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Al Amin, Sami
🇩🇪FIDE 34691910· Male· Germany· Born in 2010
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Sami Al Amin, a 16-year-old German player, is rated 1981 — his current career high. He is climbing fast, having gained +244 Elo over the past 12 months. 62 rated games in the past year (≈31/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open, 43. DWZ-ELO-Cup der Wilstermarsch u. Itzehoe, and Hamburger Jugendeinzelmeisterschaft (HJEM) 2026 U18. Also played 1 rapid (including 24. Schnellschach Neumuenster Open 2025) and 3 blitz events (including 46. Norddeutsche Blitzschach-Mannschaftsmeisterschaft 2026) recently.
At junior level, he reached #74 nationally in U16.
Current rating
1981
Standard
Rpd1813·Blz1798
All-time high
1981
at best
Jun 2026 · age 16
Jun 2026 · age 16
Activity
30
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
59 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#30,636
#30,636 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
5 entries2026
74th German U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1981
Jun 2026
Best 12-month gain (+244 Elo)
1737 → 1981
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1981
at age 16
Jun 2026
2025
Crossed 1800
at age 15
Jul 2025
2024
First FIDE rating
1722 · at age 14
Jun 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+120
1861 → 1981
Tournaments
9
51 games
Score
28.5/ 5155.9%
22W13D16L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4.5/7 | #19 | 2068 | +65.6 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3.5/7 | #50 | 2009 | +48.4 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6/7 | #407 | 2045 | +16.4 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 2.5/3 | #5 | 2105 | +38.8 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4.5/8 | #4 | 1781 | -18.4 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 1.5/3 | #13 | 1967 | +22.0 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1/3 | #18 | 1699 | -22.4 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2/4 | #48 | 1755 | -21.2 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3/6 | #20 | 1833 | -9.2 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#3,564
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#22,648
in continent
World
#30,635
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Germany
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