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Stangu, Sofia-Maria
🇷🇴FIDE 42226902· Female· Romania· Born in 2015
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Sofia-Maria Stangu, a 11-year-old Romanian player, is rated 1652 — just 29 short of her peak of 1681 (Apr 2026, age 11). She is climbing fast, having gained +81 Elo over the past 12 months. 60 rated games in the past year (≈34/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Romania National Youth Championships 2026 - girls U12, Romania Individual Championship Education Through Chess 2026 - Girls 11, and Cluj-Napoca Chess Weekend - 2nd ed.. Also played 12 rapid (including Pegas Summer 2nd ed. - A) and 4 blitz events (including Knight Gambit - blitz) recently.
At junior level, she reached #31 and #30 nationally in U12 and U10.
Current rating
1652
Standard
Rpd1612·Blz1652
All-time high
1681
−29 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 11
Apr 2026 · age 11
Activity
33
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
55 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#127,492
#127,492 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2026
31st Romanian U12 player
at age 11 · rated 1681
Apr 2026
Best 12-month gain (+145 Elo)
1536 → 1681
Apr 2026
All-time peak 1681
at age 11 · −29 from today
Apr 2026
Re-crossed 1600
at age 11
Jan 2026
2025
30th Romanian U10 player
at age 10 · rated 1624
Oct 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 10
Oct 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Best result
Romania Individual Championship Education Through Chess 2026 - Girls 11perf 2406 (+725) · 8/6 · #2
Top opponent
Evolution
+81
1571 → 1652
Tournaments
10
78 games
Score
46.5/ 7859.6%
43W18D17L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsStefania Valah1,468·National Chess Championship Education by chess for mixed teams 2026 - U12·R7·-29.7
3.[L]vsSabina-Teodora Dutcovici1,482·National School Contest "Elisabeta Polihroniade" 2026 Girls 11·R4·-27.0
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/8 | #14 | 1744 | -17.6 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/8 | #5 | 1661 | -16.0 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 8/6 | #2 | 2406 | +62.8 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2.5/6 | #19 | 1624 | -6.0 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5/5 | #2 | 2268 | -8.8 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/6 | #6 | 1713 | +43.6 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4/6 | #11 | 1717 | +8.8 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 6/2 | #10 | 2214 | +20.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsSabina-Teodora Dutcovici
🇷🇴ROU·1656
+4 −5 =2
11 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsIngrid Bruckner
🇷🇴ROU·1529
+6 −3 =0
9 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsSofia-Ayana Valean
🇷🇴ROU·1722
+1 −3 =4
8 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsLavinia-Karis Dogaru
🇷🇴ROU·1564
+4 −2 =1
7 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsIoan-Andrei Jurjiu
🇷🇴ROU·1477
+1 −4 =2
7 games·last met Nov 2025
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Rankings
/
Romania
#1,104
out of 2,776 players
Europe
#87,582
in continent
World
#127,486
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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