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Arzur, Maia
WFM🇫🇷FIDE 45161127· Female· France· Born in 2009
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Maia Arzur, a 17-year-old French Woman FIDE Master, is rated 2189 — just 11 short of her peak of 2200 (Sep 2025, age 16) and ranked 20th among French women, and in the top 4% worldwide. She is on a steady climb with +38 Elo over the past 12 months. 56 rated games in the past year (≈48/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Championnat de France des Jeunes 2026 - U18, Team 2026 - Nationale 1 r8-9, and 22e Bois-Colombes Chess Master - Open A. Also played 2 rapid (including European Corporate Chess Championship 2025) and 1 blitz events (including Les Internationaux de France Blitz 2025) recently.
Awarded WFM in 2025 (age 16). At junior level, she reached #21, #18, #9, #18, #14 and #38 nationally in U18, U16, U14, U12, U10 and U8.
Current rating
2189
Standard
Rpd2056·Blz2100
All-time high
2200
−11 pts below
Sep 2025 · age 16
Sep 2025 · age 16
Activity
61
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
44 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#20
#20 · French women · of 1,341
Career timeline
18 entries2026
21st French U18 player
at age 17 · rated 2189
May 2026
2025
18th French U16 player
at age 16 · rated 2200
Sep 2025
Crossed 2200
at age 16
Sep 2025
All-time peak 2200
at age 16 · −11 from today
Sep 2025
WFM title awardedWFM
at age 16
Feb 2025
Crossed 2100
at age 16
Feb 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+71
2118 → 2189
Tournaments
10
44 games
Score
25/ 4456.8%
18W14D12L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsTuncay Acikgoz2,021·23emes Rencontres Nationales et Internationales d'Echecs - Grand Prix·R1·-27.9
3.[L]vsThomas MoraisFM2,131·23emes Rencontres Nationales et Internationales d'Echecs - Grand Prix·R9·-22.1
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6.5/9 | #12 | 2193 | +18.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 2/2 | #6 | 2658 | +12.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #210 | 2137 | -0.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/9 | #44 | 2186 | +8.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/2 | #234 | 1990 | -18.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #200 | 2258 | +3.6 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4.5/9 | #109 | 2143 | -26.4 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0.5/1 | #241 | 1996 | -10.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5/8 | #30 | 2372 | +109.6 |
Knockout | Aug 2025 | 0/2 | R16 | 1438 | -27.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAyrad BoumrarFM
🇫🇷FRA·2206
+4 −1 =1
6 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsErnest Grulier
🇫🇷FRA·2201
+1 −3 =1
5 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsEthan Abitbol
🇫🇷FRA·1971
+3 −0 =2
5 games·last met Feb 2023
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vsSolal Seiler-Sar
🇫🇷FRA·1966
+4 −1 =0
5 games·last met Sep 2022
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vsGaston Gougeon Kajisawa
🇫🇷FRA·1504
+4 −1 =0
5 games·last met Jan 2019
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Rankings
/
France
#438
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#6,178
in continent
World
#8,776
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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