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Sambell, David

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FIDEFIDE 3258246· Male· Australia· Born in 1965

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David Sambell, a 61-year-old Australian player, is rated 1471. He has slipped back 89 Elo over the past 12 months. 13 rated games in the past year (≈16/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Autumn Classical, 2026 SACA Australia Day Weekender, and 2025 SACA December Classical. His peak of 1641 was reached at age 59 (Dec 2024).

Current rating

1471

Standard

Rpd1531·Blz—

All-time high

1641

−170 pts below
Dec 2024 · age 59

Activity

14

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#195,401

#195,401 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

9 entries
2026
60th Australian 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 1478
Jan 2026
2025
47th Australian 55-60 player
at age 60 · rated 1641
Feb 2025
Best 12-month gain (+439 Elo)
1202 → 1641
Feb 2025
2024
All-time peak 1641
at age 59 · −170 from today
Dec 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 59
Nov 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 59
Nov 2024

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Paul Pilowsky 1,701
2025 SA Kings Birthday Weekender · Jun 2025 · +28.8 Elo
Evolution
-89
1560 → 1471
Tournaments
5
25 games
Score
9/ 2536.0%
9W0D16L
Top 2 wins
1.[W]vsPaul Pilowsky1,701·2025 SA Kings Birthday Weekender·R6·+28.8
2.[W]vsEmma Zuo1,465·2025 SA Checkmate Challengers·R3·+18.0

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 Autumn Classical
Swiss
Mar 20261/2#201796-11.2
2026 SACA Australia Day Weekender
Swiss
Jan 20260/1#291114-3.2
2025 SACA December Classical
Swiss
Dec 20252/2#232465-23.6
2025 SA Checkmate Challengers
Swiss
Jul 20253/4#151747-40.0
2025 SA Kings Birthday Weekender
Swiss
Jun 20253/4#321828-26.4
Worst Elo result: 2025 SA Checkmate Challengers (-40.0 Elo, finished #15).

Rankings

/
Australia
#1,648
out of 2,392 players
Asia-Pacific
#42,054
in continent
World
#195,296
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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Asia-Pacific
1
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2
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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2
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