GMRazvan Preotu
- FIDE ID
- 2613280
About Razvan Preotu
Razvan Preotu was born in Toronto to parents who had emigrated from Romania and grew up in Burlington, Ontario. His father taught him chess, and his later coaches included Michael Egorov and Romanian grandmasters. He won three successive grade-level Canadian Chess Challenge titles from 2013 to 2015.
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After completing his grandmaster requirements in 2016, he won that year's Calgary International outright. He added an unbeaten victory in the 2018 Quebec Open and represented Canada at the 2018 and 2022 Olympiads. A chess scholarship took him to the University of Texas at Dallas, where he also studied computer science.
CFC ratings
Canadian rankingsCFC rating history
Rated events
| Date | Event | Type | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-23 | Fallsview Qualifier 3 | Quick | 2525 |
| 2026-10-18 | Silent Storm Thanksgiving Open | Regular | 2605 |
| 2026-10-04 | WW EM LCS GP Open U1900 Oct 4th | Quick | 2536 |
| 2026-10-04 | WW EM LCS GP Blitz Oct4 | Quick | 2540 |
| 2026-09-07 | 2026 Toronto Open Crown | Regular | 2603 |
| 2026-08-23 | WW EM LCS GP Aug 23 Rapid | Quick | 2539 |
| 2026-08-23 | WW EM LCS GP Aug 23 Blitz | Quick | 2539 |
| 2026-08-13 | Niagara Fallsview Qualifier 1 | Quick | 2546 |
| 2026-07-17 | 2026 Canadian Open O2100 | Regular | 2583 |
| 2026-07-14 | 2026 Canadian Open Blitz | Quick | 2561 |
| 2026-07-09 | EM -July 9th Open Active | Quick | 2580 |
| 2026-06-29 | 2026 Toronto Blitz | Quick | 2585 |
| 2026-06-21 | Silent Storm Disha Classical Open | Regular | 2589 |
| 2026-05-31 | Chess4win May FIDE Ladder O2000 | Regular | 2581 |
| 2026-05-18 | 2026 Ontario Open - Crown | Regular | 2585 |
| 2026-05-03 | Collingwood Somborac Festival Crown | Regular | 2586 |
| 2026-04-19 | Toronto Rapid Championship Crown | Quick | 2598 |
| 2026-02-01 | Groundhog Gambit 2026 | Quick | 2600 |
| 2025-12-28 | Silent Storm Boxing Week Open | Regular | 2581 |
| 2025-11-22 | EM-Nov22-SuperGP-Open | Quick | 2569 |
| 2025-10-13 | Silent Storm Thanksgiving Open | Regular | 2575 |
| 2025-08-06 | 2025 Royal City Masters Crown | Regular | 2593 |
| 2025-07-12 | EM GP6 Open | Regular | 2550 |
| 2025-06-29 | Markham True North Open O1900 | Regular | 2549 |
| 2025-06-15 | 2025 Eastern ON Open | Regular | 2551 |
| 2025-05-19 | 2025 Ontario Open Over 2000 | Regular | 2567 |
| 2025-04-22 | 2025 Canadian Closed | Regular | 2560 |
| 2025-02-17 | HH Reading Week Open - Crown | Regular | 2557 |
| 2024-12-30 | 15th Calgary International | Regular | 2569 |
| 2024-12-22 | Hart House Holidays Open - Crown | Regular | 2565 |
| 2024-10-27 | 2024 Hart House October Open Crown | Regular | 2535 |
| 2024-06-02 | Maplewood Professional Cup Open | Regular | 2531 |
| 2024-05-20 | 2024 Ontario Open Crown | Regular | 2532 |
| 2024-05-11 | Excelsior May Blitz Championship | Quick | 2573 |
| 2024-04-16 | FIDE Candidates Rapid 2024 | Quick | 2577 |
| 2024-04-07 | 2024 Excelsior April Rapid Champion | Quick | 2600 |
| 2024-04-06 | 2024 Excelsior April Blitz Champion | Quick | 2610 |
| 2024-04-02 | 2024 Canadian Zonal | Regular | 2548 |
| 2024-03-17 | Excelsior March Open Championship | Regular | 2555 |
| 2024-02-25 | 2024 Excelsior February Open | Regular | 2551 |
| 2024-02-17 | 2024 Excelsior February Rapid Champ | Quick | 2629 |
| 2024-02-03 | 2024 Excelsior February Blitz | Quick | 2629 |
| 2024-01-28 | Excelsior 1 Year Anniversary Open | Regular | 2541 |
| 2023-11-19 | Excelsior November Open Top | Regular | 2534 |
| 2023-10-29 | 2023 Excelsior October Open | Regular | 2535 |
| 2023-09-10 | 2023 Excelsior September Open | Regular | 2566 |
| 2023-09-04 | 2023 Toronto Open Crown | Regular | 2536 |
| 2023-08-20 | Hamilton 150th Anniversary Open | Regular | 2546 |
| 2023-07-03 | 2023 Ontario Mens Closed | Regular | 2554 |
| 2023-06-11 | Cdn Transnational Classic Crown | Regular | 2559 |
FIDE rating history
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FIDE tournaments
| Date | Tournament | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-16 | 2026 Silent Storm Thanksgiving Classical Open | Classical | 4½ |
Published games available in our archive; coverage varies by tournament. Archive last checked: 2026-11-08 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 401 | 2023-03-07 | Titled Tue 7th Mar Early | chess.com INT | 7 | Mikhael Garakov | Razvan Preotu | 1-0 | 29 | Open |
| 402 | 2023-03-07 | Titled Tue 7th Mar Late | chess.com INT | 7 | Razvan Preotu | Theodore Slade | 1-0 | 30 | Open |
| 403 | 2023-03-07 | Titled Tue 7th Mar Early | chess.com INT | 6 | Razvan Preotu | Aziz Degenbaev | 1-0 | 23 | Open |
| 404 | 2023-03-07 | Titled Tue 7th Mar Late | chess.com INT | 6 | Sergei Zhigalko | Razvan Preotu | 1/2-1/2 | 94 | Open |
| 405 | 2023-03-07 | Titled Tue 7th Mar Late | chess.com INT | 5 | Razvan Preotu | Yangyi Yu | 1/2-1/2 | 67 | Open |
| 406 | 2023-03-07 | Titled Tue 7th Mar Early | chess.com INT | 5 | David 1981 Martinez Martin | Razvan Preotu | 0-1 | 35 | Open |
| 407 | 2023-03-07 | Titled Tue 7th Mar Late | chess.com INT | 4 | Razvan Preotu | Sanan Sjugirov | 0-1 | 49 | Open |
| 408 | 2023-03-07 | Titled Tue 7th Mar Early | chess.com INT | 4 | Razvan Preotu | Michal Walentukiewicz | 0-1 | 44 | Open |
| 409 | 2023-03-07 | Titled Tue 7th Mar Late | chess.com INT | 3 | Alexander Rustemov | Razvan Preotu | 0-1 | 76 | Open |
| 410 | 2023-03-07 | Titled Tue 7th Mar Early | chess.com INT | 3 | Makhsum Bozorov | Razvan Preotu | 0-1 | 43 | Open |
| 411 | 2023-03-07 | Titled Tue 7th Mar Late | chess.com INT | 2 | Djuro Skaric | Razvan Preotu | 0-1 | 55 | Open |
| 412 | 2023-03-07 | Titled Tue 7th Mar Early | chess.com INT | 2 | Razvan Preotu | Felix Hindermann | 1-0 | 59 | Open |
| 413 | 2023-03-07 | Titled Tue 7th Mar Late | chess.com INT | 1 | Razvan Preotu | Adan Rios Escobar | 1-0 | 32 | Open |
| 414 | 2023-03-07 | Titled Tue 7th Mar Early | chess.com INT | 1 | Maxim Gavrilov | Razvan Preotu | 1-0 | 46 | Open |
| 415 | 2023-03-07 | Titled Tue 7th Mar Early | chess.com INT | 11 | Razvan Preotu | Juan Rottenwohrer Suarez | 1-0 | 41 | Open |
| 416 | 2023-03-07 | Titled Tue 7th Mar Late | chess.com INT | 11 | Razvan Preotu | Vladimir Fedoseev | 0-1 | 38 | Open |
| 417 | 2023-03-07 | Titled Tue 7th Mar Early | chess.com INT | 10 | Maksim Omariev | Razvan Preotu | 0-1 | 27 | Open |
| 418 | 2023-03-07 | Titled Tue 7th Mar Late | chess.com INT | 10 | Razvan Preotu | Guillermo Vazquez | 1-0 | 35 | Open |
| 419 | 2023-02-28 | Titled Tue 28th Feb Late | chess.com INT | 9 | Razvan Preotu | Victor Plotkin | 1-0 | 43 | Open |
| 420 | 2023-02-28 | Titled Tue 28th Feb Late | chess.com INT | 8 | Eduardo Jesus Mendez Fortes | Razvan Preotu | 0-1 | 35 | Open |
| 421 | 2023-02-28 | Titled Tue 28th Feb Late | chess.com INT | 7 | Razvan Preotu | Alexey Sarana | 0-1 | 30 | Open |
| 422 | 2023-02-28 | Titled Tue 28th Feb Late | chess.com INT | 6 | Martyn Kravtsiv | Razvan Preotu | 1-0 | 28 | Open |
| 423 | 2023-02-28 | Titled Tue 28th Feb Late | chess.com INT | 5 | Razvan Preotu | Frederik Svane | 1-0 | 82 | Open |
| 424 | 2023-02-28 | Titled Tue 28th Feb Late | chess.com INT | 4 | Razvan Preotu | Gerson Principe | 1-0 | 47 | Open |
| 425 | 2023-02-28 | Titled Tue 28th Feb Late | chess.com INT | 3 | Jake Kleiman | Razvan Preotu | 0-1 | 36 | Open |
| 426 | 2023-02-28 | Titled Tue 28th Feb Late | chess.com INT | 2 | Luca Albertini | Razvan Preotu | 0-1 | 35 | Open |
| 427 | 2023-02-28 | Titled Tue 28th Feb Late | chess.com INT | 1 | Razvan Preotu | Carter Peatman | 0-1 | 29 | Open |
| 428 | 2023-02-28 | Titled Tue 28th Feb Late | chess.com INT | 11 | Christopher Woojin Yoo | Razvan Preotu | 1-0 | 69 | Open |
| 429 | 2023-02-28 | Titled Tue 28th Feb Late | chess.com INT | 10 | Razvan Preotu | Stanoje Jovic | 1-0 | 54 | Open |
| 430 | 2023-02-22 | PRO League Prelim 2023 | chess.com INT | 2.4 | Aronyak Ghosh | Razvan Preotu | 1-0 | 64 | Open |
| 431 | 2023-02-22 | PRO League Prelim 2023 | chess.com INT | 2.3 | Razvan Preotu | Rameshbabu Vaishali | 0-1 | 68 | Open |
| 432 | 2023-02-21 | Titled Tue 21st Feb Late | chess.com INT | 9 | Panagiotis Michelakos | Razvan Preotu | 1-0 | 22 | Open |
| 433 | 2023-02-21 | Titled Tue 21st Feb Late | chess.com INT | 8 | Razvan Preotu | Artiom Samsonkin | 0-1 | 49 | Open |
| 434 | 2023-02-21 | Titled Tue 21st Feb Late | chess.com INT | 7 | Razvan Preotu | Leandro Jimenez Jimenez | 1-0 | 49 | Open |
| 435 | 2023-02-21 | Titled Tue 21st Feb Late | chess.com INT | 6 | Nadya Toncheva | Razvan Preotu | 0-1 | 42 | Open |
| 436 | 2023-02-21 | Titled Tue 21st Feb Late | chess.com INT | 5 | Rudik Makarian | Razvan Preotu | 1-0 | 30 | Open |
| 437 | 2023-02-21 | Titled Tue 21st Feb Late | chess.com INT | 4 | Razvan Preotu | Dmitry Andreikin | 0-1 | 35 | Open |
| 438 | 2023-02-21 | Titled Tue 21st Feb Late | chess.com INT | 3 | David Anton Guijarro | Razvan Preotu | 0-1 | 28 | Open |
| 439 | 2023-02-21 | Titled Tue 21st Feb Late | chess.com INT | 2 | Richard Stalmach | Razvan Preotu | 0-1 | 81 | Open |
| 440 | 2023-02-21 | PRO League Prelim 2023 | chess.com INT | 2.2 | Santosh Gujrathi Vidit | Razvan Preotu | 0-1 | 37 | Open |
| 441 | 2023-02-21 | PRO League Prelim 2023 | chess.com INT | 2.1 | Razvan Preotu | Raunak Sadhwani | 1-0 | 40 | Open |
| 442 | 2023-02-21 | Titled Tue 21st Feb Late | chess.com INT | 1 | Razvan Preotu | Inigo Argandona Riveiro | 1-0 | 63 | Open |
| 443 | 2023-02-21 | Titled Tue 21st Feb Late | chess.com INT | 11 | Razvan Preotu | Caio Medeiros Poeta | 1-0 | 48 | Open |
| 444 | 2023-02-21 | Titled Tue 21st Feb Late | chess.com INT | 10 | Mohamed Ezat | Razvan Preotu | 1-0 | 28 | Open |
| 445 | 2023-02-15 | PRO League Prelim 2023 | chess.com INT | 1.4 | Razvan Preotu | Brandon Jacobson | 0-1 | 26 | Open |
| 446 | 2023-02-15 | PRO League Prelim 2023 | chess.com INT | 1.3 | Irina Krush | Razvan Preotu | 1/2-1/2 | 52 | Open |
| 447 | 2023-02-15 | PRO League Prelim 2023 | chess.com INT | 1.2 | Awonder Liang | Razvan Preotu | 0-1 | 56 | Open |
| 448 | 2023-02-15 | PRO League Prelim 2023 | chess.com INT | 1.1 | Razvan Preotu | Daniel Naroditsky | 1/2-1/2 | 68 | Open |
| 449 | 2023-02-07 | Titled Tue 7th Feb Late | chess.com INT | 9 | Roman Yanchenko | Razvan Preotu | 1-0 | 37 | Open |
| 450 | 2023-02-07 | Titled Tue 7th Feb Late | chess.com INT | 8 | Razvan Preotu | Yasel Borges Ferias | 1/2-1/2 | 78 | Open |
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