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Materia, Marco
IM🇫🇷FIDE 45150451· Male· France· Born in 2009
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Marco Materia, a 17-year-old French International Master, is rated 2499 — just 1 short of his peak of 2500 (Aug 2025, age 16) and ranked 1st among French players under 18, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2450 and 2500 for 9 months. 58 rated games in the past year (≈62/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 11eme Open International d'Echecs de Noisiel 2026 - Open A (p2000 Elo), 39eme Festival International des Jeux de Cannes - Open A (p2100), and 23emes Rencontres Nationales et Internationales d'Echecs - Grand Prix. Also played 2 rapid (including FIDE World Rapid Championship 2025) and 4 blitz events (including FIDE World Blitz Championship 2025) recently. He reached French #18 in May 2026.
Awarded IM in 2022 (age 13) and FM in 2019 (age 10). At junior level, he reached World #1 in U10, World #16 in U18, World #9 in U16, World #3 in U14, World #2 in U12 and World #10 in U8.
Current rating
2499
Standard
Rpd2487·Blz2509
All-time high
2500
−1 pts below
Aug 2025 · age 16
Aug 2025 · age 16
Activity
71
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
58 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#1
#1 · French players under 18 · of 1,020
Career timeline
21 entries2026
Peak French rank: #18
at age 17 · rated 2499
May 2026
16th U18 player worldwide
at age 17 · rated 2497
Jan 2026
2025
9th U16 player worldwide
at age 16 · rated 2500
Aug 2025
Crossed 2500
at age 16
Aug 2025
All-time peak 2500
at age 16 · −1 from today
Aug 2025
500 career games
at age 16
Jan 2025
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Best result
23emes Rencontres Nationales et Internationales d'Echecs - Grand Prixperf 2557 (+60) · 7/9 · #8
Top opponent
Open International d'Aix en Provence - Trophee Dole 2025 - Tournoi Masters (p2100 elo) · Jul 2025 · +1.9 Elo
Evolution
+10
2489 → 2499
Tournaments
6
54 games
Score
37.5/ 5469.4%
27W21D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
3.[L]vsPiotr NguyenIM2,367·11eme Open International d'Echecs de Noisiel 2026 - Open A (p2000 Elo)·R2·-6.8
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6.5/9 | #2 | 2516 | +3.9 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6/9 | #14 | 2466 | -2.3 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 7/9 | #8 | 2557 | +8.1 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5.5/9 | #42 | 2463 | -3.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6.5/9 | #9 | 2407 | -7.1 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6/9 | #21 | 2531 | +7.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsBilel BellahceneGM
🇩🇿ALG·2493
+1 −4 =3
8 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsAnatole VlachosIM
🇬🇷GRE·2483
+3 −3 =2
8 games·last met Jun 2024
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vsSergey A. FedorchukGM
🇺🇦UKR·2585
+0 −2 =4
6 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsJules MoussardGM
🇫🇷FRA·2613
+1 −1 =3
5 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsAugustin DroinIM
🇫🇷FRA·2498
+3 −1 =1
5 games·last met Jun 2025
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Rankings
/
France
#18
out of 24,420 players
Europe
#336
in continent
World
#585
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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