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Ponta-Facalet, Zeno-Andrei
🇷🇴FIDE 1298216· Male· Romania· Born in 2012
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Zeno-Andrei Ponta-Facalet, a 14-year-old Romanian player, is rated 1971 and ranked 12th among Romanian players under 14. He has fluctuated between 1784 and 2002 over the past 2 years. 83 rated games in the past year (≈51/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Romania National Youth Championships 2026 - open U14, Valcea Trophy - 6th ed., and Romania Individual Championship Education Through Chess 2026 - Open 15. Also played 9 rapid (including Craiova Grand Prix 2025) and 3 blitz events (including Sasomi Open - 4th ed. blitz) recently. His peak of 2002 was reached at age 14 (Apr 2026).
At junior level, he reached World #95 in U8 and #9, #8 and #4 nationally in U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
1971
Standard
Rpd1958·Blz1953
All-time high
2002
−31 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 14
Apr 2026 · age 14
Activity
68
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
74 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#12
#12 · Romanian players under 14 · of 236
Career timeline
10 entries2026
9th Romanian U14 player
at age 14 · rated 2002
Apr 2026
Crossed 2000
at age 14
Apr 2026
All-time peak 2002
at age 14 · −31 from today
Apr 2026
2024
Crossed 1800
at age 12
Sep 2024
Best 12-month gain (+271 Elo)
1513 → 1784
May 2024
8th Romanian U12 player
at age 12 · rated 1640
Jan 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
Romania Individual Championship Education Through Chess 2026 - Open 15perf 2463 (+461) · 7/7 · #2
Top opponent
Evolution
-16
1987 → 1971
Tournaments
10
83 games
Score
48/ 8357.8%
35W33D15L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6/9 | #10 | 1903 | -32.0 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5/6 | #2 | 2072 | +25.6 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 7/7 | #2 | 2463 | -11.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5/9 | #86 | 2051 | +68.8 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4/6 | #3 | 2035 | +30.8 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4.5/7 | #16 | 1798 | -34.6 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 3.5/5 | #5 | 1868 | -3.4 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 4/9 | #55 | 1990 | +8.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsVlad-Cristian Miculit
🇷🇴ROU·1854
+4 −10 =0
14 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsDavid-Dacian Stanci
🇷🇴ROU·1667
+6 −1 =3
10 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsMedeea Destina Ioana Brumar
🇷🇴ROU·1629
+9 −0 =0
9 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsFabian-Mirel Halmajan
🇷🇴ROU·1698
+4 −4 =1
9 games·last met Nov 2024
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vsMatei Liga
🇷🇴ROU·1850
+4 −1 =3
8 games·last met Oct 2025
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Rankings
/
Romania
#305
out of 2,776 players
Europe
#24,010
in continent
World
#32,465
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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