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ID: 1213270

Marian Popa

FIDE ratings

1,683Classical
1,727Rapid

Performance

50 games
28% Win
32% Draw
40% Loss

Marian Popa's playing style

Overall score:44%14W 16D 20L over 50 games
Best with 1.d4 as White:42%in 24 games
Strongest in classical:45%in 42 games
Out of form:30%2W 8D 10L in last 20 games
Hard to beat — high draw rate:32%of games are draws

Openings as White

Among the openings shown, Queen's Gambit Declined: Normal Defense has the largest White sample, with 7 games. Select a row to explore its moves and inspect example games below.

Queen's Gambit Declined: Normal Defense
29%
57%
14%
7g
King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation
33%
67%
3g
Mexican Defense
100%
2g
Nimzo-Indian Defense: St. Petersburg Variation, with Ne4
100%
2g
Benko Gambit: Zaitsev System
100%
2g

Openings as Black

Among the openings shown, Nimzo-Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation has the largest Black sample, with 3 games. These results describe the available sample, not a prediction of the player’s next choice.

Nimzo-Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation
33%
67%
3g
French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Pawn Center Variation
33%
67%
3g
Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation
100%
2g
Nimzo-Indian Defense: Kmoch Variation
100%
2g
Indian Defense: Knights Variation
100%
2g

Repertoire

24 games as white in scope
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Move arrowsfrequency, not engine evaluation

Starting position

24 games in this line · White to move

Results for Popa, Marian as white · Wins / Draws / Losses

W / D / L
21%
42%
38%
Move
24 · 100%
21%
42%
38%

Game History

(50 games)
DateSourceColorOpponentResultLink
Jun 25, 2011
OTB - LumbrasGigaBase
GMArnaudov, G. Petar(2449)
L—
Jun 25, 2011
OTB - LumbrasGigaBase
GMArnaudov, G. Petar(2449)
L—
Aug 17, 2006
OTB - PGNMentor
IMDoncea, Vladimir(2264)
L—
Jun 7, 2003
OTB - PGNMentor
Mosnegutu, Klauss(2155)
L—
Jun 6, 2003
OTB - Codekiddy
FMMiroiu, George-Catalin
W—
Jun 5, 2003
OTB - BenBase
Corlatescu, Dragos-Georgian(1928)
D—
Jun 4, 2003
OTB - BenBase
WFMAdoamnei, Roxana-Antonela(2070)
L—
Jun 3, 2003
OTB - PGNMentor
IMDobre, Claudiu-Cristian(2268)
L—
Jun 2, 2003
OTB - PGNMentor
GMMiron, Lucian-Costin(2167)
D—
Jun 1, 2003
OTB - PGNMentor
FMVoiteanu, Cristian-Gabriel(2270)
D—

Research Marian Popa’s games and opening repertoire

Marian Popa is rated 1683 in standard, 1727 in rapid by FIDE. Marian Popa plays for Romania.

Marian Popa has FIDE ID 1213270.

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