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Balog, Ronaldo
🇷🇴FIDE 42228948· Male· Romania· Born in 2018
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Ronaldo Balog, a 8-year-old Romanian player, is rated 1787 — his current career high and ranked 7th among players worldwide under 8. He is climbing fast, having gained +263 Elo over the past 12 months. 61 rated games in the past year (≈42/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Romania National Youth Championships 2026 - open U8, Magura Cisnadie Spring Festival - U1800, and Ferroli Open 2026. Also played 10 rapid (including Castling Hajduks International Rapid Tournament) and 6 blitz events (including Chessmania 4th ed. - blitz) recently.
Competes for Romania since Jan 2026. At junior level, he reached World #7 in U8.
Current rating
1787
Standard
Rpd1652·Blz1734
All-time high
1787
at best
May 2026 · age 8
May 2026 · age 8
Activity
40
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
55 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#7
#7 · players worldwide under 8 · of 1,112
Career timeline
10 entries2026
7th U8 player worldwide
at age 8 · rated 1787
Jun 2026
Best 12-month gain (+325 Elo)
1462 → 1787
May 2026
All-time peak 1787
at age 8
May 2026
Re-crossed 1600
at age 8
Apr 2026
Switched federation: HUN → ROU
at age 8
Jan 2026
2025
Crossed 1600
at age 7
Nov 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Best result
Romania Individual Championship Education Through Chess 2026 - Open 9perf 2385 (+643) · 7.5/6 · #3
Evolution
+227
1560 → 1787
Tournaments
9
61 games
Score
40/ 6165.6%
36W8D17L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 8.5/7 | #1 | 2314 | +39.2 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5/6 | #2 | 1893 | +79.4 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3/6 | #24 | 1789 | +12.2 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 7.5/6 | #3 | 2385 | +48.3 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/5 | #34 | 1563 | -65.6 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 4.5/4 | #1 | 2353 | +62.4 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3.5/5 | #4 | 1871 | +86.4 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2/6 | #31 | 1484 | -17.6 |
Rankings
/
Romania
#665
out of 2,776 players
Europe
#58,041
in continent
World
#80,436
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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