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Copeland, Samuel

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FIDEFIDE 2007347· Male· United States of America· Born in 1985

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Samuel Copeland, a 41-year-old American player, is rated 2074 and sitting in the top 8% of players worldwide. He has slipped back 30 Elo over the past 12 months. 17 rated games in the past year (≈11/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Spring Southeastern FIDE - Championship, 2025 U.S. Masters, and 2025 Carolinas Classic - Championship. Also played 2 blitz events (including 3rd GreenPawn Showdown) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 12 months (2012–2013), 12 months (2019–2020) and 43 months (2020–2023, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2198 was reached at age 27 (Sep 2012).

Current rating

2074

Standard

Rpd—·Blz2137

All-time high

2198

−124 pts below
Sep 2012 · age 27

Activity

20

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

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

Signature stat

Top 8%

#17,969 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

14 entries
2026
20th American 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 2108
Mar 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2100
at age 40
Feb 2025
2023
24th American 35-40 player
at age 38 · rated 2163
Dec 2023
Best 12-month gain (+31 Elo)
2132 → 2163
Dec 2023
100 career games
at age 38
Dec 2023
2020
Inactive for 43 months
paused at 2132 → returned at 2124
Feb 2020

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Tamas PetenyiIM 2,260
2025 U.S. Masters · Nov 2025 · +4.1 Elo
Evolution
-34
2108 → 2074
Tournaments
2
13 games
Score
6/ 1346.2%
4W4D5L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsSullivan Mcconnell2,258·2025 U.S. Masters·R7·+14.1
2.[W]vsShriyan Vuyyuru2,006·2025 U.S. Masters·R5·+7.1
3.[W]vsAntony Gospodinov1,988·2025 U.S. Masters·R6·+6.7

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 Spring Southeastern FIDE - Championship
Swiss
Mar 20261.5/4#361765-34.4
2025 U.S. Masters
Open Swiss
Nov 20254.5/9#10021110.0
Worst Elo result: 2026 Spring Southeastern FIDE - Championship (-34.4 Elo, finished #36).

Rankings

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United States of America
#539
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#1,876
in continent
World
#17,969
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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United States of America
1
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4
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5
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6
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7
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2,696
7
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9
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10
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539🇺🇸Copeland, Samuel2,074
Americas
1
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2,792
1
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3
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2,753
4
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2,742
5
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2,732
6
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2,724
7
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2,696
7
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2,696
9
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2,656
10
🇺🇸Robson, RayFollow Ray RobsonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,653
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1876🇺🇸Copeland, Samuel2,074
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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4
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6
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7
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8
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9
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9
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