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Schmakel, Sam
IM🇺🇸FIDE 2039311· Male· United States of America· Born in 1996
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Sam Schmakel, a 30-year-old American International Master, is rated 2445 — just 12 short of his peak of 2457 (Sep 2023, age 27) and sitting in the top 1% of American players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2400 and 2450 for 8 months. 38 rated games in the past year (≈37/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 35th Annual North American Open, 9th Annual Sevan Memorial Tournament, and 2025 Illinois Open - Major. He reached American #56 in Jun 2025.
Awarded IM in 2018 (age 22) and FM in 2014 (age 18). Earned a GM norm at 16th annual Philadelphia International 2023. At junior level, he reached #9, #10, #19 and #35 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
2445
Standard
Rpd2327·Blz2356
All-time high
2457
−12 pts below
Sep 2023 · age 27
Sep 2023 · age 27
Activity
54
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
36 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 1%
#64 · American players · of 5,026
Career timeline
17 entries2025
Peak American rank: #56
at age 29 · rated 2456
Jun 2025
2024
500 career games
at age 28
Feb 2024
2023
All-time peak 2457
at age 27 · −20 from today
Sep 2023
2020
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 2435 → returned at 2417
Feb 2020
2018
IM title awardedIM
at age 22 · 2nd quarter Presidential Board 2018
Jul 2018
2017
Crossed 2400
at age 21
Aug 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-4
2449 → 2445
Tournaments
6
36 games
Score
25.5/ 3670.8%
21W9D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 5/7 | #47 | 2523 | +8.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5.5/9 | #25 | 2381 | -5.7 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2.5/3 | #14 | 2502 | +3.9 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6.5/9 | #2 | 2219 | -11.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4/5 | #1 | 2387 | +0.9 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 2/3 | #26 | 2085 | -6.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsNikola MitkovGM
🇲🇰MKD·2351
+2 −5 =2
9 games·last met Oct 2023
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vsAakaash Meduri
🇺🇸USA·2015
+6 −2 =0
8 games·last met Jan 2023
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vsMichael Auger
🇺🇸USA·2115
+5 −2 =1
8 games·last met Feb 2018
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vsAwonder LiangGM
🇺🇸USA·2696
+3 −2 =2
7 games·last met May 2026
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vsErik SantariusIM
🇺🇸USA·2326
+4 −1 =2
7 games·last met Feb 2018
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Rankings
/
United States of America
#64
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#133
in continent
World
#1,072
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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