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Soica, Maria-Carmen
🇷🇴FIDE 42220335· Female· Romania· Born in 2015
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Maria-Carmen Soica, a 11-year-old Romanian player, is rated 1653 — her current career high. She is climbing fast, having gained +185 Elo over the past 12 months. 42 rated games in the past year (≈32/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Open Drobeta - Severnav Trophy B, Valcea Trophy U12 - 6th ed., and Florin Gheorghiu International Chess Festival 7th ed. - U12. Also played 5 rapid (including Rotary Cup Curtici) and 1 blitz events (including NYCC Romania 2025 - blitz girls U10 - teams) recently.
At junior level, she reached #43 and #36 nationally in U12 and U10.
Current rating
1653
Standard
Rpd1555·Blz1416
All-time high
1653
at best
Jun 2026 · age 11
Jun 2026 · age 11
Activity
32
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
38 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#127,077
#127,077 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2026
43rd Romanian U12 player
at age 11 · rated 1653
Jun 2026
Best 12-month gain (+185 Elo)
1468 → 1653
Jun 2026
Crossed 1600
at age 11
Jun 2026
Re-crossed 1500
at age 11
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1653
at age 11
Jun 2026
2025
Re-crossed 1500
at age 10
Oct 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+183
1470 → 1653
Tournaments
12
72 games
Score
36.5/ 7250.7%
30W13D29L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
3.[L]vsSofia-Ayana Valean1,470·National School Contest "Elisabeta Polihroniade" 2026 Girls 11·R6·-19.9
Last 12 months — tournaments
12 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 4/5 | #1 | 1544 | 0.0 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3.5/4 | #14 | 1845 | -10.0 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2.5/3 | #35 | 1910 | -35.6 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4/4 | #8 | 2491 | -28.8 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4/4 | #8 | 2289 | -22.8 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2.5/6 | #69 | 1616 | +8.8 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0/1 | #15 | 850 | -13.6 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 3.5/3 | #10 | 2298 | +12.8 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4.5/3 | #2 | 2268 | +44.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2/6 | #178 | 1553 | -14.0 |
Worst Elo result: Florin Gheorghiu International Chess Festival 7th ed. - U12 (-35.6 Elo, finished #35).
Most-Played Opponents
vsRafi-Mathias-Ionel Botas
🇷🇴ROU·1655
+2 −5 =0
7 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsLevin-Filip Table
🇷🇴ROU·1410
+3 −3 =1
7 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsMedeea Destina Ioana Brumar
🇷🇴ROU·1629
+0 −6 =0
6 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsAlexandru-Alin Buruian
🇷🇴ROU·1464
+3 −3 =0
6 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsBianca-Maria Craciun
🇷🇴ROU
+2 −3 =0
5 games·last met Jan 2026
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Rankings
/
Romania
#1,100
out of 2,776 players
Europe
#87,355
in continent
World
#127,071
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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