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Bal, Natalia-Elena

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FIDEFIDE 42230888· Female· Romania· Born in 2012

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Natalia-Elena Bal, a 14-year-old Romanian player, is rated 1537 — her current career high. She is on a breakout run, having gained +122 Elo over the past 12 months. 19 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include Pegas Winter 2026 - B, Cluj Chess Marathon 10th ed. - U1700, and Cluj Chess Marathon 9th ed. - U1700.

Current rating

1537

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1537

at best
May 2026 · age 14

Activity

24

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

19 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#171,347

#171,347 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

7 entries
2026
Best 12-month gain (+123 Elo)
1414 → 1537
May 2026
All-time peak 1537
at age 14
May 2026
Re-crossed 1500
at age 14
Mar 2026
2025
Crossed 1500
at age 13
Dec 2025
2024
Crossed 1400
at age 12
May 2024
Crossed 1200
at age 12
May 2024

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated

Activity & highlights

Best result
Cluj Chess Marathon 9th ed. - U1700
perf 1923 (+405) · 4.5/5 · #14
Top opponent
vs Eric-Matei Fodor 1,593
Cluj Chess Marathon 9th ed. - U1700 · Nov 2025 · +4.3 Elo
Evolution
+123
1414 → 1537
Tournaments
4
26 games
Score
17/ 2665.4%
15W4D7L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsGabriel Stanescu1,570·Cluj Chess Marathon 9th ed. - U1700·R7·+23.0
2.[W]vsVlad-Codrin Luca1,495·Pegas Autumn U14·R5·+21.6
3.[W]vsIosif Negrea1,490·Pegas Winter 2026 - B·R4·+19.4

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Pegas Winter 2026 - B
Swiss
Feb 20264.5/2#82290+15.6
Cluj Chess Marathon 10th ed. - U1700
Swiss
Dec 20253/7#121492-20.8
Cluj Chess Marathon 9th ed. - U1700
Swiss
Nov 20254.5/5#141923+20.0
Pegas Autumn U14
Swiss
Oct 20255/4#12274+39.6
Worst Elo result: Cluj Chess Marathon 10th ed. - U1700 (-20.8 Elo, finished #12).

Rankings

/
Romania
#1,577
out of 2,776 players
Europe
#110,614
in continent
World
#171,317
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Romania
1
🇷🇴Deac, Bogdan-DanielFollow Bogdan-Daniel DeacTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,656
2
🇷🇴Nisipeanu, Liviu-DieterFollow Liviu-Dieter NisipeanuTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,582
3
🇷🇴Lupulescu, ConstantinFollow Constantin LupulescuTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,577
4
🇷🇴Motylev, AlexanderFollow Alexander MotylevTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,550
5
🇷🇴Gavrilescu, DavidFollow David GavrilescuTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,545
6
🇷🇴Nanu, Costica-CiprianFollow Costica-Ciprian NanuTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,517
7
🇷🇴Parligras, Mircea-EmilianFollow Mircea-Emilian ParligrasTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,507
8
🇷🇴Magold, FilipFollow Filip MagoldTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,501
9
🇷🇴Ilinca, Felix-AntonioFollow Felix-Antonio IlincaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,495
10
🇷🇴Miron, Lucian-CostinFollow Lucian-Costin MironTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,484
...
1577🇷🇴Bal, Natalia-Elena1,537
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
3
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
4
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,744
5
🇵🇱Duda, Jan-KrzysztofFollow Jan-Krzysztof DudaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,739
6
🇭🇺Rapport, RichardFollow Richard RapportTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,729
7
🇳🇱Van Foreest, JordenFollow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,728
8
🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,721
9
🇦🇿Mamedyarov, ShakhriyarFollow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
10
🇹🇷Erdogmus, Yagiz KaanFollow Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,713
...
110614🇷🇴Bal, Natalia-Elena1,537
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
2
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
...
171317🇷🇴Bal, Natalia-Elena1,537