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Smylie, Sam
🇮🇪FIDE 2528045· Male· Ireland· Born in 2005
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Sam Smylie, a 21-year-old Irish player, is rated 1610. He has slipped back 46 Elo over the past 12 months. 39 rated games in the past year (≈20/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 3 blitz events (including Belfast Blitz 2026 1 of 10) 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
Jun 2025 · age 20
Activity
20
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
34 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#143,163
#143,163 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2026
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
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-46
1656 → 1610
Tournaments
12
41 games
Score
18.5/ 4145.1%
15W7D19L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
12 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 2.5/5 | #21 | 1771 | +0.4 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6/4 | #11 | — | +40.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #32 | 1776 | -10.0 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | #14 | 1642 | -17.4 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2/3 | #5 | 1917 | +4.6 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 1/1 | #12 | 2386 | -9.2 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1/2 | #11 | 1750 | +3.0 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2/5 | #18 | 1760 | +33.6 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 1/2 | #5 | 1763 | -3.4 |
Team | Aug 2025 | 1/1 | #7 | 2322 | +13.6 |
Rankings
/
Ireland
#768
out of 1,228 players
Europe
#96,269
in continent
World
#143,153
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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