FMMircea Talu
ROU · FIDE ID 1223356 · 67 tournament games since 2022
Standard
2348
#28 in ROU (active)
Rapid
2396
#15 in ROU (active)
Blitz
2364
#21 in ROU (active)
Score
63%
34 W · 17 D · 16 L
Opp. avg
2311
Last 50 games
Last game
2026-08-02
Alba Grand Prix Rapid 2026
Prep summary
- As White: 1.d4 in 61% of games (scores 61%), otherwise 1.Nf3 (33%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...e5 in 9 of 13 games (King's Pawn Game), scoring 78%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...Nf6 in 14 of 14 games (Indian Defense), scoring 57%.
- Comfort zone: Zukertort Opening: Nimzo-Larsen Variation as White, 71% in 7 games.
- By opponent strength: 42% against higher-rated players, 83% against lower-rated.
Based on 67 over-the-board games (17 rapid · 7 classical). 36 with White (64%), 31 with Black (63%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.d4 | 22 | 61% |
| 1.Nf3 | 12 | 63% |
| 1.c4 | 1 | 100% |
| 1.e4 | 1 | 100% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Zukertort Opening: Nimzo-Larsen Variation | 7 | 71% |
| Bogo-Indian Defense: Nimzowitsch Variation | 2 | 50% |
| Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Sämisch Variation | 1 | 100% |
| Indian Defense: Przepiorka Variation | 1 | 0% |
| King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Gligoric-Taimanov System | 1 | 100% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (13 games)
| 1...e5 King's Pawn Game | 9 | 78% |
| 1...c5 Sicilian Defense | 4 | 75% |
Against 1.d4 (14 games)
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 14 | 57% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Ruy Lopez: Closed | 2 | 100% |
| Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation | 2 | 100% |
| Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack | 2 | 50% |
| Trompowsky Attack | 2 | 75% |
| Queen's Pawn Game: Colle System | 1 | 0% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-02 | Igor Kovalenko (2592) Alba Grand Prix Rapid 2026 · rapid | L |
| 2026-08-02 | Bohdan Lozynskyi (2250) Alba Grand Prix Rapid 2026 · rapid | W |
| 2026-08-02 | Manish Anto Cristiano F (2212) Alba Grand Prix Rapid 2026 · rapid | W |
| 2026-08-02 | George Ileana (2202) Alba Grand Prix Rapid 2026 · rapid | ½ |
| 2026-08-02 | Rao S.V. Srinath (2260) Alba Grand Prix Rapid 2026 · rapid | L |
| 2026-08-01 | Tudor-Gabriel Danila (2155) Alba Grand Prix Rapid 2026 · rapid | ½ |
| 2026-08-01 | Matei-Valeriu Mogirzan (2179) Alba Grand Prix Rapid 2026 · rapid | W |
| 2026-08-01 | Milorad Andrejevic (2125) Alba Grand Prix Rapid 2026 · rapid | W |
| 2026-08-01 | Erik Blech (1770) Alba Grand Prix Rapid 2026 · rapid | W |
| 2026-05-10 | Jaime Santos Latasa (2630) Bucharest Grand Prix 2026 · rapid | L |
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