He, Samuel

Samuel He, a 28-year-old American player, is rated 2160 and sitting in the top 5% of players worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +24 Elo over the past 12 months. 17 rated games in the past year (≈11/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 13th Annual Reno Larry Evans Memorial Open, 35th Annual North American Open - U2300, and 75th Oregon Open - 2000 and Over. Also played 1 rapid (including 2025 Washington Open Carlsen Rapid - Kasparov (1600 and Over)) and 1 blitz events (including 2025 Washington Open Ignacio Perez Memorial Blitz - Nakamura (1600 and Over)) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 49 months (2019–2023, COVID-19 included) and 15 months (2024–2025). His peak of 2201 was reached at age 18 (Jul 2016).

At junior level, he reached #33, #22 and #42 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.