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Samuel, Caleb
CM🇿🇦FIDE 14310546· Male· South Africa· Born in 1998
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Caleb Samuel, a 28-year-old South African Candidate Master, is rated 1859 — his current career high. He plays occasionally (3 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 16 months (2017–2018), 47 months (2019–2023, COVID-19 included) and 24 months (2023–2025). Recent appearances: Cape Town Chess Federation Club League 2025 (B) and Cape Town Chess Federation Club League 2025 (A).
Awarded CM in 2015 (age 17). At junior level, he reached #8, #4 and #18 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
1859
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1859
at best
Nov 2025 · age 27
Nov 2025 · age 27
Activity
2
games / yr avg.
3 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#58,893
#58,893 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2025
All-time peak 1859
at age 27
Nov 2025
2024
Crossed 1800
at age 26
Mar 2024
2023
Inactive for 24 months
paused at 1759 → returned at 1859
Oct 2023
2020
52nd South African 20-35 player
at age 22 · rated 1753
Sep 2020
2019
Inactive for 47 months
paused at 1753 → returned at 1759
Oct 2019
2017
8th South African U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1750
Oct 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+4
1855 → 1859
Tournaments
2
3 games
Score
2.5/ 383.3%
2W1D0L
Top 2 wins
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Jul 2025 | 0.5/1 | #99 | 1732 | -3.4 |
Team | Jul 2025 | 2/2 | #100 | 2406 | +7.8 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#151
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#1,838
in continent
World
#58,892
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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