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Sunea, Sara Maria
WFM🇷🇴FIDE 1288989· Female· Romania· Born in 2012
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Sara Maria Sunea, a 14-year-old Romanian Woman FIDE Master, is rated 2141 — her current career high and ranked 4th among Romanian players under 14, and in the top 5% worldwide. She is on a breakout run, having gained +189 Elo over the past 12 months. 90 rated games in the past year (≈63/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Romania National Youth Championships 2026 - girls U14, PRAGUE INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL 2026 - D FIDE open, and Romania National Women Championship 2026. Also played 5 rapid (including Csongrad-Csanad Varmegye Rapid Open) and 3 blitz events (including Chessmania 4th ed. - blitz) recently.
Awarded WFM in 2025 (age 13). At junior level, she reached #4, #7, #8 and #4 nationally in U14, U12, U10 and U8.
Current rating
2141
Standard
Rpd1911·Blz1826
All-time high
2141
at best
Jun 2026 · age 14
Jun 2026 · age 14
Activity
83
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
81 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#4
#4 · Romanian players under 14 · of 236
Career timeline
12 entries2026
All-time peak 2141
at age 14
Jun 2026
4th Romanian U14 player
at age 14 · rated 2133
May 2026
Re-crossed 2100
at age 14
Apr 2026
2025
WFM title awardedWFM
at age 13
Sep 2025
Crossed 2100
at age 13
Sep 2025
Crossed 2000
at age 13
Jul 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+140
2001 → 2141
Tournaments
10
81 games
Score
47.5/ 8158.6%
35W25D21L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4/9 | #89 | 2162 | +7.6 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 8.5/9 | #1 | 2166 | +17.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4/9 | #192 | 2106 | +41.6 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6/9 | #6 | 2107 | +64.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4/7 | #11 | 1950 | -26.8 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3.5/7 | #138 | 2086 | -3.6 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4/9 | #47 | 2004 | -42.0 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 5/7 | #2 | 1991 | -21.2 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4.5/9 | #83 | 2248 | +104.0 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 4/6 | #8 | 2102 | +48.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAmalia-Maria Zamfirache
🇷🇴ROU·1822
+8 −0 =4
12 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsAnastasia Leca Andrei
🇷🇴ROU·1895
+5 −0 =6
11 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsStefania Theodora SabouWCM
🇷🇴ROU·1732
+6 −1 =4
11 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsAriana BadicaWCM
🇷🇴ROU·1799
+1 −6 =3
10 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsMarian-Gabriel Muresan
🇷🇴ROU·1969
+0 −9 =1
10 games·last met Jul 2025
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Rankings
/
Romania
#156
out of 2,776 players
Europe
#8,574
in continent
World
#11,948
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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