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Zhang, Samuel

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FIDEFIDE 30942993· Male· Canada· Born in 2005

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Samuel Zhang, a 21-year-old Canadian player, is rated 2123 — just 21 short of his peak of 2144 (Mar 2025, age 20) and sitting in the top 6% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2100 and 2150 for 2 years. 19 rated games in the past year (≈21/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Reading Week Open - Crown, 2026 Canadian University Chess Championship Crown, and 2026 Pan-American Intercollegiate Championship. He reached Canadian #87 in Sep 2024.

Competes for Canada since Mar 2024. At junior level, he reached #7, #11, #9 and #10 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.

Current rating

2123

Standard

Rpd2121·Blz1906

All-time high

2144

−21 pts below
Mar 2025 · age 20

Activity

22

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

19 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

Top 6%

#13,388 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

16 entries
2025
All-time peak 2144
at age 20 · −21 from today
Mar 2025
2024
Peak Canadian rank: #87
at age 19 · rated 2141
Sep 2024
7th Canadian U20 player
at age 19 · rated 2141
Aug 2024
Best 12-month gain (+259 Elo)
1882 → 2141
Aug 2024
Crossed 2100
at age 19
May 2024
Switched federation: USA → CAN
at age 19
Mar 2024

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Best result
2026 Pan-American Intercollegiate Championship
perf 2400 (+260) · 3.5/5 · #78
Top opponent
vs Koustav ChatterjeeGM 2,488
2026 Pan-American Intercollegiate Championship · Jan 2026 · +7.6 Elo
Evolution
-21
2144 → 2123
Tournaments
5
22 games
Score
12/ 2254.5%
11W2D9L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsEric QianCM2,047·2026 Reading Week Open - Crown·R5·-12.2
2.[L]vsCindy QiaoWFM2,065·2025 Hart House Club Championships·R3·-11.4
3.[L]vsLarry Yang2,110·2026 Reading Week Open - Crown·R4·-10.5

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 Ontario Open Crown
Swiss
May 20260/1#401653-2.6
2026 Reading Week Open - Crown
Swiss
Feb 20262/5#212040-14.2
2026 Canadian University Chess Championship Crown
Open Swiss
Jan 20263.5/5#8—+8.2
2026 Pan-American Intercollegiate Championship
Open Swiss
Jan 20263.5/5#782400+16.4
2025 Hart House Club Championships
Swiss
Oct 20253/3#102506-29.4
Worst Elo result: 2025 Hart House Club Championships (-29.4 Elo, finished #10).

Rankings

/
Canada
#97
out of 1,900 players
Americas
#1,404
in continent
World
#13,388
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Canada
1
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3
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4
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5
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6
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6
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8
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9
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10
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97🇨🇦Zhang, Samuel2,123
Americas
1
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2,792
1
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3
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4
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2,742
5
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2,732
6
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2,724
7
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7
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9
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2,656
10
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2,653
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1404🇨🇦Zhang, Samuel2,123
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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4
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6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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9
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13388🇨🇦Zhang, Samuel2,123