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Lin, Sam

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FIDEFIDE 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 is progressing steadily with +27 Elo over the past 12 months. 10 rated games in the past year (≈16/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 blitz event (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

Activity

15

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#158,564

#158,564 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

9 entries
2026
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

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Junqing Jerome Tao 1,784
2025 North Shore Club Championship Rounds 1-2 · Jun 2025 · +11.9 Elo
Evolution
+23
1547 → 1570
Tournaments
5
8 games
Score
4/ 850.0%
3W2D3L

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2025 North Shore Spring Tournament 2-5
Swiss
Oct 20252/2#172426+51.2
2025 North Shore Spring Tournament Round 1
Swiss
Sep 20250/1#20975-7.6
2025 North Shore Club Championship Rounds 6-9
Swiss
Jul 20250/1#43864-13.6
2025 North Shore Club Championship Rounds 3-5
Swiss
Jul 20251.5/2#401882-4.8
2025 North Shore Club Championship Rounds 1-2
Swiss
Jun 20250.5/1#261784+12.4

Most-Played Opponents

vsJunqing Jerome Tao
🇳🇿NZL·1864
+1 −4 =2
7 games·last met Jul 2025
View head-to-head →
vsTing Liang
🇳🇿NZL·1567
+0 −5 =1
6 games·last met Aug 2024
View head-to-head →
vsDaniel Zhang
🇳🇿NZL·1470
+3 −1 =1
5 games·last met Apr 2024
View head-to-head →

Rankings

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New Zealand
#326
out of 648 players
Asia-Pacific
#27,435
in continent
World
#158,548
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
New Zealand
1
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2
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2,367
3
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2,344
4
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2,333
5
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2,248
6
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2,237
7
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2,232
8
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2,202
9
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2,180
10
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2,177
...
326🇳🇿Lin, Sam1,570
Asia-Pacific
1
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2,777
1
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2,777
3
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2,761
4
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2,753
5
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2,739
6
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2,738
7
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2,735
8
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2,733
9
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2,732
10
🇻🇳Le, Quang LiemFollow Quang Liem LeTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,731
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27435🇳🇿Lin, Sam1,570
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
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2,753
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158548🇳🇿Lin, Sam1,570