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Coicev, Matei-Andrei
FM🇷🇴FIDE 1279688· Male· Romania· Born in 2009
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Matei-Andrei Coicev, a 17-year-old Romanian FIDE Master, is rated 2353 — just 7 short of his peak of 2360 (May 2026, age 17) and ranked 3rd among Romanian players under 18, and in the top 1% worldwide. He is rising rapidly, having gained +158 Elo over the past 12 months. 111 rated games in the past year (≈89/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include European Individual Chess Championship 2026, Romania Individual Championship "Education Through Chess" 2026 - Open 17, and Romania National Open Championship 2026. Also played 5 rapid (including Craiova Grand Prix 2025) and 5 blitz events (including Romanian National Team Blitz Championship 2025 - Open) recently. He reached Romanian #32 in May 2026.
Awarded FM in 2025 (age 16). At junior level, he reached World #96 in U16, World #19 in U12 and #3, #5 and #1 nationally in U18, U14 and U10.
Current rating
2353
Standard
Rpd2277·Blz2305
All-time high
2360
−7 pts below
May 2026 · age 17
May 2026 · age 17
Activity
99
games / yr avg. · ≈8/mo
102 past 12 mo · ≈9/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#3
#3 · Romanian players under 18 · of 203
Career timeline
16 entries2026
Peak Romanian rank: #32
at age 17 · rated 2360
May 2026
3rd Romanian U18 player
at age 17 · rated 2360
May 2026
All-time peak 2360
at age 17
May 2026
2025
96th U16 player worldwide
at age 16 · rated 2352
Oct 2025
Crossed 2300
at age 16
Sep 2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 16
Sep 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+66
2287 → 2353
Tournaments
11
111 games
Score
66/ 11159.5%
50W38D23L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
3.[L]vsTudor-Gabriel DanilaCM2,243·Romania Individual Championship "Education Through Chess" 2026 - Open 17·R5·-12.5
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 5.5/9 | #40 | 2308 | -7.0 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6/11 | #150 | 2400 | +27.4 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 6.5/8 | #4 | 2167 | -3.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5.5/9 | #15 | 2318 | -3.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4.5/9 | #62 | 2351 | +6.2 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 6/9 | #7 | 2355 | +2.0 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 6.5/11 | #39 | 2279 | -19.6 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 8.5/9 | #1 | 2547 | +25.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5.5/9 | #6 | 2226 | -15.3 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5.5/9 | #26 | 2331 | +15.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsVladimir-Alexandru CnejevIM
🇷🇴ROU·2421
+2 −15 =8
25 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsCosmin TanasieFM
🇷🇴ROU·2300
+15 −4 =3
22 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsTudor-Gabriel DanilaCM
🇷🇴ROU·2158
+14 −3 =4
21 games·last met May 2026
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vsRobert-Gabriel SavaCM
🇷🇴ROU·2329
+4 −3 =12
19 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsDavid Saioc
🇷🇴ROU·2147
+10 −4 =3
17 games·last met Aug 2025
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Rankings
/
Romania
#34
out of 2,776 players
Europe
#1,692
in continent
World
#2,627
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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