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Maria, Lia-Alexandra
WFM🇷🇴FIDE 1248952· Female· Romania· Born in 2008
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Lia-Alexandra Maria, a 18-year-old Romanian Woman FIDE Master, is rated 2001. She has slipped back 119 Elo over the past 12 months. 92 rated games in the past year (≈66/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Romania National Youth Championships 2026 - girls U18, Romania National Women Championship 2026, and XXXVI Miedzynarodowy Festiwal Szachowy CRACOVIA 2025 Grupa B. Also played 4 rapid (including Craiova Grand Prix 2025) and 3 blitz events (including Romanian National Team Blitz Championship 2025 - Women) recently. Her peak of 2120 was reached at age 17 (Jun 2025).
Awarded WFM in 2025 (age 17) and WCM in 2016 (age 8). At junior level, she reached #13, #13, #11, #11, #8 and #11 nationally in U18, U16, U14, U12, U10 and U8.
Current rating
2001
Standard
Rpd1968·Blz1837
All-time high
2120
−119 pts below
Jun 2025 · age 17
Jun 2025 · age 17
Activity
81
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
83 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#27,349
#27,349 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
16 entries2026
Re-crossed 2000
at age 18
Jun 2026
2025
13th Romanian U18 player
at age 17 · rated 2120
Jun 2025
All-time peak 2120
at age 17 · −119 from today
Jun 2025
WFM title awardedWFM
at age 17
Apr 2025
Crossed 2100
at age 17
Mar 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+287 Elo)
1759 → 2046
Aug 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-119
2120 → 2001
Tournaments
10
83 games
Score
45/ 8354.2%
30W30D23L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsWojciech Brudzynski1,916·XXXVI Miedzynarodowy Festiwal Szachowy CRACOVIA 2025 Grupa B·R2·-29.3
3.[L]vsIoana-Denisa CalugareanuWCM1,805·Romania National Youth Championships 2026 - girls U18·R5·-29.1
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 2.5/6 | #17 | 2066 | +25.6 |
Round-Robin | Apr 2026 | 6/9 | #2 | 1872 | -44.0 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4/9 | #24 | 1908 | -72.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 6.5/9 | #12 | 2092 | +4.4 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 7/9 | #3 | 2191 | +86.8 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 2/6 | #24 | 1897 | -45.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4.5/9 | #85 | 2118 | +9.9 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3.5/9 | #108 | 2002 | -56.6 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5/10 | #58 | 2122 | -6.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4/7 | #10 | 2058 | -21.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMaria Pirvan
🇷🇴ROU·1778
+11 −10 =3
24 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsDaria-Ana Marcu
🇷🇴ROU·2024
+15 −4 =1
20 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsIoana-Bianca Chicarosie
🇷🇴ROU·1853
+7 −5 =6
18 games·last met Feb 2024
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vsMaria Fileru
🇷🇴ROU·1942
+9 −4 =3
16 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsMaria Samson
🇷🇴ROU·1638
+12 −1 =2
15 games·last met Apr 2026
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Rankings
/
Romania
#273
out of 2,776 players
Europe
#20,211
in continent
World
#27,349
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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