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Malka, Samuel
FM🇫🇷FIDE 20643675· Male· France· Born in 1996
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Samuel Malka, a 30-year-old French FIDE Master, is rated 2235 and sitting in the top 2% of French players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He has held steady between 2200 and 2250 for 6 months. 34 rated games in the past year (≈48/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Team 2026 - Nationale 1 r3, 23emes Rencontres Nationales et Internationales d'Echecs - Grand Prix, and Tournoi ferme pour norme de MI de Creon 2025. Also played 1 rapid (including Rapide de la Metropole de Lyon 2025 Open A p1500 Elo) and 1 blitz events (including IV Torneo IRT Ajedrez y Playa) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 12 months (2016–2018) and 34 months (2018–2020, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2302 was reached at age 29 (Nov 2025).
Awarded FM in 2014 (age 18). At junior level, he reached #6, #5, #7, #7 and #24 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2235
Standard
Rpd2199·Blz2187
All-time high
2302
−67 pts below
Nov 2025 · age 29
Nov 2025 · age 29
Activity
60
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
34 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 2%
#300 · French players · of 17,422
Career timeline
28 entries2025
58th French 20-35 player
at age 29 · rated 2302
Nov 2025
Crossed 2300
at age 29
Nov 2025
All-time peak 2302
at age 29 · −67 from today
Nov 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2200
at age 28
Nov 2024
Re-crossed 2200
at age 28
Jun 2024
2023
Re-crossed 2200
at age 27
Dec 2023
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-37
2272 → 2235
Tournaments
5
26 games
Score
13.5/ 2651.9%
9W9D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsMahir TanejaFM1,985·23emes Rencontres Nationales et Internationales d'Echecs - Grand Prix·R8·-16.2
2.[L]vsSimon Hadida2,070·23emes Rencontres Nationales et Internationales d'Echecs - Grand Prix·R2·-14.4
3.[L]vsSylvain Eche2,074·23emes Rencontres Nationales et Internationales d'Echecs - Grand Prix·R4·-14.3
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #215 | 2109 | -5.0 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4/9 | #140 | 2015 | -62.0 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 2/2 | #31 | 3008 | +15.8 |
Round-Robin | Jul 2025 | 4.5/9 | #6 | 2341 | +17.8 |
Team | May 2025 | 2.5/5 | #128 | 2186 | -4.0 |
Worst Elo result: 23emes Rencontres Nationales et Internationales d'Echecs - Grand Prix (-62.0 Elo, finished #140).
Rankings
/
France
#300
out of 24,420 players
Europe
#4,444
in continent
World
#6,467
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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