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DRISCOLL, Samuel
🇿🇦FIDE 14346885· Male· South Africa· Born in 2013
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Samuel Driscoll, a 13-year-old South African player, is rated 1670. He is progressing steadily with +50 Elo over the past 12 months. 35 rated games in the past year (≈18/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include NMBCU Trials 6 2026 (U16), 2026 NMBCU Trials 3 (U14), and EC Open 2026 (U8-U14 Boys). His peak of 1733 was reached at age 13 (May 2026).
At junior level, he reached #11, #3 and #2 nationally in U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
1670
Standard
Rpd1567·Blz1577
All-time high
1733
−63 pts below
May 2026 · age 13
May 2026 · age 13
Activity
21
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
33 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#120,738
#120,738 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2026
All-time peak 1733
at age 13 · −63 from today
May 2026
11th South African U14 player
at age 13 · rated 1723
Jan 2026
2025
3rd South African U12 player
at age 12 · rated 1725
Oct 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 12
Jun 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+346 Elo)
1222 → 1568
Nov 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 11
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+33
1637 → 1670
Tournaments
9
51 games
Score
39.5/ 5177.5%
37W5D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsTshimologo Matima1,416·2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U14 Open Championship)·R5·-34.2
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 3.5/4 | #9 | 1860 | -63.2 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/3 | #2 | 2271 | +23.2 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6/2 | #2 | 2394 | -13.6 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5/2 | #5 | 2319 | +20.0 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4.5/3 | #1 | 2299 | +33.2 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 2.5/4 | #32 | 1643 | -54.0 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 5/5 | #1 | 2342 | +30.0 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3.5/5 | #4 | 1799 | +37.6 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5/2 | #1 | 2241 | +19.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJaden CHIPUNZA
🇿🇦RSA·1555
+10 −5 =0
15 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsChelsea Jane NELL
🇿🇦RSA·1491
+5 −2 =3
10 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsNicholas Step
🇿🇦RSA·1522
+3 −4 =0
7 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsLiam Prinsloo
🇿🇦RSA·1421
+6 −0 =0
6 games·last met May 2026
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vsCiara ADAMS
🇿🇦RSA·1484
+5 −1 =0
6 games·last met Apr 2026
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Rankings
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South Africa
#600
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#4,747
in continent
World
#120,732
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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