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Samuel, Scott
🇳🇿FIDE 4332300· Male· New Zealand· Born in 2010
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Scott Samuel, a 16-year-old player, is rated 1617. He has slipped back 94 Elo over the past 12 months. 13 rated games in the past year. Recent appearances: Oceania Youth Chess Championships 2026 Under 12 - Under 20 Open and South Island Chess Championship 2025. Also played 1 rapid event (including 2026 New Zealand Rapid Chess Championships) recently. His peak of 1711 was reached at age 15 (Oct 2025).
At junior level, he reached #20 nationally in U16.
Current rating
1617
Standard
Rpd1657·Blz—
All-time high
1711
−94 pts below
Oct 2025 · age 15
Oct 2025 · age 15
Activity
20
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#139,903
#139,903 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
6 entries2026
20th U16 player nationally
at age 16 · rated 1711
Jan 2026
2025
Crossed 1600
at age 15
Oct 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 15
Oct 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 15
Oct 2025
All-time peak 1711
at age 15 · −94 from today
Oct 2025
First FIDE rating
1711 · at age 15
Oct 2025
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-94
1711 → 1617
Tournaments
2
17 games
Score
6/ 1735.3%
5W2D10L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsNenian Bakiyaraj1,600·Oceania Youth Chess Championships 2026 Under 12 - Under 20 Open·R5·+19.0
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3.5/8 | #106 | 1586 | -94.0 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 2.5/5 | #28 | 1675 | 0.0 |
Worst Elo result: Oceania Youth Chess Championships 2026 Under 12 - Under 20 Open (-94.0 Elo, finished #106).
Rankings
/
New Zealand
#277
out of 649 players
Asia-Pacific
#21,902
in continent
World
#139,894
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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