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Sava, Daniel
🇷🇴FIDE 42233682· Male· Romania· Born in 2017
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Daniel Sava, a 9-year-old Romanian player, is rated 1727 — just 2 short of his peak of 1729 (Apr 2026, age 9). He is rising rapidly, having gained +276 Elo over the past 12 months. 56 rated games in the past year (≈29/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Florin Gheorghiu International Chess Festival 7th ed. - U10, Ilfov County Chess Championship 2026 - U10, and Bucharest Chess Festival 9th ed. - U10. Also played 5 rapid (including Mega Mall Chess Craft Arena 2026 - 1st phase - U10) and 3 blitz events (including National School Contest "Elisabeta Polihroniade" 2026 - Blitz Open 9) recently.
At junior level, he reached World #93 in U8 and #13 nationally in U10.
Current rating
1727
Standard
Rpd1665·Blz1622
All-time high
1729
−2 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 9
Apr 2026 · age 9
Activity
29
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
49 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#100,434
#100,434 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2026
Best 12-month gain (+293 Elo)
1434 → 1727
May 2026
13th Romanian U10 player
at age 9 · rated 1729
Apr 2026
All-time peak 1729
at age 9 · −2 from today
Apr 2026
2025
93rd U8 player worldwide
at age 8 · rated 1682
Dec 2025
6-month rising streak
+232 Elo
Dec 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 8
Nov 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+277
1450 → 1727
Tournaments
9
60 games
Score
45.5/ 6075.8%
42W7D11L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5/6 | #2 | 1868 | +48.0 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4.5/5 | #4 | 1849 | -9.2 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4.5/5 | #9 | 1966 | +25.6 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3.5/5 | #30 | 1788 | -13.6 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4.5/7 | #4 | 1648 | -25.6 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/5 | #1 | 2335 | +22.0 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 6/5 | #1 | 2342 | +85.6 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 6/6 | #2 | 2315 | +85.6 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6.5/6 | #5 | 2365 | +55.6 |
Worst Elo result: National School Contest "Elisabeta Polihroniade" 2026 Open 9 (-25.6 Elo, finished #4).
Most-Played Opponents
vsVlad Tanasa
🇷🇴ROU·1538
+7 −3 =0
10 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsIosif-Calin Puscasu
🇷🇴ROU·1468
+6 −0 =1
7 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsAndrei Malureanu
🇷🇴ROU·1769
+0 −5 =1
6 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsAlexandru-Mihai Mujat
🇷🇴ROU·1819
+1 −4 =1
6 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsTeodor-Nicolas Haimana
🇷🇴ROU·1693
+0 −6 =0
6 games·last met Jan 2026
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Rankings
/
Romania
#841
out of 2,776 players
Europe
#71,191
in continent
World
#100,432
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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