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Smith, Sam
🇦🇺FIDE 3260518· Male· Australia· Born in 2008
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Sam Smith, a 18-year-old Australian player, is rated 1590 — just 1 short of his peak of 1591 (Nov 2025, age 17). He is progressing steadily with +78 Elo over the past 12 months. 23 rated games in the past year (≈20/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2025 SA Hosworth Foundation High Flyers, 2025 SA City of Adelaide Championship Rounds 7-9, and 2025 SA City of Adelaide Championship Rounds 3-6. Also played 1 blitz event (including 2025 SACA The Mdinaradze Mega Bleetz) recently.
At junior level, he reached #66 and #98 nationally in U18 and U16.
Current rating
1590
Standard
Rpd1512·Blz1470
All-time high
1591
−1 pts below
Nov 2025 · age 17
Nov 2025 · age 17
Activity
19
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#150,820
#150,820 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2025
66th Australian U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1591
Dec 2025
All-time peak 1591
at age 17 · −1 from today
Nov 2025
2024
98th Australian U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1532
Apr 2024
Best 12-month gain (+458 Elo)
1074 → 1532
Apr 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 16
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 16
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+14
1576 → 1590
Tournaments
4
18 games
Score
8/ 1844.4%
9W2D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5/6 | #4 | 1803 | +25.6 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 0/1 | #27 | 863 | -15.6 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2/4 | #17 | 1694 | +26.4 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 1/2 | #11 | 1801 | +22.4 |
Rankings
/
Australia
#1,213
out of 2,432 players
Asia-Pacific
#25,075
in continent
World
#150,805
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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