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Karle, Sam

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FIDEFIDE 16290089· Male· Germany· Born in 2008

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Sam Karle, a 18-year-old German player, is rated 2204 — his current career high and sitting in the top 3% of German players under 18, and in the top 4% worldwide. He is on a breakout run, having gained +114 Elo over the past 12 months. 23 rated games in the past year (≈17/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 36. Staufer Open A, 19. Int. Deizisauer Herbstopen 2025 A, and 3. Horber Pfingstgambit. Also played 2 blitz events (including Wuerttembergische Einzel-Meisterschaft - Blitz 2026) recently.

At junior level, he reached #23, #20 and #89 nationally in U18, U16 and U14.

Current rating

2204

Standard

Rpd1991·Blz2145

All-time high

2204

at best
Feb 2026 · age 18

Activity

27

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

Top 3%

#28 · German players under 18 · of 790

Career timeline

11 entries
2026
23rd German U18 player
at age 18 · rated 2204
Feb 2026
Crossed 2200
at age 18
Feb 2026
All-time peak 2204
at age 18
Feb 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2100
at age 17
Jul 2025
100 career games
at age 17
Jul 2025
2024
20th German U16 player
at age 16 · rated 2124
Aug 2024

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Best result
36. Staufer Open A
perf 2263 (+59) · 5/9 · #99
Top opponent
vs Vadym PetrovskiyIM 2,433
36. Staufer Open A · Jan 2026 · +11.6 Elo
Evolution
+48
2156 → 2204
Tournaments
2
16 games
Score
9.5/ 1659.4%
7W5D4L
Top 3 wins
1.[D]vsVadym PetrovskiyIM2,433·36. Staufer Open A·R1·+11.6
2.[W]vsRainer Krauss1,977·19. Int. Deizisauer Herbstopen 2025 A·R7·+10.8
3.[W]vsTamila Trunz2,025·36. Staufer Open A·R3·+10.5
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsNils Wurmbauer2,030·19. Int. Deizisauer Herbstopen 2025 A·R6·-26.6
2.[L]vsCedric ChassardFM2,300·36. Staufer Open A·R9·-14.6
3.[L]vsBennet BiastochFM2,322·36. Staufer Open A·R7·-13.5

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
36. Staufer Open A
Open Swiss
Jan 20265/9#992263+54.0
19. Int. Deizisauer Herbstopen 2025 A
Open Swiss
Oct 20254.5/7#232134-5.6

Most-Played Opponents

vsKevin Narr
🇩🇪GER·2059
+2 −2 =2
6 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsRudolf Wilhelm BraeuningFM
🇩🇪GER·2167
+3 −2 =1
6 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsHolger NamysloFM
🇩🇪GER·2077
+1 −2 =2
5 games·last met Mar 2025
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Rankings

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Germany
#822
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#5,564
in continent
World
#7,969
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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6
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7
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822🇩🇪Karle, Sam2,204
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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World
1
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2
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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