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Lema, Samwel Amos
🇹🇿FIDE 21602557· Male· Tanzania· Born in 2001
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Samwel Amos Lema, a 25-year-old player, is rated 1662. He has fluctuated between 1662 and 1693 over the past 2 years. 14 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include TANZANIA NATIONAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2026 - OPEN, 1st Urafiki Gambit (Poland-Tanzania Friendship Chess Tournament), and 5th JORDAN OPEN. Also played 2 rapid events (including Turniej o Puchar Koziolka Lubelskiego (FIDE)) recently. His peak of 1693 was reached at age 25 (May 2026, #13 nationally at the time).
Current rating
1662
Standard
Rpd1412·Blz—
All-time high
1693
−31 pts below
May 2026 · age 25
May 2026 · age 25
Activity
12
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#123,695
#123,695 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
6 entries2026
All-time peak 1693
at age 25 · −31 from today
May 2026
Peak national rank: #13
at age 25 · rated 1692
Apr 2026
Crossed 1600
at age 25
Mar 2026
Crossed 1500
at age 25
Mar 2026
Crossed 1400
at age 25
Mar 2026
First FIDE rating
1674 · at age 25
Mar 2026
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
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Tournaments
3
18 games
Score
8.5/ 1847.2%
7W3D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsShedrack Lusako1,808·1st Urafiki Gambit (Poland-Tanzania Friendship Chess Tournament)·R2·-12.6
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3/4 | #21 | 2023 | -30.8 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3/4 | #5 | 1686 | 0.0 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2.5/1 | #6 | 1504 | 0.0 |
Rankings
/
Tanzania
#22
out of 44 players
Africa
#4,887
in continent
World
#123,689
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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