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Ruja, Irina
🇷🇴FIDE 42216028· Female· Romania· Born in 2013
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Irina Ruja, a 13-year-old Romanian player, is rated 1655 — just 7 short of her peak of 1662 (May 2026, age 13). She is on a breakout run, having gained +104 Elo over the past 12 months. 68 rated games in the past year (≈46/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Pitesti Chess Classic V - Open, National School Contest "Elisabeta Polihroniade" 2026 Girls 13, and Gheorghe Varabiescu Memorial 3rd ed. - U1800. Also played 9 rapid (including Craiova Grand Prix 2025) and 10 blitz events (including Summer Cup Pitesti - blitz open) recently.
At junior level, she reached #65, #47 and #66 nationally in U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
1655
Standard
Rpd1653·Blz1699
All-time high
1662
−7 pts below
May 2026 · age 13
May 2026 · age 13
Activity
46
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
59 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#126,340
#126,340 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2026
65th Romanian U14 player
at age 13 · rated 1662
May 2026
All-time peak 1662
at age 13 · −7 from today
May 2026
2025
100 career games
at age 12
Sep 2025
47th Romanian U12 player
at age 12 · rated 1650
Aug 2025
Re-crossed 1600
at age 12
Aug 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 12
Apr 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Best result
National School Contest "Elisabeta Polihroniade" 2026 Girls 13perf 1927 (+308) · 4.5/5 · #3
Evolution
+107
1548 → 1655
Tournaments
10
73 games
Score
38.5/ 7352.7%
37W14D22L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3/6 | #14 | 1637 | -7.2 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3/6 | #7 | 1818 | +42.0 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4.5/5 | #3 | 1927 | +1.2 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3/6 | #14 | 1491 | -52.0 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3/6 | #22 | 1766 | +30.0 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 5.5/3 | #10 | 2338 | -16.0 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3/6 | #20 | 1602 | -8.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsNoelia-Alexandra Cristurean
🇷🇴ROU·1646
+2 −7 =3
12 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsAndreea-Nuria Cristurean
🇷🇴ROU·1564
+3 −3 =3
9 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsEmma Cretescu
🇷🇴ROU·1733
+2 −3 =4
9 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsMaria-Isabelle Ana
🇷🇴ROU
+6 −2 =1
9 games·last met May 2025
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vsTudor Beldiman
🇷🇴ROU·1836
+0 −8 =0
8 games·last met May 2026
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Rankings
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Romania
#1,091
out of 2,776 players
Europe
#86,935
in continent
World
#126,334
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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