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Barkasheva, Sofia
WCM🇪🇪FIDE 4510615· Female· Estonia· Born in 2008
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Sofia Barkasheva, a 18-year-old Estonian Woman Candidate Master, is rated 2011 — her current career high and sitting in the top 5% of women worldwide under 18. She is climbing fast, having gained +142 Elo over the past 12 months. 36 rated games in the past year (≈74/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Budapest One Week 2026 January U2250, PRAGUE OPEN 2026 - A - IM open, and S: 14th SPLIT OPEN: CHESS FESTIVAL 2025. Also played 23 rapid (including Rapid Moscow. September 2025 - 1) and 29 blitz events (including Blitz Moscow. March 2026 - 4) recently. She reached Estonian #39 in Apr 2026.
Awarded WCM in 2026 (age 18). At junior level, she reached #1, #3, #1, #1 and #2 nationally in U18, U16, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
2011
Standard
Rpd2012·Blz1851
All-time high
2011
at best
May 2026 · age 18
May 2026 · age 18
Activity
63
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
36 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 5%
#124 · women worldwide under 18 · of 2,508
Career timeline
15 entries2026
All-time peak 2011
at age 18
May 2026
Peak Estonian rank: #39
at age 18 · rated 2010
Apr 2026
1st Estonian U18 player
at age 18 · rated 2010
Feb 2026
WCM title awardedWCM
at age 18
Feb 2026
Crossed 2000
at age 18
Feb 2026
2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 17
Apr 2025
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+142
1869 → 2011
Tournaments
4
36 games
Score
18.5/ 3651.4%
14W9D13L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5.5/9 | #3 | 2035 | +55.9 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4/9 | #84 | 2014 | +32.7 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsLyubov V. Frolova
🇷🇺RUS·1942
+7 −7 =2
16 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsYury Panteleev
🇷🇺RUS·2260
+4 −10 =0
14 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsAlexandr GranovskiyIM
🇰🇿KAZ·2203
+2 −6 =4
12 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsYury Petukhov
🇷🇺RUS·2024
+2 −9 =1
12 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsAnastasia Pshenina
🇷🇺RUS·1882
+5 −4 =3
12 games·last met Mar 2024
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Rankings
/
Estonia
#39
out of 582 players
Europe
#19,048
in continent
World
#25,795
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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