IMIulian Baltag
MDA · FIDE ID 13901419 · 102 tournament games since 2021
Standard
2387
#8 in MDA (active)
Rapid
2323
#8 in MDA (active)
Blitz
2303
#8 in MDA (active)
Score
57%
40 W · 36 D · 26 L
Opp. avg
2315
Last 50 games
Last game
2025-10-14
European Team Chess Championship 2025 | Open
Prep summary
- As White: 1.e4 in 52% of games (scores 58%), otherwise 1.d4 (33%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...c5 in 9 of 32 games (Sicilian Defense), scoring 56%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...d5 in 7 of 13 games (Queen's Pawn Game), scoring 36%.
- By opponent strength: 35% against higher-rated players, 76% against lower-rated.
- Drawish: 35% of games end in a draw.
Based on 102 over-the-board games (9 classical). 48 with White (63%), 54 with Black (52%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.e4 | 25 | 58% |
| 1.d4 | 16 | 59% |
| 1.c4 | 6 | 83% |
| 1.Nf3 | 1 | 100% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Indian Defense: Normal Variation | 2 | 75% |
| Nimzo-Indian Defense: Reshevsky Variation | 2 | 75% |
| Queen's Gambit Declined | 2 | 50% |
| Sicilian Defense: Closed, Traditional | 2 | 25% |
| Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation | 2 | 50% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (32 games)
| 1...c5 Sicilian Defense | 9 | 56% |
| 1...e6 French Defense | 9 | 44% |
| 1...e5 King's Pawn Game | 6 | 50% |
Against 1.d4 (13 games)
| 1...d5 Queen's Pawn Game | 7 | 36% |
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 4 | 38% |
| 1...e6 Horwitz Defense | 1 | 100% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Scandinavian Defense: Gubinsky-Melts Defense | 5 | 60% |
| French Defense: Winawer Variation, Petrosian Variation | 3 | 50% |
| Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack | 2 | 75% |
| Zukertort Opening | 2 | 50% |
| Philidor Defense: Exchange Variation | 2 | 100% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-14 | Momchil Petkov (2509) European Team Chess Championship 2025 | Open | ½ |
| 2025-10-12 | Giga Quparadze (2493) European Team Chess Championship 2025 | Open | L |
| 2025-10-09 | Avital Boruchovsky (2509) European Team Chess Championship 2025 | Open | L |
| 2025-10-08 | Leon Livaic (2551) European Team Chess Championship 2025 | Open | ½ |
| 2025-10-07 | Bjorn Moller Ochsner (2461) European Team Chess Championship 2025 | Open | W |
| 2025-10-06 | Jonathan I M Grant (2134) European Team Chess Championship 2025 | Open | W |
| 2025-10-05 | Dimitrios Mastrovasilis (2522) European Team Chess Championship 2025 | Open | L |
| 2024-11-18 | Khazar Babazada (2459) European Individual Chess Championship 2024 | Boards 65+ | ½ |
| 2024-11-17 | Adar Tarhan (2492) European Individual Chess Championship 2024 | Boards 65+ | ½ |
| 2024-11-16 | Kuzey Guleryuz (2158) European Individual Chess Championship 2024 | Boards 65+ | W |
Data: FIDE rating list (October 2026 list; national ranks count active players) and tournament games broadcast on Lichess since 2020 (open data, CC0). Results are matched to FIDE players by name or FIDE ID and may be incomplete. This page shows public chess results only. Is this you and you want the page removed? Email chessmoose1@gmail.com and we remove it.