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VG
von Gehlen, Samuel
🇩🇪FIDE 34651551· Male· Germany· Born in 2014
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Samuel Von Gehlen, a 12-year-old German player, is rated 1706 — his current career high. He is climbing fast, having gained +173 Elo over the past 12 months. 39 rated games in the past year (≈21/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q6 D, 3. Internationales Schachopen Graal-Mueritz, and 41. Internationales Boeblinger Open B. Also played 3 rapid (including 3. Berlin U25 Open Rapid) and 2 blitz events (including Blitz VB 2026) recently.
At junior level, he reached #69 and #59 nationally in U12 and U10.
Current rating
1706
Standard
Rpd1525·Blz1726
All-time high
1706
at best
Apr 2026 · age 12
Apr 2026 · age 12
Activity
20
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
39 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#107,807
#107,807 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2026
69th German U12 player
at age 12 · rated 1706
Apr 2026
Best 12-month gain (+173 Elo)
1533 → 1706
Apr 2026
All-time peak 1706
at age 12
Apr 2026
2025
Crossed 1600
at age 11
Nov 2025
Re-crossed 1500
at age 11
Apr 2025
2024
59th German U10 player
at age 10 · rated 1510
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+126
1580 → 1706
Tournaments
6
45 games
Score
18.5/ 4541.1%
10W17D18L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2.5/4 | #60 | 1850 | +28.4 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2.5/7 | #89 | 1837 | +55.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3.5/4 | #133 | 2120 | -8.0 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3/6 | #92 | 1842 | +31.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3/9 | #172 | 1630 | +18.4 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 4/9 | #85 | 1636 | +46.8 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#10,315
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#75,842
in continent
World
#107,804
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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