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Shepherd, Samuel
🇦🇺FIDE 3267717· Male· Australia· Born in 2007
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Samuel Shepherd, a 19-year-old Australian player, is rated 1834. He has held steady between 1800 and 1850 for 6 months. 35 rated games in the past year (≈53/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 MCC City of Melbourne Open Round 1, 2026 MCC ANZAC Day Weekender, and 2026 O2C Doeberl Cup Major. Also played 2 rapid (including 2025 MCC Allegro Championship) and 7 blitz events (including 2026 Melbourne International Open - Blitz) recently. His peak of 1881 was reached at age 18 (Dec 2025).
At junior level, he reached #24, #15 and #33 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
1834
Standard
Rpd1660·Blz1841
All-time high
1881
−47 pts below
Dec 2025 · age 18
Dec 2025 · age 18
Activity
52
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
32 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#66,011
#66,011 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2026
24th Australian U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1837
Jan 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2026
2025
All-time peak 1881
at age 18 · −47 from today
Dec 2025
15th Australian U18 player
at age 18 · rated 1869
Feb 2025
Best 12-month gain (+306 Elo)
1563 → 1869
Feb 2025
100 career games
at age 18
Feb 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-26
1860 → 1834
Tournaments
7
37 games
Score
17.5/ 3747.3%
18W10D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3/4 | #5 | 1948 | +14.0 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #20 | 1565 | -6.4 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3/4 | #30 | 2009 | +0.2 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/7 | #32 | 1816 | -1.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/6 | #21 | 1774 | -8.8 |
Round-Robin | Dec 2025 | 1.5/5 | #5 | 1716 | -43.6 |
Round-Robin | Nov 2025 | 1.5/2 | #3 | 2062 | +21.2 |
Worst Elo result: 2025 MCC Bob Brooking Round Robin 2 Rounds 5-7 plus postponed (-43.6 Elo, finished #5).
Most-Played Opponents
vsJesse ZafirakosCM
🇦🇺AUS·2124
+0 −10 =0
10 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsKai Jie SooFM
🇦🇺AUS·2289
+0 −6 =2
8 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsRuben Nowak
🇦🇺AUS·1665
+4 −2 =1
7 games·last met Jul 2024
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vsMichael Stolyarov
🇦🇺AUS·1945
+1 −6 =0
7 games·last met Jul 2024
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vsRuthvik R
🇮🇳IND·1688
+1 −5 =0
6 games·last met Apr 2026
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Rankings
/
Australia
#365
out of 2,432 players
Asia-Pacific
#7,917
in continent
World
#66,010
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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