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Samuel Lini
🇧🇼FIDE 11329327· Male· Botswana· Born in 2005
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Samuel Lini, a 21-year-old player, is rated 1704 — his current career high. He is on a steady climb with +38 Elo over the past 12 months. 10 rated games in the past year. Recent appearances: 2025 Cracking Series International Chess Challenge-Section A and 2025 FIDE RATED BOTSWANA JUNIOR CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP - Open Section. He took a 13-month break between Mar 2024 and May 2025. He reached #86 nationally in May 2026.
At junior level, he reached #6 nationally in U20.
Current rating
1704
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1569
All-time high
1704
at best
Aug 2025 · age 20
Aug 2025 · age 20
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#108,251
#108,251 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
9 entries2026
Peak national rank: #86
at age 21 · rated 1704
May 2026
2025
6th U20 player nationally
at age 20 · rated 1704
Oct 2025
Best 12-month gain (+90 Elo)
1614 → 1704
Aug 2025
All-time peak 1704
at age 20
Aug 2025
2024
Crossed 1600
at age 19
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 19
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+38
1666 → 1704
Tournaments
2
13 games
Score
7.5/ 1357.7%
7W1D5L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsBlessings Motshabi1,732·2025 Cracking Series International Chess Challenge-Section A·R4·+21.6
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsMananga Moses1,697·2025 FIDE RATED BOTSWANA JUNIOR CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP - Open Section·R7·-20.4
2.[L]vsDarius Patlo Banda1,697·2025 Cracking Series International Chess Challenge-Section A·R6·-20.4
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3/6 | #12 | 1710 | +14.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4.5/4 | #7 | 2419 | +24.0 |
Rankings
/
Botswana
#86
out of 182 players
Africa
#4,085
in continent
World
#108,249
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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World
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