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Balla, David
🇷🇴FIDE 1241583· Male· Romania· Born in 1984
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David Balla, a 42-year-old Romanian player, is rated 1701. He has held steady between 1700 and 1750 for 2 years. 20 rated games in the past year (≈16/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Romania National Amateur Championship 2026, Arad Grand Prix 2025 - B, and Brasov Grand Prix 2025 - B. Also played 3 rapid events (including Romania Grand Prix 2025 - 1st stage) recently. He took a 40-month break between Sep 2019 and Feb 2023 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 1799 was reached at age 29 (Sep 2013).
Current rating
1701
Standard
Rpd1755·Blz1706
All-time high
1799
−98 pts below
Sep 2013 · age 29
Sep 2013 · age 29
Activity
20
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
20 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#109,326
#109,326 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
14 entries2025
Best 12-month gain (+142 Elo)
1573 → 1715
Feb 2025
82nd Romanian 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 1715
Jan 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 40
Mar 2024
2023
51st Romanian 35-40 player
at age 39 · rated 1629
Feb 2023
2019
Inactive for 40 months
paused at 1624 → returned at 1629
Sep 2019
2018
Re-crossed 1600
at age 34
Sep 2018
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
0
1701 → 1701
Tournaments
3
25 games
Score
13/ 2552.0%
12W2D11L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5/8 | #41 | 1772 | -7.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3.5/5 | #136 | 1917 | +9.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4.5/7 | #102 | 1783 | -2.4 |
Rankings
/
Romania
#926
out of 2,757 players
Europe
#76,747
in continent
World
#109,324
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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