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Lin, Sam
🇳🇿FIDE 4313801· Male· New Zealand· Born in 2009
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Sam Lin, a 17-year-old player, is rated 1570 — just 26 short of his peak of 1596 (Apr 2025, age 16). He has held steady between 1550 and 1600 for 7 months. 10 rated games in the past year (≈17/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2025 North Shore Spring Tournament 2-5, 2025 North Shore Spring Tournament Round 1, and 2025 North Shore Club Championship Rounds 6-9. Also played 1 rapid (including 2025 North Shore Rapid 2nd Leg Rounds 1-2) and 1 blitz events (including 2025 North Shore Winter Blitz) recently.
At junior level, he reached #28, #29 and #24 nationally in U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
1570
Standard
Rpd1533·Blz1521
All-time high
1596
−26 pts below
Apr 2025 · age 16
Apr 2025 · age 16
Activity
17
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#157,783
#157,783 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
9 entries2026
28th U18 player nationally
at age 17 · rated 1580
Jan 2026
2025
29th U16 player nationally
at age 16 · rated 1596
Apr 2025
All-time peak 1596
at age 16 · −26 from today
Apr 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+422 Elo)
1152 → 1574
Nov 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 15
Apr 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 15
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+27
1543 → 1570
Tournaments
5
8 games
Score
4/ 850.0%
3W2D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2/2 | #17 | 2426 | +51.2 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 0/1 | #20 | 975 | -7.6 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 0/1 | #43 | 864 | -13.6 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 1.5/2 | #40 | 1882 | -4.8 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 0.5/1 | #26 | 1784 | +12.4 |
Rankings
/
New Zealand
#327
out of 649 players
Asia-Pacific
#27,255
in continent
World
#157,766
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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