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Narva, Mai
IM🇪🇪FIDE 4500512· Female· Estonia· Born in 1999
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Mai Narva, a 27-year-old Estonian International Master, is rated 2426 — her current career high and ranked 3rd among Estonian players, and in the top 1% worldwide. She is progressing steadily with +35 Elo over the past 12 months. 62 rated games in the past year (≈55/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include European Individual Chess Championship 2026, Reykjavik Open 2026, and 1. Frauenbundesliga 2025-2026 Maerz 2026. Also played 3 rapid (including FIDE Women's World Cup 2025 Rapid TB) and 2 blitz events (including European Women's Blitz Championship January 11, 2026) recently. She reached Estonian #3 in May 2024 and has been in Estonian top 3 for 24 months and counting.
Awarded WGM in 2021 (age 22), IM in 2022 (age 23), WIM in 2015 (age 16), and WCM in 2014 (age 15). At junior level, she reached #1, #1, #1, #1, #2 and #1 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
2426
Standard
Rpd2352·Blz2342
All-time high
2426
at best
May 2026 · age 27
May 2026 · age 27
Activity
84
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
62 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#3
#3 · Estonian players · of 200
National top 3 since May 2025
National top 3 since May 2025
Career timeline
31 entries2026
24 months in national top 3 (ongoing)
longest streak 14 months · since May 2024
Jun 2026
All-time peak 2426
at age 27
May 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2400
at age 26
Oct 2025
2024
Peak Estonian rank: #3
at age 25 · rated 2417
May 2024
Re-crossed 2400
at age 25
Apr 2024
2023
Re-crossed 2400
at age 24
Dec 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+39
2387 → 2426
Tournaments
9
64 games
Score
35.5/ 6455.5%
33W20D11L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6.5/11 | #89 | 2371 | -3.1 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 6/9 | #44 | 2536 | +18.5 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #34 | 2329 | -2.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | #26 | 2080 | -7.2 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 3/4 | #58 | 2259 | -4.1 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 7/8 | #5 | 2650 | +20.7 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 2/2 | #8 | 2880 | +2.9 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 6.5/11 | #12 | 2477 | +14.0 |
Knockout | Jul 2025 | 2.5/4 | R32 | 2341 | -1.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMargareth OldeWIM
🇪🇪EST·2194
+11 −3 =8
22 games·last met Jul 2021
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vsAleksandr VolodinGM
🇪🇪EST·2470
+2 −13 =4
19 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsRobert Dubrovin
🇪🇪EST·2219
+5 −11 =3
19 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsTriin NarvaWFM
🇪🇪EST·2073
+5 −5 =9
19 games·last met May 2025
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vsRegina NarvaWFM
🇪🇪EST·1973
+10 −3 =4
17 games·last met Jan 2025
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Rankings
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Estonia
#3
out of 602 players
Europe
#798
in continent
World
#1,288
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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