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Samson, Douglas
🇺🇸FIDE 39997529· Male· United States of America· Born in 1974
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Douglas Samson, a 52-year-old American player, is rated 1529 — his current career high. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months). Recent standard appearances include CCC Tuesday Night Action 128 - U1600, Reverse Angle 148 - U1900, and CCC Tuesday Night Action 127 - U1600.
Current rating
1529
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1529
at best
Jun 2026 · age 52
Jun 2026 · age 52
Activity
22
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#174,407
#174,407 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
5 entries2026
All-time peak 1529
at age 52
Jun 2026
Crossed 1500
at age 52
Feb 2026
Crossed 1400
at age 52
Feb 2026
Crossed 1200
at age 52
Feb 2026
First FIDE rating
1510 · at age 52
Feb 2026
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+19
1510 → 1529
Tournaments
7
21 games
Score
7/ 2133.3%
6W2D13L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 2/1 | #16 | 2441 | +27.6 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 0.5/2 | #27 | 1427 | -8.4 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 0/2 | #24 | 789 | 0.0 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 0.5/3 | #20 | 1320 | 0.0 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #26 | 1661 | 0.0 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | #27 | 780 | 0.0 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2/1 | #28 | 895 | 0.0 |
Rankings
/
United States of America
#4,741
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#21,284
in continent
World
#174,372
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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World
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