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Taylor, Samuel
🇿🇦FIDE 14381940· Male· South Africa· Born in 2013
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Samuel Taylor, a 13-year-old South African player, is rated 1709. He has fluctuated between 1604 and 1743 over the past 2 years. 25 rated games in the past year (≈29/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 South African Junior Closed (U14 Boys), 2025 Mzansi Individual Championships (U14 Open), and COMMONWEALTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 - U12 Open Event. Also played 1 blitz event (including COMMONWEALTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 - Blitz Youth Event) recently. His peak of 1743 was reached at age 12 (May 2025).
At junior level, he reached #13 and #3 nationally in U14 and U12.
Current rating
1709
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1687
All-time high
1743
−34 pts below
May 2025 · age 12
May 2025 · age 12
Activity
28
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
22 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#106,659
#106,659 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2026
13th South African U14 player
at age 13 · rated 1709
May 2026
2025
3rd South African U12 player
at age 12 · rated 1743
May 2025
Best 12-month gain (+61 Elo)
1682 → 1743
May 2025
All-time peak 1743
at age 12 · −34 from today
May 2025
2024
Crossed 1600
at age 11
Jun 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 11
Jun 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+13
1696 → 1709
Tournaments
3
24 games
Score
16/ 2466.7%
10W12D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
1.[L]vsShaveen Nambiar Denashkumar1,454·COMMONWEALTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 - U12 Open Event·R1·-28.1
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 6.5/7 | #13 | 2086 | +47.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/6 | #1 | 1802 | +52.8 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4.5/9 | #14 | 1501 | -85.2 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#457
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#4,000
in continent
World
#106,656
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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