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Damian, Beniamin-Ephraim
🇷🇴FIDE 42218853· Male· Romania· Born in 2015
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Beniamin-Ephraim Damian, a 11-year-old Romanian player, is rated 1571 — just 6 short of his peak of 1577 (Mar 2026, age 11). He has held steady between 1550 and 1600 for 7 months. 29 rated games in the past year (≈27/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include National School Contest "Elisabeta Polihroniade" 2026 Open 11, Fortress Trophy 2025 - Classic Chess, and Romania National Championship 3rd league 2025 - gr VII. Also played 10 rapid (including Craiova Grand Prix 2025) and 5 blitz events (including Ioan Zaharie Memorial - blitz) recently.
At junior level, he reached #62, #28 and #8 nationally in U12, U10 and U8.
Current rating
1571
Standard
Rpd1660·Blz1577
All-time high
1577
−6 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 11
Mar 2026 · age 11
Activity
31
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
22 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#158,156
#158,156 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2026
All-time peak 1577
at age 11 · −6 from today
Mar 2026
62nd Romanian U12 player
at age 11 · rated 1575
Feb 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+368 Elo)
1157 → 1525
Feb 2025
Re-crossed 1500
at age 10
Feb 2025
2024
Crossed 1500
at age 9
Sep 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 9
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
National School Contest "Elisabeta Polihroniade" 2026 Open 11perf 2050 (+475) · 4.5/5 · #12
Top opponent
Evolution
+13
1558 → 1571
Tournaments
5
34 games
Score
14/ 3441.2%
12W10D12L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsOctavian Matei1,645·National Chess Championship Education by chess for mixed teams 2026 - U12·R4·+24.2
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsAaron-Mathias Dragoi1,588·National School Contest "Elisabeta Polihroniade" 2026 Open 11·R5·-19.3
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4.5/5 | #12 | 2050 | +28.4 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4/3 | #54 | 2730 | +6.0 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0/1 | #10 | 1206 | -3.2 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 2.5/6 | #26 | 1541 | -10.0 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 3/7 | #29 | 1554 | -4.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsTeodor-Florentin Dicu
🇷🇴ROU·1516
+5 −3 =0
8 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsMatei Liga
🇷🇴ROU·1850
+1 −5 =0
6 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsDarius-Ionut Nistor
🇷🇴ROU·1717
+3 −2 =1
6 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsTudor-Ioan Breazu
🇷🇴ROU·1454
+1 −4 =1
6 games·last met Feb 2025
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vsTudor-Stefan Albu
🇷🇴ROU·1722
+2 −2 =1
5 games·last met Oct 2025
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Rankings
/
Romania
#1,432
out of 2,776 players
Europe
#104,149
in continent
World
#158,140
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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