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Dayal, Samar
🇬🇧FIDE 366111277· Male· England· Born in 2014
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Samar Dayal, a 12-year-old English player, is rated 2264 — his current career high and ranked 16th among players worldwide under 12, and in the top 2% worldwide. He is climbing fast, having gained +383 Elo over the past 12 months. 138 rated games in the past year (≈81/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 11eme Open International d'Echecs de Noisiel 2026 - Open A (p2000 Elo), grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open, and 1. Muenster Oster Open - A. Also played 3 rapid (including Rilton rapid 2026) and 7 blitz events (including JSCA Rilton Blitz 2026) recently. He reached English #79 in May 2026.
At junior level, he reached World #16 in U12 and #9 and #7 nationally in U10 and U8.
Current rating
2264
Standard
Rpd2101·Blz2161
All-time high
2264
at best
May 2026 · age 12
May 2026 · age 12
Activity
96
games / yr avg. · ≈8/mo
138 past 12 mo · ≈12/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#16
#16 · players worldwide under 12 · of 14,097
Career timeline
12 entries2026
16th U12 player worldwide
at age 12 · rated 2264
Jun 2026
Peak English rank: #79
at age 12 · rated 2264
May 2026
Crossed 2200
at age 12
May 2026
Re-crossed 2100
at age 12
May 2026
All-time peak 2264
at age 12
May 2026
2025
Crossed 2100
at age 11
Dec 2025
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+338
1926 → 2264
Tournaments
12
104 games
Score
54/ 10451.9%
47W14D43L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/9 | #17 | 2276 | +66.9 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6/9 | #134 | 2393 | +106.4 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5/7 | #21 | 2176 | +30.5 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2/8 | #154 | 2096 | -36.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2.5/9 | #95 | 2006 | -86.8 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4/7 | #42 | 2162 | +24.0 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4/9 | #155 | 2184 | +60.8 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4/9 | #59 | 2194 | +68.8 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5/9 | #24 | 1920 | -8.7 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6/9 | #7 | 2184 | +112.5 |
Rankings
/
England
#79
out of 3,843 players
Europe
#3,585
in continent
World
#5,288
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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