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Jukes, Sam

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FIDEFIDE 1803182· Male· Wales· Born in 1993

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Sam Jukes, a 33-year-old player, is rated 1898. He has slipped back 77 Elo over the past 12 months. 71 rated games in the past year (≈49/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Welsh Championship, Reykjavik Open 2026, and 2025-26 4NCL Division 4 Rounds 7-8. Also played 2 rapid (including 2025 Welsh Rapidplay Championship) and 3 blitz events (including UK Open Blitz Qualifier) recently. His peak of 2002 was reached at age 32 (Jun 2025, #24 nationally at the time).

At junior level, he reached #5 nationally in U20.

Current rating

1898

Standard

Rpd1946·Blz1887

All-time high

2002

−104 pts below
Jun 2025 · age 32

Activity

64

games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo

71 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#48,653

#48,653 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

12 entries
2025
Peak national rank: #24
at age 32 · rated 2002
Jun 2025
Crossed 2000
at age 32
Jun 2025
All-time peak 2002
at age 32 · −104 from today
Jun 2025
2024
500 career games
at age 31
Oct 2024
2020
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 1871 → returned at 1846
Mar 2020
2019
Best 12-month gain (+174 Elo)
1740 → 1914
Jan 2019

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
Reykjavik Open 2026
perf 2043 (+118) · 4.5/6 · #298
Top opponent
vs Andy BaertFM 2,117
Reykjavik Open 2026 · Mar 2026 · +15.0 Elo
Evolution
-104
2002 → 1898
Tournaments
19
71 games
Score
34.5/ 7148.6%
27W15D29L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsAndy BaertFM2,117·Reykjavik Open 2026·R8·+15.0
2.[W]vsAlice O`Gorman2,023·2025-26 4NCL Division 4 Rounds 7-8·R1·+12.7
3.[W]vsJoe Fathallah1,969·South Wales Winter Open·R4·+11.8
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsNaveen Daniel George1,650·2025 South Wales Autumn Open·R4·-16.0
2.[L]vsOlafur Sindri Helgason1,699·Reykjavik Open 2026·R2·-15.7
3.[L]vsRayyan Mussa1,688·2025 South Wales Autumn Open·R1·-15.3

Last 12 months — tournaments

top 10 of 16
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 Welsh Championship
Swiss
Apr 20260/2#271152-19.0
Reykjavik Open 2026
Open Swiss
Mar 20264.5/6#2982043-8.8
2025-26 4NCL Division 4 Rounds 7-8
Team
Mar 20262/2#152794+24.8
2026 Welsh Spring Open
Open Swiss
Mar 20263/5#91861-4.0
2026 WCPL Rd 3
Team
Feb 20261/1#72697+9.4
Worst Elo result: 2025 British Championship: AM Open (-28.8 Elo, finished #35).

Rankings

/
Wales
#55
out of 269 players
Europe
#35,818
in continent
World
#48,653
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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