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Talaba, David-Christian
🇷🇴FIDE 42227143· Male· Romania· Born in 2017
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David-Christian Talaba, a 9-year-old Romanian player, is rated 1727 — his current career high. He is on a breakout run, having gained +178 Elo over the past 12 months. 81 rated games in the past year (≈49/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Romania National Youth Championships 2026 - open U10, Union of the Romanian Principalities (Mangalia) - 14th ed., and National School Contest "Elisabeta Polihroniade" 2026 Open 9. Also played 4 rapid (including Caro Trophy - 9th ed.) and 2 blitz events (including International Chess Tournament Mihail Sadoveanu - blitz) recently.
At junior level, he reached World #89 in U8 and #12 nationally in U10.
Current rating
1727
Standard
Rpd1722·Blz1650
All-time high
1727
at best
Jun 2026 · age 9
Jun 2026 · age 9
Activity
47
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
76 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#100,434
#100,434 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2026
All-time peak 1727
at age 9
Jun 2026
Best 12-month gain (+238 Elo)
1483 → 1721
May 2026
12th Romanian U10 player
at age 9 · rated 1714
Feb 2026
100 career games
at age 9
Feb 2026
2025
89th U8 player worldwide
at age 8 · rated 1680
Nov 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 8
Sep 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+168
1559 → 1727
Tournaments
11
81 games
Score
51/ 8163.0%
41W20D20L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/6 | #4 | 1850 | +6.0 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6/9 | #7 | 1717 | +7.6 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4.5/5 | #7 | 1914 | +23.2 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5.5/7 | #3 | 1771 | +53.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2.5/5 | #50 | 1859 | +22.0 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/6 | #3 | 1645 | +11.2 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5/8 | #25 | 1569 | -69.6 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3.5/4 | #11 | 1972 | +26.0 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 7.5/6 | #2 | 2380 | +62.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4.5/6 | #172 | 1979 | +6.0 |
Rankings
/
Romania
#841
out of 2,776 players
Europe
#71,191
in continent
World
#100,432
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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