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Protopopescu, Luca
CM🇫🇷FIDE 651088894· Male· France· Born in 2016
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Luca Protopopescu, a 10-year-old French Candidate Master, is rated 2029 and ranked 3rd among French players under 10. He has slipped back 130 Elo over the past 12 months. 133 rated games in the past year (≈98/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Championnat de France des Jeunes 2026 - U12, X Open Internacional de Ajedrez Semana Santa San Vicente del Raspeig 2026 A, and Team 2026 - Nationale 3 r7-9. Also played 5 rapid (including Les Internationaux de France Rapide 2025) and 2 blitz events (including Les Internationaux de France Blitz 2025) recently. His peak of 2217 was reached at age 9 (May 2025).
Awarded CM in 2025 (age 9). At junior level, he reached World #1 in U10 and U8.
Current rating
2029
Standard
Rpd2209·Blz1881
All-time high
2217
−188 pts below
May 2025 · age 9
May 2025 · age 9
Activity
97
games / yr avg. · ≈8/mo
128 past 12 mo · ≈11/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#3
#3 · French players under 10 · of 487
Career timeline
13 entries2026
Re-crossed 2000
at age 10
Jun 2026
Re-crossed 2100
at age 10
Feb 2026
1st U10 player worldwide
at age 10 · rated 2097
Jan 2026
2025
All-time peak 2217
at age 9 · −188 from today
May 2025
CM title awardedCM
at age 9
Apr 2025
Crossed 2200
at age 9
Apr 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-105
2134 → 2029
Tournaments
23
130 games
Score
78/ 13060.0%
67W24D39L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
15 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 3.5/4 | #20 | 2049 | +8.4 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3.5/7 | #43 | 2032 | +17.2 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 5/6 | #4 | 2032 | +25.2 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6/9 | #25 | 1899 | -49.8 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3.5/9 | #334 | 1978 | -52.1 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/3 | #587 | 2183 | +16.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3/8 | #95 | 2083 | -13.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4/6 | #10 | 1985 | -22.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #988 | 1455 | -12.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 3.5/4 | #16 | 2186 | +14.4 |
Worst Elo result: X Open Internacional de Ajedrez Semana Santa San Vicente del Raspeig 2026 A (-52.1 Elo, finished #334).
Most-Played Opponents
vsMichel Bonnafous
🇫🇷FRA·1897
+2 −4 =1
7 games·last met May 2026
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vsBaptiste Cauture
🇫🇷FRA·1826
+1 −4 =1
6 games·last met May 2026
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vsDavit BaroyanCM
🇫🇷FRA·2154
+0 −5 =1
6 games·last met May 2025
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vsMathias Delaplace
🇫🇷FRA·2227
+2 −3 =1
6 games·last met Mar 2024
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vsBoris KolodziejczykCM
🇫🇷FRA·2219
+1 −3 =1
5 games·last met May 2026
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Rankings
/
France
#1,252
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#17,216
in continent
World
#23,382
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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