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Minor, Samuel
🇩🇪FIDE 24616389· Male· Germany· Born in 1988
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Samuel Minor, a 38-year-old German player, is rated 2166 and sitting in the top 5% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2150 and 2200 for 21 months. 17 rated games in the past year (≈25/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open, Oberliga Sued-West 2025-2026 Februar 2026, and 34. Wiesbadener Schlosspark-Open 2025. His peak of 2263 was reached at age 29 (Dec 2017).
At junior level, he reached #21, #31 and #27 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
2166
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2263
−97 pts below
Dec 2017 · age 29
Dec 2017 · age 29
Activity
32
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
17 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 5%
#10,150 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
17 entries2024
500 career games
at age 36
Jul 2024
59th German 35-40 player
at age 36 · rated 2234
Apr 2024
2023
Re-crossed 2200
at age 35
Sep 2023
2020
Inactive for 24 months
paused at 2253 → returned at 2251
Apr 2020
2017
All-time peak 2263
at age 29 · −97 from today
Dec 2017
Best 12-month gain (+77 Elo)
2171 → 2248
Apr 2017
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
-20
2186 → 2166
Tournaments
4
18 games
Score
10/ 1855.6%
8W4D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/9 | #347 | 2128 | -10.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #115 | 1365 | -10.6 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0/1 | #76 | 1431 | -8.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5/6 | #32 | 2336 | +11.2 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#1,091
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#7,226
in continent
World
#10,150
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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