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Samuel, Raphael

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FIDEFIDE 1330012· Male· Switzerland· Born in 1965

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Raphael Samuel, a 61-year-old Swiss player, is rated 1708 — just 1 short of his peak of 1709 (May 2025, age 60). He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 68 months (2018–2024, COVID-19 included) and 13 months (2024–2025). Recent standard appearances include SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 1, SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 7, and SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 5-6.

Current rating

1708

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1709

−1 pts below
May 2025 · age 60

Activity

3

games / yr avg.

8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#106,803

#106,803 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

8 entries
2025
All-time peak 1709
at age 60 · −1 from today
May 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+199 Elo)
1503 → 1702
Mar 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 59
Mar 2024
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 1702 → returned at 1709
Mar 2024
2018
Crossed 1500
at age 53
Jun 2018
Crossed 1400
at age 53
Jun 2018

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Jeremy Duc 1,800
SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 1 · Mar 2026 · +25.2 Elo
Evolution
+5
1703 → 1708
Tournaments
7
11 games
Score
2.5/ 1122.7%
1W5D5L

Last 12 months — tournaments

7 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 1
Team
Mar 20261/1#812600+26.4
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 7
Team
Mar 20260.5/1#5811686+0.4
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 5-6
Team
Feb 20260.5/2#9911611-7.6
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 3
Team
Dec 20250.5/1#4861757+4.0
SSS Bern 2025
Open Swiss
Nov 20250/1#581089-10.4

Rankings

/
Switzerland
#1,998
out of 3,418 players
Europe
#75,190
in continent
World
#106,801
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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1998🇨🇭Samuel, Raphael1,708
Europe
1
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2
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3
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3
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5
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6
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7
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8
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2,717
8
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10
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World
1
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2,840
2
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3
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5
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6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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9
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10
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