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Samples, Lincoln

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FIDEFIDE 39986659· Male· United States of America· Born in 2011

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Lincoln Samples, a 15-year-old American player, is rated 1776. He has slipped back 45 Elo over the past 12 months. 15 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include 2026 Lone Star Open, 2025 Houston Open, and 2025 Houston Chess Festival - Open. His peak of 1821 was reached at age 14 (Aug 2025).

Current rating

1776

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1821

−45 pts below
Aug 2025 · age 14

Activity

18

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#83,832

#83,832 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

4 entries
2025
Crossed 1800
at age 14
Aug 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 14
Aug 2025
All-time peak 1821
at age 14 · −45 from today
Aug 2025
First FIDE rating
1821 · at age 14
Aug 2025

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Samuel Gu 2,021
2026 Lone Star Open · Mar 2026 · +12.2 Elo
Evolution
-45
1821 → 1776
Tournaments
3
15 games
Score
6.5/ 1543.3%
4W5D6L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsElizabeth R Braddy1,832·2025 Houston Chess Festival - Open·R1·+20.6
2.[W]vsEllery Zhang1,782·2025 Houston Chess Festival - Open·R4·+17.8
3.[D]vsSamuel Gu2,021·2026 Lone Star Open·R1·+12.2
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsAlexander Z Yang1,843·2025 Houston Chess Festival - Open·R3·-18.7
2.[L]vsAnirudh Kumar1,821·2026 Lone Star Open·R5·-17.4
3.[L]vsKarstein Bee1,862·2025 Houston Open·R2·-15.2

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 Lone Star Open
Swiss
Mar 20262/5#271782-0.8
2025 Houston Open
Open Swiss
Nov 20252/5#391652-44.4
2025 Houston Chess Festival - Open
Open Swiss
Jul 20252.5/5#1718290.0
Worst Elo result: 2025 Houston Open (-44.4 Elo, finished #39).

Rankings

/
United States of America
#2,413
out of 5,412 players
Americas
#9,785
in continent
World
#83,831
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
United States of America
1
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
2
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,788
3
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
4
🇺🇸Dominguez Perez, LeinierFollow Leinier Dominguez PerezTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,732
5
🇺🇸Niemann, Hans MokeFollow Hans Moke NiemannTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,728
6
🇺🇸Aronian, LevonFollow Levon AronianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,724
7
🇺🇸Liang, AwonderFollow Awonder LiangTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,718
8
🇺🇸Sevian, SamuelFollow Samuel SevianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,696
9
🇺🇸Xiong, JefferyFollow Jeffery XiongTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,656
10
🇺🇸Robson, RayFollow Ray RobsonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,653
...
2413🇺🇸Samples, Lincoln1,776
Americas
1
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
2
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,788
3
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
4
🇺🇸Dominguez Perez, LeinierFollow Leinier Dominguez PerezTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,732
5
🇺🇸Niemann, Hans MokeFollow Hans Moke NiemannTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,728
6
🇺🇸Aronian, LevonFollow Levon AronianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,724
7
🇺🇸Liang, AwonderFollow Awonder LiangTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,718
8
🇺🇸Sevian, SamuelFollow Samuel SevianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,696
9
🇺🇸Xiong, JefferyFollow Jeffery XiongTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,656
10
🇺🇸Robson, RayFollow Ray RobsonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,653
...
9785🇺🇸Samples, Lincoln1,776
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
3
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,788
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
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