George-Catalin Ardelean

ROU Born 1981 Male FT,International Master
FIDE ID
1207091

Player overview

George-Catalin Ardelean’s highest recorded classical FIDE rating is 2526 (September 2013). On the November 2026 FIDE list, George-Catalin Ardelean ranks #1338 worldwide and #15 in Romania among active classical players.

FIDE ratings

Classical

2421

Published FIDE

Rapid

2441

Published FIDE

Blitz

2576

Published FIDE

Official classical ranks

World rank
#1338
National rank · ROU
#15

Active players · Nov 2026 FIDE list ⓘ

Rating milestones

Highest recorded rating
2526 Sep 2013
Recorded years
2001–2026
Archived games
145

Based on available monthly lists and saved games.

Rating history

FIDE rating history

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Games

Published games available in our archive; coverage varies by tournament. Archive last checked: 2026-11-11 (UTC).

Online games are identified from known tournament names, playing sites and PGN mode. Other games are listed as OTB (over-the-board).

# Date Event Site Round White Black Result Moves View
101 2017-03-26 ch-ROU 2017 Calimanesti-Caciulata ROU 2.9 Robert-Daniel Pisu George-Catalin Ardelean Draw: 1/2-1/2 40 Open
102 2017-03-25 ch-ROU 2017 Calimanesti-Caciulata ROU 1.9 George-Catalin Ardelean Dragos-Andrei Antonica Won: 1-0 51 Open
103 2016-11-25 TCh-ROU Superliga 2016 Calimanesti-Caciulata ROU 7.3 Ioan Cosma George-Catalin Ardelean Draw: 1/2-1/2 15 Open
104 2016-11-19 TCh-ROU Superliga 2016 Calimanesti-Caciulata ROU 1.5 Claudiu-Daniel Vasile George-Catalin Ardelean Won: 0-1 59 Open
105 2016-07-16 36th Benasque Open 2016 Benasque ESP 10.6 George-Catalin Ardelean Nino Batsiashvili Draw: 1/2-1/2 44 Open
106 2016-07-14 36th Benasque Open 2016 Benasque ESP 8.1 George-Catalin Ardelean Martha L. Fierro Baquero Draw: 1/2-1/2 28 Open
107 2016-07-13 36th Benasque Open 2016 Benasque ESP 7.1 Matthias Roeder George-Catalin Ardelean Draw: 1/2-1/2 58 Open
108 2015-10-09 TCh-ROU Superliga 2015 Mamaia ROU 7.5 George-Catalin Ardelean Cristina-Valeria Vasiesiu Won: 1-0 38 Open
109 2015-10-07 TCh-ROU Superliga 2015 Mamaia ROU 5.4 Francisc Nemeth George-Catalin Ardelean Draw: 1/2-1/2 12 Open
110 2015-10-06 TCh-ROU Superliga 2015 Mamaia ROU 4.3 George-Catalin Ardelean George-Gabriel Grigore Won: 1-0 78 Open
111 2015-10-05 TCh-ROU Superliga 2015 Mamaia ROU 3.3 Vladimir Doncea George-Catalin Ardelean Lost: 1-0 35 Open
112 2015-10-03 TCh-ROU Superliga 2015 Mamaia ROU 1.2 George-Catalin Ardelean Florin-George Vladescu Draw: 1/2-1/2 39 Open
113 2014-11-16 TCh-ROU 2014 Calimanesti-Caciulata ROU 9.5 Iulian Barzanu George-Catalin Ardelean Won: 0-1 32 Open
114 2014-11-14 TCh-ROU 2014 Calimanesti-Caciulata ROU 7.4 Doru-Alexandru Ionescu George-Catalin Ardelean Lost: 1-0 56 Open
115 2014-11-13 TCh-ROU 2014 Calimanesti-Caciulata ROU 6.3 George-Catalin Ardelean Dorin Lazar Won: 1-0 27 Open
116 2014-11-11 TCh-ROU 2014 Calimanesti-Caciulata ROU 4.4 Mircea-Emilian Parligras George-Catalin Ardelean Draw: 1/2-1/2 42 Open
117 2014-05-18 Iasi Open 2014 Iasi ROU 9.6 Viorel Iordachescu George-Catalin Ardelean Draw: 1/2-1/2 56 Open
118 2014-05-17 Iasi Open 2014 Iasi ROU 8.15 George-Catalin Ardelean Andrei-Mihai Bonte Won: 1-0 35 Open
119 2014-05-15 Iasi Open 2014 Iasi ROU 6.3 George-Catalin Ardelean Igor Lysyj Lost: 0-1 53 Open
120 2013-09-07 TCh-ROU 2013 Mamaia ROU 8.5 Vladislav Nevednichy George-Catalin Ardelean Lost: 1-0 68 Open
121 2013-09-06 TCh-ROU 2013 Mamaia ROU 7.4 Valentin Raceanu George-Catalin Ardelean Draw: 1/2-1/2 48 Open
122 2013-09-05 TCh-ROU 2013 Mamaia ROU 6.4 George-Catalin Ardelean Vlad Tomescu Draw: 1/2-1/2 16 Open
123 2013-09-04 TCh-ROU 2013 Mamaia ROU 5.5 George-Catalin Ardelean Vlad Ungureanu Won: 1-0 40 Open
124 2013-09-03 TCh-ROU 2013 Mamaia ROU 4.5 Lehel Vrencian George-Catalin Ardelean Won: 0-1 32 Open
125 2013-09-02 TCh-ROU 2013 Mamaia ROU 3.4 Tamas-Kristof Balla George-Catalin Ardelean Draw: 1/2-1/2 19 Open
126 2013-09-01 TCh-ROU 2013 Mamaia ROU 2.5 Tiberiu-Marian Georgescu George-Catalin Ardelean Draw: 1/2-1/2 20 Open
127 2013-05-16 14th Euro Indiv 2013 Legnica POL 11.75 Andreas Skytte Hagen George-Catalin Ardelean Draw: 1/2-1/2 105 Open
128 2013-05-15 14th Euro Indiv 2013 Legnica POL 10.52 George-Catalin Ardelean Robert Hovhannisyan Lost: 0-1 47 Open
129 2013-05-14 14th Euro Indiv 2013 Legnica POL 9.83 Dejan Marjanovic George-Catalin Ardelean Won: 0-1 70 Open
130 2013-05-13 14th Euro Indiv 2013 Legnica POL 8.55 George-Catalin Ardelean Robert Kempinski Lost: 0-1 34 Open
131 2013-05-11 14th Euro Indiv 2013 Legnica POL 7.85 Dan Golub George-Catalin Ardelean Won: 0-1 46 Open
132 2013-05-10 14th Euro Indiv 2013 Legnica POL 6.63 George-Catalin Ardelean Ivan Cheparinov Draw: 1/2-1/2 43 Open
133 2013-05-09 14th Euro Indiv 2013 Legnica POL 5.49 Ivan Saric George-Catalin Ardelean Lost: 1-0 38 Open
134 2013-05-08 14th Euro Indiv 2013 Legnica POL 4.44 George-Catalin Ardelean Kamil Miton Draw: 1/2-1/2 41 Open
135 2013-05-07 14th Euro Indiv 2013 Legnica POL 3.94 Zan Tomazini George-Catalin Ardelean Won: 0-1 63 Open
136 2013-05-06 14th Euro Indiv 2013 Legnica POL 2.47 George-Catalin Ardelean Alexander Khalifman Lost: 0-1 52 Open
137 2012-07-21 11th Condom IM 2012 Condom FRA 9.1 Sylvain Ravot George-Catalin Ardelean Won: 0-1 45 Open
138 2012-07-20 11th Condom IM 2012 Condom FRA 8.4 George-Catalin Ardelean Pierre Villegas Won: 1-0 35 Open
139 2012-07-19 11th Condom IM 2012 Condom FRA 7.1 Andreas Van Elst George-Catalin Ardelean Draw: 1/2-1/2 62 Open
140 2012-07-18 11th Condom IM 2012 Condom FRA 6.4 George-Catalin Ardelean Borya Ider Lost: 0-1 55 Open
141 2012-07-17 11th Condom IM 2012 Condom FRA 5.5 Paul Velten George-Catalin Ardelean Won: 0-1 36 Open
142 2012-07-16 11th Condom IM 2012 Condom FRA 4.4 George-Catalin Ardelean Sebastien Joie Won: 1-0 89 Open
143 2012-07-16 11th Condom IM 2012 Condom FRA 3.5 Andrei-Nestor Cioara George-Catalin Ardelean Draw: 1/2-1/2 17 Open
144 2012-07-15 11th Condom IM 2012 Condom FRA 2.1 George-Catalin Ardelean Julien Saada Draw: 1/2-1/2 30 Open
145 2012-07-14 11th Condom IM 2012 Condom FRA 1.5 Ventzislav Inkiov George-Catalin Ardelean Draw: 1/2-1/2 22 Open
  1. vs Robert-Daniel PisuDraw · ½–½Black · 2017-03-26 · Round 2.9ch-ROU 2017
  2. vs Dragos-Andrei AntonicaWon · 1-0White · 2017-03-25 · Round 1.9ch-ROU 2017
  3. vs Ioan CosmaDraw · ½–½Black · 2016-11-25 · Round 7.3TCh-ROU Superliga 2016
  4. vs Claudiu-Daniel VasileWon · 0-1Black · 2016-11-19 · Round 1.5TCh-ROU Superliga 2016
  5. vs Nino BatsiashviliDraw · ½–½White · 2016-07-16 · Round 10.636th Benasque Open 2016
  6. vs Martha L. Fierro BaqueroDraw · ½–½White · 2016-07-14 · Round 8.136th Benasque Open 2016
  7. vs Matthias RoederDraw · ½–½Black · 2016-07-13 · Round 7.136th Benasque Open 2016
  8. vs Cristina-Valeria VasiesiuWon · 1-0White · 2015-10-09 · Round 7.5TCh-ROU Superliga 2015
  9. vs Francisc NemethDraw · ½–½Black · 2015-10-07 · Round 5.4TCh-ROU Superliga 2015
  10. vs George-Gabriel GrigoreWon · 1-0White · 2015-10-06 · Round 4.3TCh-ROU Superliga 2015
  11. vs Vladimir DonceaLost · 1-0Black · 2015-10-05 · Round 3.3TCh-ROU Superliga 2015
  12. vs Florin-George VladescuDraw · ½–½White · 2015-10-03 · Round 1.2TCh-ROU Superliga 2015
  13. vs Iulian BarzanuWon · 0-1Black · 2014-11-16 · Round 9.5TCh-ROU 2014
  14. vs Doru-Alexandru IonescuLost · 1-0Black · 2014-11-14 · Round 7.4TCh-ROU 2014
  15. vs Dorin LazarWon · 1-0White · 2014-11-13 · Round 6.3TCh-ROU 2014
  16. vs Mircea-Emilian ParligrasDraw · ½–½Black · 2014-11-11 · Round 4.4TCh-ROU 2014
  17. vs Viorel IordachescuDraw · ½–½Black · 2014-05-18 · Round 9.6Iasi Open 2014
  18. vs Andrei-Mihai BonteWon · 1-0White · 2014-05-17 · Round 8.15Iasi Open 2014
  19. vs Igor LysyjLost · 0-1White · 2014-05-15 · Round 6.3Iasi Open 2014
  20. vs Vladislav NevednichyLost · 1-0Black · 2013-09-07 · Round 8.5TCh-ROU 2013
  21. vs Valentin RaceanuDraw · ½–½Black · 2013-09-06 · Round 7.4TCh-ROU 2013
  22. vs Vlad TomescuDraw · ½–½White · 2013-09-05 · Round 6.4TCh-ROU 2013
  23. vs Vlad UngureanuWon · 1-0White · 2013-09-04 · Round 5.5TCh-ROU 2013
  24. vs Lehel VrencianWon · 0-1Black · 2013-09-03 · Round 4.5TCh-ROU 2013
  25. vs Tamas-Kristof BallaDraw · ½–½Black · 2013-09-02 · Round 3.4TCh-ROU 2013
  26. vs Tiberiu-Marian GeorgescuDraw · ½–½Black · 2013-09-01 · Round 2.5TCh-ROU 2013
  27. vs Andreas Skytte HagenDraw · ½–½Black · 2013-05-16 · Round 11.7514th Euro Indiv 2013
  28. vs Robert HovhannisyanLost · 0-1White · 2013-05-15 · Round 10.5214th Euro Indiv 2013
  29. vs Dejan MarjanovicWon · 0-1Black · 2013-05-14 · Round 9.8314th Euro Indiv 2013
  30. vs Robert KempinskiLost · 0-1White · 2013-05-13 · Round 8.5514th Euro Indiv 2013
  31. vs Dan GolubWon · 0-1Black · 2013-05-11 · Round 7.8514th Euro Indiv 2013
  32. vs Ivan CheparinovDraw · ½–½White · 2013-05-10 · Round 6.6314th Euro Indiv 2013
  33. vs Ivan SaricLost · 1-0Black · 2013-05-09 · Round 5.4914th Euro Indiv 2013
  34. vs Kamil MitonDraw · ½–½White · 2013-05-08 · Round 4.4414th Euro Indiv 2013
  35. vs Zan TomaziniWon · 0-1Black · 2013-05-07 · Round 3.9414th Euro Indiv 2013
  36. vs Alexander KhalifmanLost · 0-1White · 2013-05-06 · Round 2.4714th Euro Indiv 2013
  37. vs Sylvain RavotWon · 0-1Black · 2012-07-21 · Round 9.111th Condom IM 2012
  38. vs Pierre VillegasWon · 1-0White · 2012-07-20 · Round 8.411th Condom IM 2012
  39. vs Andreas Van ElstDraw · ½–½Black · 2012-07-19 · Round 7.111th Condom IM 2012
  40. vs Borya IderLost · 0-1White · 2012-07-18 · Round 6.411th Condom IM 2012
  41. vs Paul VeltenWon · 0-1Black · 2012-07-17 · Round 5.511th Condom IM 2012
  42. vs Sebastien JoieWon · 1-0White · 2012-07-16 · Round 4.411th Condom IM 2012
  43. vs Andrei-Nestor CioaraDraw · ½–½Black · 2012-07-16 · Round 3.511th Condom IM 2012
  44. vs Julien SaadaDraw · ½–½White · 2012-07-15 · Round 2.111th Condom IM 2012
  45. vs Ventzislav InkiovDraw · ½–½Black · 2012-07-14 · Round 1.511th Condom IM 2012