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Smylie, Sam

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FIDEFIDE 2528045· Male· Ireland· Born in 2005

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Sam Smylie, a 21-year-old Irish player, is rated 1610. He has fluctuated between 1570 and 1656 over the past 2 years. 34 rated games in the past year (≈19/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 6th 4NCL Easter Congress Under 1700, Williamson Shield 2026, and Ulster Masters Chess Championship u1700. Also played 2 rapid (including Lisburn Chess Club City Championship 2025) and 4 blitz events (including Belfast Blitz Championship 2025) recently. His peak of 1656 was reached at age 20 (Jun 2025).

At junior level, he reached #27 nationally in U20.

Current rating

1610

Standard

Rpd1616·Blz1689

All-time high

1656

−46 pts below
Jun 2025 · age 20

Activity

18

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

34 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#142,583

#142,583 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

8 entries
2026
Re-crossed 1600
at age 21
May 2026
2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 20
Oct 2025
All-time peak 1656
at age 20 · −46 from today
Jun 2025
2024
27th Irish U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1633
Dec 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 19
Dec 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 19
Dec 2024

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
City of Belfast Classic Championship 2025 vol2
perf 1870 (+214) · 3/5 · #16
Top opponent
vs Mark Robinson 1,754
Ulster Championships 2025 · Aug 2025 · +28.9 Elo
Evolution
-46
1656 → 1610
Tournaments
13
46 games
Score
20/ 4643.5%
17W6D23L

Last 12 months — tournaments

top 10 of 13
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
6th 4NCL Easter Congress Under 1700
Open Swiss
Apr 20266/4#11—+40.0
Williamson Shield 2026
Open Swiss
Jan 20261/2#321776-10.0
Ulster Masters Chess Championship u1700
Swiss
Nov 20251/2#141642-17.4
Lisburn October Classic
Swiss
Oct 20252/3#51917+4.6
The Martin Johnston Summer League Rounds 15-18
Swiss
Sep 20251/1#122386-9.2
Worst Elo result: Ulster Chess Union Summer Tournament 2025 Rounds 5-9 (-57.6 Elo, finished #12).

Rankings

/
Ireland
#786
out of 1,228 players
Europe
#95,927
in continent
World
#142,573
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Ireland
1
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2,459
2
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2,418
3
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2,388
4
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2,357
5
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2,354
6
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2,344
7
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2,338
8
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2,320
9
🇮🇪Venkatesan, KavinFollow Kavin VenkatesanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,297
10
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2,296
...
786🇮🇪Smylie, Sam1,610
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
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2,767
3
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
3
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
8
🇦🇿Mamedyarov, ShakhriyarFollow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
10
🇹🇷Erdogmus, Yagiz KaanFollow Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,708
...
95927🇮🇪Smylie, Sam1,610
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
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2,753
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142573🇮🇪Smylie, Sam1,610