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Ropota, Damian-Alexandru

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FIDEFIDE 1285122· Male· Romania· Born in 2009

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Damian-Alexandru Ropota, a 17-year-old Romanian player, is rated 1735 — just 29 short of his peak of 1764 (Oct 2025, age 16). He has fluctuated between 1596 and 1764 over the past 2 years. 38 rated games in the past year (≈23/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Cotnari Chess Academy Cup 2026, Sah Activ Cup, and Moldova Chess Classic 4th ed. - A. Also played 1 rapid (including Portas Cup - 5th ed.) and 2 blitz events (including International Chess Tournament Mihail Sadoveanu - blitz) recently.

At junior level, he reached #77, #53 and #82 nationally in U18, U16 and U14.

Current rating

1735

Standard

Rpd1687·Blz1679

All-time high

1764

−29 pts below
Oct 2025 · age 16

Activity

31

games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo

38 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#97,742

#97,742 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

12 entries
2026
77th Romanian U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1741
Apr 2026
2025
53rd Romanian U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1764
Oct 2025
All-time peak 1764
at age 16 · −29 from today
Oct 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+410 Elo)
1266 → 1676
Nov 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 15
Sep 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 15
Mar 2024

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Best result
Cotnari Chess Academy Cup 2026
perf 2217 (+476) · 4/5 · #38
Top opponent
vs Gabriel Ienasoaie 2,034
Cotnari Chess Academy Cup 2026 · Jan 2026 · +33.8 Elo
Evolution
+3
1732 → 1735
Tournaments
7
48 games
Score
28.5/ 4859.4%
23W11D14L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsAndy-Gabriel Ciobanu1,418·Sah Activ Cup·R1·-31.6
2.[L]vsPetrica Manolachi1,585·Moldova Chess Classic 4th ed. - A·R4·-27.3
3.[L]vsIoana-Cristiana Pomirleanu1,553·Sah Activ Cup·R4·-25.3

Last 12 months — tournaments

7 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Cotnari Chess Academy Cup 2026
Open Swiss
Jan 20264/5#382217+88.4
Sah Activ Cup
Swiss
Nov 20253.5/4#261827-70.8
Moldova Chess Classic 4th ed. - A
Swiss
Nov 20253/5#371719-43.2
Safir Trophy - 10th ed.
Open Swiss
Sep 20255/8#61797+35.2
Gambit Husi Cup 2025
Swiss
Aug 20254/5#91935+14.8
International Chess Tournament Mihail Sadoveanu - 37th ed.
Open Swiss
Jul 20254.5/7#641870+12.4
International Chess In School Festival - C
Team
Jul 20254.5/4#72463-33.6
Worst Elo result: Sah Activ Cup (-70.8 Elo, finished #26).

Most-Played Opponents

vsAndrei Ciomaga
🇷🇴ROU·1677
+1 −7 =1
9 games·last met Jan 2026
View head-to-head →
vsLucas RusuCM
🇷🇴ROU·2191
+0 −5 =0
5 games·last met Nov 2025
View head-to-head →
vsIoan Apostol
🇷🇴ROU·1812
+2 −3 =0
5 games·last met Dec 2024
View head-to-head →

Rankings

/
Romania
#822
out of 2,776 players
Europe
#69,459
in continent
World
#97,740
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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5
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6
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7
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8
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10
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Europe
1
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2
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3
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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World
1
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2,841
2
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6
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2,767
7
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8
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9
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9
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