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Stefan, Iulia-Cristiana

WFM🇷🇴

FIDEFIDE 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

Activity

51

games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo

60 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#86

#86 · women worldwide under 18 · of 2,457

Career timeline

17 entries
2026
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

Best result
XXII Torneo Internacional Gran Hotel Bali Grupo A
perf 2253 (+125) · 3/7 · #161
Top opponent

Last 12 months — tournaments

8 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Open Swiss
May 20263.5/8#1262128+48.0
Open Swiss
Feb 20264.5/9#1431977-68.8
Round-Robin
Jan 20263.5/9#3322016-55.6
Open Swiss
Nov 20253/7#1612253+60.8
Open Swiss
Oct 20254/7#412179+69.6
Team
Sep 20252/6#1081953-25.6
Open Swiss
Jul 20254.5/10#722034+6.0
Open Swiss
Jun 20252.5/4#2082130+34.8
Worst Elo result: PRAGUE INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL 2026 - D FIDE open (-68.8 Elo, finished #143).

Most-Played Opponents

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
World
Romania
1
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2,656
2
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2,582
3
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2,577
4
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2,550
5
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2,545
6
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2,517
7
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2,507
8
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2,501
9
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2,495
10
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2,484
...
214🇷🇴Stefan, Iulia-Cristiana2,051
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
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15166🇷🇴Stefan, Iulia-Cristiana2,051
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
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2,753
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20658🇷🇴Stefan, Iulia-Cristiana2,051