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Lim, Samson Chiu Chin III

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FIDEFIDE 5221854· Male· Philippines· Born in 2000

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Samson Chiu Chin III Lim, a 26-year-old Filipino player, is rated 2134 and sitting in the top 4% of Filipino players, and in the top 6% worldwide. He has slipped back 47 Elo over the past 12 months. 48 rated games in the past year (≈17/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Philippine National Classification Chess Tournament Master Section 1800 - 2399, PSC - NCFP Selection National Chess Championship Grand Finals Men's Division, and PSC - NCFP Selection National Chess Championship Pre-Finals Men's Division. Also played 1 rapid (including ASEAN Individual Open Rapid Chess Championship Governor Henry S Oaminal Cup) and 1 blitz events (including ASEAN Individual Open Blitz Chess Championship Governor Henry S Oaminal Cup) recently. He took a 12-month break between Jan 2023 and Feb 2024. His peak of 2193 was reached at age 25 (Jan 2025); he also reached Filipino #41 in Jun 2025.

Current rating

2134

Standard

Rpd2104·Blz2063

All-time high

2193

59 pts below
Jan 2025 · age 25

Activity

38

games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo

48 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

Top 4%

#62 · Filipino players · of 1,654

Career timeline

9 entries
2026
100 career games
at age 26
Feb 2026
2025
Peak Filipino rank: #41
at age 25 · rated 2181
Jun 2025
Best 12-month gain (+85 Elo)
2108 → 2193
Apr 2025
All-time peak 2193
at age 25 · −59 from today
Jan 2025
2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 24
Sep 2024
2023
Crossed 2100
at age 23
Jan 2023

Standard rating history

Activity & highlights

Last 12 months — tournaments

6 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Open Swiss
Feb 20264.5/6#32127+1.2
Round-Robin
Jan 20266.5/13#82181+24.2
Open Swiss
Jan 20264/6#22096+0.8
Open Swiss
Dec 20255/7#52047-7.0
Open Swiss
Nov 20256.5/9#52006-20.0
Round-Robin
Aug 20252/7#51929-46.2
Worst Elo result: Caloocan Chess Tournament (-46.2 Elo, finished #5).

Most-Played Opponents

Rankings

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Philippines
#62
out of 3,060 players
Asia-Pacific
#1,815
in continent
World
#12,472
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Philippines
1
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2,547
2
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2,432
3
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2,429
4
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2,423
4
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2,423
6
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2,410
7
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2,404
8
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2,396
9
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2,390
10
🇵🇭Salvador, RolandFollow Roland SalvadorTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,374
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62🇵🇭Lim, Samson Chiu Chin III2,134
Asia-Pacific
1
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2,780
2
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2,776
3
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2,753
4
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2,751
5
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2,739
6
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2,738
7
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2,733
8
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2,732
9
🇻🇳Le, Quang LiemFollow Quang Liem LeTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,731
10
🇷🇺Nepomniachtchi, IanFollow Ian NepomniachtchiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,729
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1815🇵🇭Lim, Samson Chiu Chin III2,134
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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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
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2,767
7
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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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12472🇵🇭Lim, Samson Chiu Chin III2,134