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Plesa, Maria
🇷🇴FIDE 42200075· Female· Romania· Born in 2012
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Maria Plesa, a 14-year-old Romanian player, is rated 1689 — her current career high. She is on a breakout run, having gained +95 Elo over the past 12 months. 72 rated games in the past year (≈46/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Pitesti Chess Classic V - Open, Romania National Youth Championships 2026 - girls U14, and National School Contest "Elisabeta Polihroniade" 2026 Girls 15. Also played 6 rapid (including Craiova Grand Prix 2025) and 7 blitz events (including Summer Cup Pitesti - blitz open) recently.
At junior level, she reached #52 and #55 nationally in U14 and U12.
Current rating
1689
Standard
Rpd1711·Blz1676
All-time high
1689
at best
May 2026 · age 14
May 2026 · age 14
Activity
44
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
64 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#113,956
#113,956 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2026
52nd Romanian U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1689
May 2026
Re-crossed 1600
at age 14
May 2026
All-time peak 1689
at age 14
May 2026
Re-crossed 1500
at age 14
Feb 2026
2025
Re-crossed 1600
at age 13
Oct 2025
100 career games
at age 13
Oct 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
National School Contest "Elisabeta Polihroniade" 2026 Girls 15perf 1873 (+309) · 4.5/6 · #3
Top opponent
Evolution
+125
1564 → 1689
Tournaments
10
73 games
Score
33/ 7345.2%
25W27D21L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsVasylyna SemenovaWCM1,946·National Chess Championship Education by chess for mixed teams 2026 - U16·R3·+32.6
3.[W]vsVasylyna SemenovaWCM1,946·National Chess Championship Education by chess for mixed teams 2026 - U16·R6·+32.6
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2.5/5 | #12 | 1769 | +51.6 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5.5/8 | #7 | 1854 | +70.4 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4.5/6 | #3 | 1873 | +68.0 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3/5 | #28 | 1555 | -46.4 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2/6 | #41 | 1514 | -27.6 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 4/5 | #8 | 1758 | -12.0 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2/5 | #56 | 1603 | -24.8 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3.5/6 | #11 | 1752 | +73.6 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 2.5/7 | #17 | 1606 | +12.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAida Szasz
🇷🇴ROU·1563
+4 −4 =4
12 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsSofia Olariu-Chilut
🇷🇴ROU·1475
+4 −5 =1
10 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsAnastasia Leca Andrei
🇷🇴ROU·1895
+1 −7 =0
8 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsMaria Mihaila
🇷🇴ROU·1498
+3 −2 =3
8 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsIulia Elena Isopescu
🇷🇴ROU·1855
+1 −5 =2
8 games·last met Jan 2026
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Rankings
/
Romania
#966
out of 2,776 players
Europe
#79,599
in continent
World
#113,952
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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