Format
SI
Stefan, Iulia-Cristiana
WFM🇷🇴FIDE 1273876· Female· Romania· Born in 2009
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Iulia-Cristiana Stefan, a 17-year-old Romanian Woman FIDE Master, is rated 2051 and ranked 86th among women worldwide under 18, and in the top 9% worldwide. She is on a steady climb with +69 Elo over the past 12 months. 60 rated games in the past year (≈34/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include PRAGUE INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL 2026 - D FIDE open, Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Tienkampen, and XXII Torneo Internacional Gran Hotel Bali Grupo A. Also played 2 rapid (including Ioan Zaharie Memorial - rapid) and 4 blitz events (including Biel Chess Festival 2025 - BTZ) recently. Her peak of 2128 was reached at age 17 (Jan 2026).
Awarded WFM in 2026 (age 17) and WCM in 2025 (age 16). At junior level, she reached #15, #10, #8, #5, #6 and #4 nationally in U18, U16, U14, U12, U10 and U8.
Current rating
2051
Standard
Rpd2037·Blz2050
All-time high
2128
−77 pts below
Jan 2026 · age 17
Jan 2026 · age 17
Activity
51
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
60 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#86
#86 · women worldwide under 18 · of 2,457
Career timeline
17 entries2026
15th Romanian U18 player
at age 17 · rated 2128
Jan 2026
WFM title awardedWFM
at age 17
Jan 2026
Crossed 2100
at age 17
Jan 2026
All-time peak 2128
at age 17 · −77 from today
Jan 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 16
Nov 2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 16
Jul 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+34
2017 → 2051
Tournaments
8
60 games
Score
27.5/ 6045.8%
19W17D24L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3.5/8 | #126 | 2128 | +48.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4.5/9 | #143 | 1977 | -68.8 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 3.5/9 | #332 | 2016 | -55.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3/7 | #161 | 2253 | +60.8 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4/7 | #41 | 2179 | +69.6 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 2/6 | #108 | 1953 | -25.6 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4.5/10 | #72 | 2034 | +6.0 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 2.5/4 | #208 | 2130 | +34.8 |
Worst Elo result: PRAGUE INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL 2026 - D FIDE open (-68.8 Elo, finished #143).
Most-Played Opponents
vsAlexia-Andreea IordacheWFM
🇷🇴ROU·2150
+3 −3 =3
9 games·last met Sep 2023
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vsLia-Alexandra MariaWFM
🇷🇴ROU·2001
+2 −2 =4
8 games·last met Mar 2024
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vsDiana-Silvana Petculescu
🇷🇴ROU·1727
+4 −1 =2
7 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsAlexia Andries
🇷🇴ROU·1763
+2 −3 =2
7 games·last met Apr 2023
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vsIoana-Denisa CalugareanuWCM
🇷🇴ROU·1813
+3 −2 =1
6 games·last met May 2025
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Rankings
/
Romania
#214
out of 2,776 players
Europe
#15,166
in continent
World
#20,658
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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Europe
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World
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