Matei Liga
ROU · FIDE ID 42223334 · 31 tournament games since 2024
Standard
1993
#271 in ROU (active)
Rapid
1942
#323 in ROU (active)
Blitz
1804
#556 in ROU (active)
Score
55%
14 W · 6 D · 11 L
Opp. avg
1779
Last 31 games
Last game
2026-07-09
25th European Youth Rapid & Blitz Chess Championship | Blitz | O10
Prep summary
- As White: 1.e4 in 94% of games (scores 47%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...c6 in 8 of 9 games (Caro-Kann Defense), scoring 63%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...d5 in 3 of 4 games (Queen's Pawn Game), scoring 67%.
- Weak spot: French Defense: King's Indian Attack as White, only 17% in 3 games.
- Comfort zone: Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit as White, 67% in 3 games.
- By opponent strength: 22% against higher-rated players, 71% against lower-rated.
Based on 31 over-the-board games (11 classical · 7 rapid · 6 blitz). 16 with White (47%), 15 with Black (63%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.e4 | 15 | 47% |
| 1.d4 | 1 | 50% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| French Defense: King's Indian Attack | 3 | 17% |
| Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit | 3 | 67% |
| Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Botvinnik-Carls Defense | 1 | 100% |
| Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Wormald Attack | 1 | 100% |
| Sicilian Defense: Prins Variation | 1 | 50% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (9 games)
| 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense | 8 | 63% |
| 1...c5 Sicilian Defense | 1 | 100% |
Against 1.d4 (4 games)
| 1...d5 Queen's Pawn Game | 3 | 67% |
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 1 | 0% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Variation | 4 | 63% |
| Caro-Kann Defense: Two Knights Attack | 2 | 100% |
| English Opening: Agincourt Defense | 2 | 75% |
| Caro-Kann Defense: Tartakower Variation | 1 | 0% |
| Caro-Kann Defense: Breyer Variation | 1 | 50% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-09 | Matei-Andrei Badescu (1943) 25th European Youth Rapid & Blitz Chess Championship | Blitz | O10 · blitz | ½ |
| 2026-07-09 | Matei-Andrei Badescu (1943) 25th European Youth Rapid & Blitz Chess Championship | Blitz | O10 · blitz | L |
| 2026-07-09 | Lev Jevglevski (1853) 25th European Youth Rapid & Blitz Chess Championship | Blitz | O10 · blitz | L |
| 2026-07-09 | Kacper Wrobel (1668) 25th European Youth Rapid & Blitz Chess Championship | Blitz | O10 · blitz | L |
| 2026-07-09 | Kacper Wrobel (1668) 25th European Youth Rapid & Blitz Chess Championship | Blitz | O10 · blitz | W |
| 2026-07-09 | Stanislav Kobryn (1686) 25th European Youth Rapid & Blitz Chess Championship | Blitz | O10 · blitz | W |
| 2026-07-08 | Myron Netrebka (2005) 25th European Youth Rapid & Blitz Chess Championship | Rapid | O10 · rapid | W |
| 2026-07-08 | Oleksandr Savchuk (2101) 25th European Youth Rapid & Blitz Chess Championship | Rapid | O10 · rapid | L |
| 2026-07-08 | Lev Jevglevski (1937) 25th European Youth Rapid & Blitz Chess Championship | Rapid | O10 · rapid | W |
| 2026-07-08 | Wiktor Stankowski (1973) 25th European Youth Rapid & Blitz Chess Championship | Rapid | O10 · rapid | W |
Data: FIDE rating list (October 2026 list; national ranks count active players) and tournament games broadcast on Lichess since 2020 (open data, CC0). Results are matched to FIDE players by name or FIDE ID and may be incomplete. This page shows public chess results only. Is this you and you want the page removed? Email chessmoose1@gmail.com and we remove it.