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Madularea, David
FM🇳🇱FIDE 1070215· Male· Netherlands· Born in 2009
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David Madularea, a 17-year-old Dutch FIDE Master, is rated 2268 and sitting in the top 4% of Dutch players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +43 Elo over the past 12 months. 78 rated games in the past year (≈36/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Dutch Team Competition - klasse 1 Round 9, Dutch Team Competition - klasse 1 Round 6, and Dutch Team Competition - klasse 1 Round 8. Also played 1 rapid (including Open Dordrecht rapidtoernooi 2026) and 1 blitz events (including NK Snelschaken 2025) recently. His peak of 2312 was reached at age 16 (Sep 2025).
Awarded FM in 2025 (age 16). At junior level, he reached #4, #1, #9, #4 and #3 nationally in U18, U16, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
2268
Standard
Rpd2058·Blz2167
All-time high
2312
−44 pts below
Sep 2025 · age 16
Sep 2025 · age 16
Activity
63
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
78 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#170 · Dutch players · of 4,695
Career timeline
15 entries2026
4th Dutch U18 player
at age 17 · rated 2276
Jan 2026
2025
FM title awardedFM
at age 16
Oct 2025
1st Dutch U16 player
at age 16 · rated 2312
Sep 2025
Crossed 2300
at age 16
Sep 2025
All-time peak 2312
at age 16 · −44 from today
Sep 2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 16
Sep 2025
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+13
2255 → 2268
Tournaments
16
71 games
Score
38.5/ 7154.2%
36W13D22L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
16 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #41 | 2992 | +7.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #25 | 2968 | +7.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #48 | 2905 | +7.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4/6 | #52 | 2126 | -18.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #178 | 1416 | -11.6 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #123 | 1820 | -8.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #188 | 1447 | -11.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #60 | 3141 | +11.2 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5.5/9 | #22 | 2240 | -15.0 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0/1 | #162 | 1505 | -10.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsGachatur KazarjanFM
🇳🇱NED·2272
+4 −4 =0
8 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsChenwu Zhu
🇳🇱NED·2301
+4 −2 =0
6 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsRhys ArnoldFM
🇳🇱NED·2285
+0 −2 =4
6 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsKobe SmeetsFM
🇳🇱NED·2338
+0 −5 =0
5 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsSascha KurtFM
🇳🇱NED·2325
+1 −2 =2
5 games·last met Sep 2025
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Rankings
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Netherlands
#170
out of 4,901 players
Europe
#3,472
in continent
World
#5,146
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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