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Matala, Sophia-Lenina
🇷🇴FIDE 42240808· Female· Romania· Born in 2017
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Sophia-Lenina Matala, a 9-year-old Romanian player, is rated 1578 — her current career high. She is rising rapidly, having gained +128 Elo over the past 12 months. 67 rated games in the past year (≈55/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Romania National Youth Championships 2026 - girls U10, Satori Art Cup U10 - 20th ed., and Ilfov County Chess Championship 2026 - U10. Also played 3 rapid (including Romania National Team Rapid Championship 2025 - Open) and 3 blitz events (including Romanian National Team Blitz Championship 2025 - Open) recently.
At junior level, she reached #37 and #9 nationally in U10 and U8.
Current rating
1578
Standard
Rpd1440·Blz—
All-time high
1578
at best
May 2026 · age 9
May 2026 · age 9
Activity
54
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
62 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#155,456
#155,456 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2026
Best 12-month gain (+128 Elo)
1450 → 1578
Jun 2026
37th Romanian U10 player
at age 9 · rated 1578
May 2026
All-time peak 1578
at age 9
May 2026
Re-crossed 1500
at age 9
Apr 2026
2025
Re-crossed 1500
at age 8
Dec 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 8
Aug 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Best result
Romania Individual Championship Education Through Chess 2026 - Girls 9perf 2371 (+841) · 6.5/6 · #3
Top opponent
Evolution
+100
1478 → 1578
Tournaments
12
98 games
Score
44.5/ 9845.4%
40W27D31L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
12 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5.5/6 | #4 | 1942 | +63.6 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3/3 | #24 | 2346 | -42.8 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4/5 | #7 | 1835 | +58.8 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6.5/6 | #3 | 2371 | +53.6 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/3 | #71 | 2377 | +7.2 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2.5/7 | #43 | 1468 | +18.0 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2/6 | #29 | 1473 | +14.8 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 1/2 | #43 | 1658 | -22.0 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 5.5/7 | #39 | 1769 | -26.8 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4.5/6 | #11 | 1716 | -31.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsIlinca-Natalia Oprisan
🇷🇴ROU·1552
+2 −1 =3
6 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsMaria-Ioana Ramureanu
🇷🇴ROU·1532
+1 −2 =3
6 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsSabina-Teodora Dutcovici
🇷🇴ROU·1656
+1 −3 =1
5 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsTeodora Pintea
🇷🇴ROU·1569
+2 −1 =2
5 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsDaniel Sava
🇷🇴ROU·1727
+0 −3 =2
5 games·last met Mar 2026
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Rankings
/
Romania
#1,399
out of 2,776 players
Europe
#102,741
in continent
World
#155,440
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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