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Samanta, Neelansh
🇺🇸FIDE 33431183· Male· United States of America· Born in 2007
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Neelansh Samanta, a 19-year-old American player, is rated 1717 — just 25 short of his peak of 1742 (Apr 2025, age 18). He is on a steady climb with +27 Elo over the past 12 months. 22 rated games in the past year (≈15/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2025 Michigan Open, 2025 North American Youth Chess Ch. - Open U18, and 2025 Joe Yun Memorial - U2200. Also played 1 blitz event (including 2025 North American Youth Blitz) recently. He took a 19-month break between Jul 2022 and Mar 2024.
Competes for United States of America since Jun 2022. Previously known as Neelansh Samanta (until Sep 2024).
Current rating
1717
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1659
All-time high
1742
−25 pts below
Apr 2025 · age 18
Apr 2025 · age 18
Activity
19
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
22 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#103,628
#103,628 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
10 entries2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2026
2025
All-time peak 1742
at age 18 · −25 from today
Apr 2025
Best 12-month gain (+535 Elo)
1137 → 1672
Feb 2025
2024
Crossed 1600
at age 17
Oct 2024
Renamed to Samanta, Neelansh
at age 17
Sep 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 17
Jun 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+27
1690 → 1717
Tournaments
5
29 games
Score
15.5/ 2953.4%
12W7D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3.5/3 | #42 | 2480 | +1.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3.5/8 | #25 | 1834 | +2.8 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3/4 | #6 | 1956 | +14.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3/4 | #17 | 1946 | +15.2 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 2.5/3 | #13 | 1926 | -7.2 |
Hot streak: 4 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
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United States of America
#3,101
out of 5,412 players
Americas
#12,367
in continent
World
#103,626
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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