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Popov, Matei
🇷🇴FIDE 42210178· Male· Romania· Born in 2017
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Matei Popov, a 9-year-old Romanian player. He is progressing steadily with +53 Elo over the past 12 months. 19 rated games in the past year (≈10/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Danube Waves Trophy - C, Romania National Youth Championships 2026 - open U10, and Satori Art Cup U10 - 20th ed.. Also played 1 rapid (including Romania National Rapid Youth Championships 2025 - U8) and 1 blitz events (including Romania National Blitz Youth Championships 2025 - U8) recently. His peak of 1460 was reached at age 9 (Mar 2026).
At junior level, he reached #99 and #33 nationally in U10 and U8.
Current rating
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unranked
Rpd1440·Blz—
All-time high
1460
−1460 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 9
Mar 2026 · age 9
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
19 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
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Career timeline
7 entries2026
99th Romanian U10 player
at age 9 · rated 1460
Apr 2026
Best 12-month gain (+53 Elo)
1407 → 1460
Mar 2026
All-time peak 1460
at age 9
Mar 2026
2025
33rd Romanian U8 player
at age 8 · rated 1407
Jun 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 8
Jun 2025
Crossed 1200
at age 8
Jun 2025
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
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Tournaments
6
44 games
Score
15.5/ 4435.2%
15W6D23L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3.5/4 | #8 | 1478 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3.5/5 | #64 | 795 | 0.0 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1.5/4 | #15 | 1335 | 0.0 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 1/4 | #13 | 1345 | 0.0 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3/1 | #32 | 732 | 0.0 |
Hot streak: 6 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
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Romania
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out of 2,757 players
Europe
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in continent
World
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out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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