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Haapsal, Maria Ioanna
WCM🇪🇪FIDE 4512286· Female· Estonia· Born in 2009
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Maria Ioanna Haapsal, a 17-year-old Estonian Woman Candidate Master, is rated 1955 — just 21 short of her peak of 1976 (Mar 2026, age 17). She is on a breakout run, having gained +132 Elo over the past 12 months. 34 rated games in the past year (≈41/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Estonian G18 Championship 2026, Estonian Women's Team Championship 2026, and Estonian U17 Championship 2026. Also played 26 rapid (including XXXV Keres Memorial "Remembering Paul Keres" - Rapid Tournament) and 9 blitz events (including XXXV Keres Memorial "Remembering Paul Keres" - Blitz Tournament) recently. She reached Estonian #49 in May 2026.
Awarded WCM in 2024 (age 15). At junior level, she reached #3, #2, #2, #1, #3 and #2 nationally in U18, U16, U14, U12, U10 and U8.
Current rating
1955
Standard
Rpd1878·Blz1825
All-time high
1976
−21 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 17
Mar 2026 · age 17
Activity
43
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
34 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#35,645
#35,645 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2026
Peak Estonian rank: #49
at age 17 · rated 1955
May 2026
3rd Estonian U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1976
Mar 2026
All-time peak 1976
at age 17 · −21 from today
Mar 2026
2025
2nd Estonian U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1938
Aug 2025
2024
WCM title awardedWCM
at age 15
Oct 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 15
Oct 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+133
1822 → 1955
Tournaments
6
35 games
Score
24/ 3568.6%
19W10D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4/4 | #2 | 2383 | -22.0 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2/3 | #3 | 2050 | +24.8 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5/6 | #1 | 2030 | +34.0 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5/9 | #33 | 1879 | -20.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsSofia BlokhinWFM
🇪🇪EST·2118
+5 −42 =1
48 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsNadezhda Pritulina
🇪🇪EST·1626
+28 −7 =7
42 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsEva ShadrinaWCM
🇪🇪EST·1898
+11 −19 =10
40 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsOleksandra Kuzmina
🇪🇪EST·1487
+21 −4 =6
31 games·last met May 2026
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vsKertu Karba
🇪🇪EST·1583
+24 −4 =2
30 games·last met May 2026
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Rankings
/
Estonia
#49
out of 602 players
Europe
#26,339
in continent
World
#35,644
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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