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Cheng, Samuel
🇺🇸FIDE 39902625· Male· United States of America· Born in 2014
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Samuel Cheng, a 12-year-old American player, is rated 1860 — his current career high and sitting in the top 4% of players worldwide under 12. He is rising rapidly, having gained +82 Elo over the past 12 months. 41 rated games in the past year (≈30/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 April Marshall Premier FIDE - Open, 58th annual Liberty Bell Open - Major, and 35th Annual North American Open - U2100.
At junior level, he reached World #90 in U10 and #73 nationally in U12.
Current rating
1860
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1777
All-time high
1860
at best
May 2026 · age 12
May 2026 · age 12
Activity
29
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
41 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#532 · players worldwide under 12 · of 14,529
Career timeline
10 entries2026
All-time peak 1860
at age 12
May 2026
Re-crossed 1800
at age 12
Feb 2026
2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 11
Oct 2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 11
Aug 2025
73rd American U12 player
at age 11 · rated 1801
Jan 2025
Best 12-month gain (+212 Elo)
1589 → 1801
Jan 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+82
1778 → 1860
Tournaments
10
43 games
Score
21.5/ 4350.0%
15W13D15L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1.5/2 | #25 | 2147 | +34.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2.5/5 | #87 | 1936 | +45.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/7 | #39 | 1810 | +19.6 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 0.5/4 | #83 | 1367 | -85.6 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2/4 | #25 | 1927 | +20.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2.5/5 | #53 | 2028 | +40.8 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 1.5/2 | #49 | 1804 | -19.6 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 0.5/3 | #50 | 1567 | -28.8 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 2.5/4 | #7 | 1908 | +29.6 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4/5 | #74 | 2044 | +26.4 |
Rankings
/
United States of America
#1,619
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#6,539
in continent
World
#58,597
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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