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Caruana Pulpan, Oana
WFM🇲🇹FIDE 5600502· Female· Malta· Born in 1978
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Oana Caruana Pulpan, a 48-year-old Woman FIDE Master, is rated 1970 — her current career high. She has fluctuated between 1922 and 1970 over the past 2 years. 27 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include CIS 2026 - Serie Promozione Sicilia, Women's Championship 2026, and Swieqi Chess Club League 2025 - Division 1 Final Rounds. She had 3 career breaks: 25 months (2009–2011), 13 months (2014–2015) and 63 months (2019–2025, COVID-19 included). She reached #13 nationally in Feb 2026.
Previously known as Oana Pulpan (until Feb 2015). Awarded WFM in 2009 (age 31).
Current rating
1970
Standard
Rpd1892·Blz1914
All-time high
1970
at best
Apr 2026 · age 48
Apr 2026 · age 48
Activity
13
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
27 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#32,674
#32,674 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2026
3rd 45-50 player nationally
at age 48 · rated 1970
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1970
at age 48
Apr 2026
Peak national rank: #13
at age 48 · rated 1953
Feb 2026
2020
3rd 40-45 player nationally
at age 42 · rated 1901
Oct 2020
2019
Inactive for 63 months
paused at 1901 → returned at 1951
Dec 2019
2018
100 career games
at age 40
Jun 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+31
1939 → 1970
Tournaments
7
25 games
Score
17.5/ 2570.0%
15W5D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 4.5/5 | #1 | 2121 | +17.2 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 7/7 | #1 | 2488 | +31.2 |
Round-Robin | Dec 2025 | 1/2 | #10 | 1837 | -4.8 |
Round-Robin | Nov 2025 | 2/4 | #5 | 1806 | -14.0 |
Round-Robin | Sep 2025 | 2.5/4 | #5 | 2051 | +13.6 |
Round-Robin | Aug 2025 | 0/1 | #11 | 1358 | -4.2 |
Round-Robin | Jul 2025 | 0.5/2 | #12 | 1796 | -7.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMario Psaila
🇲🇹MLT·1807
+2 −3 =4
9 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsDuncan VellaCM
🇲🇹MLT·1903
+3 −4 =2
9 games·last met Jul 2019
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vsJake DarmaninCM
🇲🇹MLT·2037
+2 −6 =1
9 games·last met Aug 2018
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vsJamie FarrugiaWFM
🇲🇹MLT·1682
+8 −0 =0
8 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsJohn Richards
🇲🇹MLT·1819
+4 −3 =1
8 games·last met Nov 2025
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Rankings
/
Malta
#14
out of 129 players
Europe
#24,169
in continent
World
#32,673
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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