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Wales, Sam

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FIDEFIDE 3272613· Male· Australia· Born in 2012

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Sam Wales, a 14-year-old Australian player, is rated 1581. He is on a steady climb with +46 Elo over the past 12 months. 29 rated games in the past year (≈24/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Australian Junior Championship U14 Open, 2025 MCC Greg Hjorth Open, and 2025 MCC Spring Classic. Also played 5 rapid (including 2025 MCC Allegro Championship) and 12 blitz events (including IV GAMBIT International Chess Blitz) recently. His peak of 1634 was reached at age 13 (Dec 2025).

At junior level, he reached #70 and #97 nationally in U14 and U12.

Current rating

1581

Standard

Rpd1511·Blz1577

All-time high

1634

−53 pts below
Dec 2025 · age 13

Activity

26

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

27 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#154,284

#154,284 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

9 entries
2026
70th Australian U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1634
Jan 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+192 Elo)
1442 → 1634
Dec 2025
All-time peak 1634
at age 13 · −53 from today
Dec 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 13
Oct 2025
Re-crossed 1500
at age 13
Oct 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 13
Feb 2025

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated

Activity & highlights

Best result
2025 MCC Spring Classic
perf 1971 (+368) · 4/5 · #17
Top opponent
vs Wilbur Hong 1,857
2025 MCC Greg Hjorth Open · Oct 2025 · +31.3 Elo
Evolution
+81
1500 → 1581
Tournaments
4
37 games
Score
14/ 3737.8%
17W0D20L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsWilbur Hong1,857·2025 MCC Greg Hjorth Open·R3·+31.3
2.[W]vsRishaan Pramod1,771·2025 MCC Greg Hjorth Open·R4·+27.5
3.[W]vsBrodie Driscoll-Court1,710·2025 MCC Spring Classic·R4·+26.0

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 Australian Junior Championship U14 Open
Open Swiss
Jan 20263/4#541791-45.6
2025 MCC Greg Hjorth Open
Open Swiss
Oct 20254/8#721825+35.2
2025 MCC Spring Classic
Open Swiss
Sep 20254/5#171971+80.0
2025 Best in the West
Open Swiss
Aug 20253/4#331824+30.4
Worst Elo result: 2026 Australian Junior Championship U14 Open (-45.6 Elo, finished #54).

Most-Played Opponents

vsTony Tosevski
🇦🇺AUS
+1 −10 =0
11 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsJackson Chila
🇦🇺AUS·1776
+3 −7 =0
10 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsThai Ly
🇦🇺AUS·1885
+1 −6 =0
7 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsRuben Nowak
🇦🇺AUS·1665
+2 −3 =0
5 games·last met Sep 2025
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Rankings

/
Australia
#1,244
out of 2,432 players
Asia-Pacific
#26,114
in continent
World
#154,269
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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