1, drew 1, lost 0 · 75%

VariationGamesScore
Najdorf Variation1100%
Moscow Variation150%

Sicilian Defense

With Black: 5 games, won 2, drew 2, lost 1 · 60%

VariationGamesScore
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack275%
Four Knights Variation1100%
Taimanov Variation150%
Hyperaccelerated Dragon10%

Queen's Gambit Declined

With Black: 5 games, won 0, drew 5, lost 0 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Exchange Variation350%
Lasker Defense150%
Three Knights Variation150%

English Opening

With Black: 2 games, won 1, drew 1, lost 0 · 75%

VariationGamesScore
Symmetrical Variation275%

Caro-Kann Defense

With Black: 2 games, won 1, drew 1, lost 0 · 75%

VariationGamesScore
Forgacs Variation1100%
Advance Variation150%

Bogo-Indian Defense

With Black: 2 games, won 0, drew 2, lost 0 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Retreat Variation250%

Recent events

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EventPlace+/−+/−
41st European Chess Club Cup 202618 Oct 20262/2+2+3
Romanian Team Chess Championships 20268 Oct 20261½/2+3+3
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 202626 Sep 20265/90+2
European Individual Chess Championship 202619 Apr 2026=53rd−13−14
FIDE World Cup 20252 Nov 2025½/2−7−8

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMJ. van Foreest19 Nov 2024 · European Individual Chess Championship 20242687
GML. McShane6 Oct 2025 · European Team Chess Championship 20252614
GMD. Yuffa20 Nov 2023 · European Team Championship2600
IMV. Finek9 Oct 2025 · European Team Chess Championship 20252518
GMI. Schitco10 Aug 2024 · Grand Prix Romania 20242518

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMF. BlohbergerLast 2 Nov 2025 · FIDE World Cup 20254031
IME. RozenLast 15 Nov 2024 · European Individual Chess Championship 20242020
GMJ. van ForeestLast 26 Sep 2026 · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 20262101
GMV. PlatLast 1 Apr 2023 · Bundesliga 20221010
GMG. MeierLast 2 Apr 2023 · Bundesliga 20221001

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How attributes are calculated

From their games in top events over the last 12 months, each judged against the opponent's rating

  • TacticsHow well they score in sharp games they chose to make sharp.
  • PositionalHow well they score in quiet, manoeuvring games they steered.
  • EndgameHow they do in endgames against what the position promised when it began: converting a winning one earns a little, saving a losing one earns a lot, and throwing a winning one costs a lot.
  • OpeningsThe engine's verdict on their position around moves 15 to 20, against what's normal for that colour, as the score it points to. Over the last 4 years, with older games counting less.
  • ComposureHow well they score under pressure: the game straight after a loss, and the last 3 games of an event while they can still win it. Over the last 4 years.
  • DefenceHow they do in games where they were 0.8 pawns or more worse after move 18, against what that position usually scores: holding the draw earns, turning it around earns more, and losing costs a little.
  • SpeedTheir Luft rapid and blitz ratings. With neither, an estimate a little below their classical level.
  • ConsistencyTheir Luft rating, less their off days: tournaments (5+ games each) over the last 4 years where they played 50+ below it. Anything better never counts against them.

  • "How well they score" is a performance rating: the opponent's rating, plus 400 for a win and minus 400 for a loss, averaged. So it's always judged against who they played.

    The score out of 100: 80 is a 2600 level, and each 13 rating points adds one, so 2860 and up is 100.

    Fair to everyone: with only a few games of a kind, the result leans towards their overall Luft rating. Strengths and weaknesses are measured against their overall level and compared with the top 100, so a specialist's best side stands out. A little recent form is added to all but Speed.