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Chow, Samuel

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FIDEFIDE 3202992· Male· Australia· Born in 1987

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Samuel Chow, a 39-year-old Australian FIDE Master, is rated 2358 — just 13 short of his peak of 2371 (May 2025, age 38) and ranked 13th among Australian players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He is currently in the 2350–2400 range. 11 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include 2025-26 4NCL Division 1 Rounds 7-8, 2025-26 4NCL Division 1 Rounds 5-6, and 2025-26 4NCL Division 1 Rounds 3-4. Also played 1 rapid event recently. He had 3 career breaks: 14 months (2005–2006), 62 months (2010–2015) and 17 months (2016–2017). He reached Australian #9 in Sep 2025.

Awarded FM in 2015 (age 28). Earned IM norms at Queenstown Chess Classic 2009 and 2023-24 4NCL Division 1 Rounds 9-11. At junior level, he reached #2, #6, #1 and #1 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.

Current rating

2358

Standard

Rpd2344·Blz2352

All-time high

2371

−13 pts below
May 2025 · age 38

Activity

16

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#13

#13 · Australian players · of 1,878

Career timeline

18 entries
2025
Peak Australian rank: #9
at age 38 · rated 2370
Sep 2025
All-time peak 2371
at age 38 · −18 from today
May 2025
2016
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 2327 → returned at 2317
Jun 2016
2015
FM title awardedFM
at age 28
Jun 2015
Re-crossed 2300
at age 28
Jun 2015
2010
Inactive for 62 months
paused at 2287 → returned at 2307
Mar 2010

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Vladyslav LarkinIM 2,491
2025-26 4NCL Division 1 Rounds 9-11 · May 2026 · +3.7 Elo
Evolution
-12
2370 → 2358
Tournaments
5
11 games
Score
5/ 1145.5%
2W6D3L

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2025-26 4NCL Division 1 Rounds 9-11
Team
May 20261.5/3#452412+5.4
2025-26 4NCL Division 1 Rounds 7-8
Team
Mar 20261/2#362389+2.0
2025-26 4NCL Division 1 Rounds 5-6
Team
Feb 20261.5/2#392483+7.0
2025-26 4NCL Division 1 Rounds 3-4
Team
Jan 20260/2#931556-20.4
2025-26 4NCL Division 1 Rounds 1-2
Team
Nov 20251/2#382268-5.6
Worst Elo result: 2025-26 4NCL Division 1 Rounds 3-4 (-20.4 Elo, finished #93).

Rankings

/
Australia
#13
out of 2,432 players
Asia-Pacific
#523
in continent
World
#2,514
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Australia
1
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3
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2,510
4
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2,506
5
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2,460
6
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2,423
7
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2,409
8
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2,399
9
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2,389
10
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2,385
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13🇦🇺Chow, Samuel2,358
Asia-Pacific
1
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2,777
1
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2,777
3
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2,761
4
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2,753
5
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2,739
6
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2,738
7
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2,735
8
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2,733
9
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2,732
10
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2,731
...
523🇦🇺Chow, Samuel2,358
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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2,777
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
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2,753
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2514🇦🇺Chow, Samuel2,358