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Sammons, Evan
🇺🇸FIDE 30974844· Male· United States of America· Born in 2006
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Evan Sammons, a 20-year-old American player, is rated 2304 — his current career high and sitting in the top 3% of American players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He is climbing fast, having gained +108 Elo over the past 12 months. 120 rated games in the past year (≈65/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include V Open Chess Menorca 2026, X Open Internacional de Ajedrez Semana Santa San Vicente del Raspeig 2026 A, and 4rd Gambit GM Closed Tournament 2026.
Earned IM norms at 18th Annual Philadelphia International 2025 and 2025 U.S. Masters. At junior level, he reached #16, #46 and #83 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
2304
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2304
at best
May 2026 · age 20
May 2026 · age 20
Activity
76
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
120 past 12 mo · ≈10/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#167 · American players · of 4,931
Career timeline
12 entries2026
16th American U20 player
at age 20 · rated 2304
May 2026
Crossed 2300
at age 20
May 2026
All-time peak 2304
at age 20
May 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2200
at age 19
Aug 2025
Crossed 2200
at age 19
Jan 2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2025
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+108
2196 → 2304
Tournaments
14
93 games
Score
53.5/ 9357.5%
42W23D28L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
14 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6/9 | #26 | 2449 | +46.2 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/9 | #175 | 2204 | -12.0 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 3/9 | #10 | 2290 | +3.8 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #49 | 2146 | -2.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5.5/9 | #19 | 2035 | -41.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2.5/3 | #20 | 2465 | +11.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #79 | 2392 | +2.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5.5/9 | #54 | 2460 | +47.8 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3.5/5 | #6 | 2143 | -9.6 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3.5/5 | #7 | 2286 | +10.8 |
Rankings
/
United States of America
#167
out of 5,411 players
Americas
#441
in continent
World
#3,955
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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