Ioan-Romulus Popescu
ROU · FIDE ID 1232100 · 7 tournament games since 2022
Standard
1939
FIDE rating
Rapid
1868
#476 in ROU (active)
Blitz
–
Unrated
Score
43%
3 W · 0 D · 4 L
Opp. avg
2015
Last 7 games
Last game
2026-04-04
Cupa Rotary Unity Pitesti - Rapid
Prep summary
- As White: 1.g3 in 67% of games (scores 100%), otherwise 1.Nf3 (33%).
Based on 7 over-the-board games (6 rapid). 3 with White (67%), 4 with Black (25%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.g3 | 2 | 100% |
| 1.Nf3 | 1 | 0% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Hungarian Opening: Indian Defense | 1 | 100% |
| English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Botvinnik System Reversed, with Nf3 | 1 | 100% |
| Catalan Opening: Closed | 1 | 0% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (2 games)
| 1...c5 Sicilian Defense | 2 | 50% |
Against 1.d4 (2 games)
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 2 | 0% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Queen's Indian Accelerated | 1 | 0% |
| Indian Defense: Budapest Gambit Accepted, Main Line, Alekhine Variation, Abonyi Variation | 1 | 0% |
| Sicilian Defense: Delayed Alapin Variation | 1 | 100% |
| Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Knight Variation | 1 | 0% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-04 | Ovezdurdyeva Jemal (2134) Cupa Rotary Unity Pitesti - Rapid · rapid | L |
| 2026-04-04 | Vlad Statescu-Enescu (1798) Cupa Rotary Unity Pitesti - Rapid · rapid | W |
| 2026-04-04 | Mihai-Teodor Panaite (1906) Cupa Rotary Unity Pitesti - Rapid · rapid | L |
| 2026-04-04 | Adrian Pirvulescu (1942) Cupa Rotary Unity Pitesti - Rapid · rapid | W |
| 2026-04-04 | Ligia-Elena Draghici (1562) Cupa Rotary Unity Pitesti - Rapid · rapid | W |
| 2026-04-03 | Ranko Szuhanek (2401) Cupa Rotary Unity Pitesti - Rapid · rapid | L |
| 2022-07-24 | Daniel Sanz Wawer (2363) Brasov Open 2022 | L |
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