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Hoekman, Samuel
🇨🇦FIDE 2632306· Male· Canada· Born in 2006
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Samuel Hoekman, a 20-year-old Canadian player, is rated 1980 — just 14 short of his peak of 1994 (Apr 2025, age 19). He has held steady between 1950 and 2000 for 19 months. 59 rated games in the past year (≈56/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Alberta Open Premier, 2026 January NM Norm Swiss O2000, and 2026 Canadian University Chess Championship Crown. Also played 1 blitz event (including 2026 Edmonton Easter Chess Festival - Blitz) recently.
At junior level, he reached #17, #16 and #12 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
1980
Standard
Rpd—·Blz2012
All-time high
1994
−14 pts below
Apr 2025 · age 19
Apr 2025 · age 19
Activity
70
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
59 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#30,787
#30,787 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2025
17th Canadian U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1994
Apr 2025
All-time peak 1994
at age 19 · −14 from today
Apr 2025
Best 12-month gain (+262 Elo)
1718 → 1980
Feb 2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2025
2024
16th Canadian U18 player
at age 18 · rated 1992
Dec 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 18
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+6
1974 → 1980
Tournaments
15
61 games
Score
35/ 6157.4%
26W18D17L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
15 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 3.5/5 | #6 | 2017 | +10.2 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4/5 | #6 | 2039 | +13.0 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2/4 | #14 | — | -11.6 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1.5/3 | #7 | 1996 | +3.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2.5/5 | #33 | — | -11.4 |
Knockout | Jan 2026 | 1.5/4 | QF | 1967 | -0.8 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #43 | 2577 | -14.8 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3.5/5 | #2 | 2298 | +24.2 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 0.5/5 | #28 | 1709 | -28.6 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3.5/5 | #3 | 2065 | +12.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsYash DarvekarCM
🇨🇦CAN·2093
+4 −4 =2
10 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsTymur KeleberdaIM
🇨🇦CAN·2358
+0 −6 =2
8 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsParis Dorn
🇨🇦CAN·1937
+2 −4 =2
8 games·last met Jan 2025
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vsAmir Mohammad Bahmani
🇨🇦CAN·2298
+2 −5 =0
7 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsMike Zeggelaar
🇨🇦CAN·1849
+3 −3 =1
7 games·last met Apr 2026
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Rankings
/
Canada
#221
out of 1,900 players
Americas
#3,258
in continent
World
#30,786
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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