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Song, Samuel
🇨🇦FIDE 2621770· Male· Canada· Born in 2000
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Samuel Song, a 26-year-old Canadian player, is rated 2176 — just 6 short of his peak of 2182 (Oct 2016, age 16) and sitting in the top 4% of Canadian players, and in the top 4% worldwide. He has held steady between 2150 and 2200 for 2 years. 16 rated games in the past year (≈10/year long-term). Recent appearances: Japan Open 2025(Master Category) and 35th NATO Chess Championship 2025. Also played 1 blitz event (including 35th NATO Chess Championship 2025 - Blitz Tournament) recently. He took a 71-month break between Aug 2017 and Aug 2023. He reached Canadian #65 in May 2026.
At junior level, he reached #13, #6 and #6 nationally in U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
2176
Standard
Rpd—·Blz2138
All-time high
2182
−6 pts below
Oct 2016 · age 16
Oct 2016 · age 16
Activity
10
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#65 · Canadian players · of 1,682
Career timeline
13 entries2026
Peak Canadian rank: #65
at age 26 · rated 2176
May 2026
2025
100 career games
at age 25
Apr 2025
2019
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2019
2017
Inactive for 71 months
paused at 2138 → returned at 2145
Aug 2017
13th Canadian U18 player
at age 17 · rated 2182
Jan 2017
2016
Best 12-month gain (+163 Elo)
2019 → 2182
Dec 2016
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
+8
2168 → 2176
Tournaments
2
16 games
Score
9/ 1656.3%
7W4D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4.5/9 | #18 | 2188 | +1.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4.5/7 | #14 | 2194 | +7.0 |
Rankings
/
Canada
#65
out of 1,861 players
Americas
#1,027
in continent
World
#9,512
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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