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Saminskij, Jan
🇨🇭FIDE 1346962· Male· Switzerland· Born in 2012
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Jan Saminskij, a 14-year-old Swiss player, is rated 2234 and ranked 82nd among players worldwide under 14, and in the top 3% worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2021 and 2283 over the past 2 years. 117 rated games in the past year (≈60/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SMM NLA 2026 round 2, SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Promotion, and grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open. Also played 2 rapid events (including U16 Qualification Basel Rapid) recently. His peak of 2283 was reached at age 13 (Oct 2025, Swiss #51 at the time).
At junior level, he reached World #57 in U14, World #22 in U12, World #53 in U8 and #2 nationally in U10.
Current rating
2234
Standard
Rpd2214·Blz—
All-time high
2283
−49 pts below
Oct 2025 · age 13
Oct 2025 · age 13
Activity
98
games / yr avg. · ≈8/mo
98 past 12 mo · ≈8/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#82
#82 · players worldwide under 14 · of 20,060
Career timeline
16 entries2026
Re-crossed 2200
at age 14
Jun 2026
57th U14 player worldwide
at age 14 · rated 2232
Feb 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2200
at age 13
Dec 2025
Peak Swiss rank: #51
at age 13 · rated 2283
Oct 2025
All-time peak 2283
at age 13 · −49 from today
Oct 2025
Re-crossed 2200
at age 13
Sep 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+4
2230 → 2234
Tournaments
24
103 games
Score
61/ 10359.2%
45W35D23L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
18 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Jun 2026 | 2/2 | #1 | 2860 | +23.6 |
Team | May 2026 | 2/3 | #27 | 2457 | +43.2 |
Swiss | May 2026 | 6/7 | #1 | 2278 | +31.6 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4.5/7 | #20 | 2192 | +16.0 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #49 | 2256 | +0.8 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #120 | 1510 | -16.0 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/9 | #513 | 2109 | -63.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #79 | 1515 | -15.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #351 | 3017 | +18.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4.5/9 | #138 | 2213 | -7.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMihaly Koehalmi-Szabo
🇨🇭SUI·2222
+2 −3 =3
8 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsDimitri Aeschbacher
🇨🇭SUI·2106
+2 −1 =4
7 games·last met May 2026
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vsMaximilian Pfaltz
🇨🇭SUI·2038
+4 −1 =2
7 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsColin FedererFM
🇨🇭SUI·2355
+0 −5 =2
7 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsJulian Sutter
🇨🇭SUI·1946
+3 −0 =2
5 games·last met May 2025
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Rankings
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Switzerland
#85
out of 3,528 players
Europe
#4,458
in continent
World
#6,486
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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