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Sevian, Samuel

Sevian, Samuel

GM🇺🇸

FIDEFIDE 2040506· Male· United States of America· Born in 2000

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Samuel Sevian, a 26-year-old American Grandmaster, is rated 2696 — just 7 short of his peak of 2703 (May 2022, age 22) and ranked 7th among American players, and 34th worldwide. He has held steady between 2675 and 2700 for 7 months. 61 rated games in the past year (≈73/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include The American Cup 2026 - Open Champions Bracket, FIDE World Cup 2025, and 2025 US Championship. Also played 4 rapid (including FIDE World Rapid Championship 2025) and 6 blitz events (including FIDE World Blitz Championship 2025) recently. He reached World #31 in Jun 2022 and has been in the world top 100 for 86 months and counting (4 consecutive years on his current run).

Awarded GM in 2014 (age 14), IM in 2013 (age 13), and FM in 2013 (age 13). At junior level, he reached World #1 in U14, U12 and U10, World #3 in U20, World #2 in U18 and World #2 in U16.

Current rating

2696

Standard

Rpd2664·Blz2677

All-time high

2703

−7 pts below
May 2022 · age 22

Activity

45

games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo

61 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#7

#7 · American players · of 5,026
World top 100 since Sep 2021

Career timeline

29 entries
2026
86 months in world top 100 (ongoing)
longest streak 58 months · since Apr 2019
Jun 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2700
at age 25
Nov 2025
2023
Peak American rank: #6
at age 23 · rated 2696
Nov 2023
2022
Peak World rank: #31
at age 22 · rated 2703
Jun 2022
Crossed 2700
at age 22
May 2022
All-time peak 2703
at age 22 · −7 from today
May 2022

Standard rating history

Activity & highlights

Best result
2025 GCT Sinquefield Cup
perf 2758 (+66) · 4.5/9 · #7
Top opponent
vs Fabiano CaruanaGM 2,789
2025 US Championship · Oct 2025 · +1.2 Elo
Evolution
+13
2683 → 2696
Tournaments
5
43 games
Score
23.5/ 4354.7%
7W33D3L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsAndy WoodwardGM2,590·2025 US Championship·R5·-6.5
2.[L]vsYi WeiGM2,753·FIDE World Cup 2025·R10·-4.1
3.[L]vsErigaisi ArjunGM2,771·FIDE Grand Swiss 2025·R9·-4.0

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
The American Cup 2026 - Open Champions Bracket
Knockout
Mar 20262.5/4SF2835+8.2
FIDE World Cup 2025
Knockout
Nov 20253.5/8R642586-12.6
2025 US Championship
Round-Robin
Oct 20256/11#42715+2.8
FIDE Grand Swiss 2025
Open Swiss
Sep 20257/11#102726+5.5
2025 GCT Sinquefield Cup
Round-Robin
Aug 20254.5/9#72758+9.3

Most-Played Opponents

vsLevon AronianGM
🇺🇸USA·2724
+1 −12 =15
28 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsWesley SoGM
🇺🇸USA·2753
+3 −6 =16
25 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsRay RobsonGM
🇺🇸USA·2653
+6 −8 =10
24 games·last met Oct 2025
View head-to-head →
vsJeffery XiongGM
🇺🇸USA·2656
+5 −1 =17
23 games·last met Nov 2023
View head-to-head →
vsGrigoriy OparinGM
🇺🇸USA·2643
+7 −2 =9
18 games·last met Oct 2025
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Rankings

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United States of America
#7
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#7
in continent
World
#34
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
United States of America
1
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
1
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
3
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
4
🇺🇸Niemann, Hans MokeFollow Hans Moke NiemannTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,742
5
🇺🇸Dominguez Perez, LeinierFollow Leinier Dominguez PerezTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,732
6
🇺🇸Aronian, LevonFollow Levon AronianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,724
7
🇺🇸Liang, AwonderFollow Awonder LiangTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,696
72,696
9
🇺🇸Xiong, JefferyFollow Jeffery XiongTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,656
10
🇺🇸Robson, RayFollow Ray RobsonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,653
Americas
1
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
1
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
3
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
4
🇺🇸Niemann, Hans MokeFollow Hans Moke NiemannTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,742
5
🇺🇸Dominguez Perez, LeinierFollow Leinier Dominguez PerezTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,732
6
🇺🇸Aronian, LevonFollow Levon AronianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,724
7
🇺🇸Liang, AwonderFollow Awonder LiangTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,696
72,696
9
🇺🇸Xiong, JefferyFollow Jeffery XiongTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,656
10
🇺🇸Robson, RayFollow Ray RobsonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,653
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
2
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
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