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Kiang, Samuel
🇫🇷FIDE 544002165· Male· France· Born in 2018
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Samuel Kiang, a 8-year-old French player, is rated 1542 — his current career high. He is progressing steadily with +64 Elo over the past 12 months. 59 rated games in the past year (≈51/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Championnat de France des Jeunes 2026 - U8, 32e Open International d'Echecs de Tarbes - Blavignac (1700 elo et moins), and Team 2026 - NAQ Avril. Also played 4 rapid (including 18eme Open de Rentree de Bordeaux) and 3 blitz events (including 5e Festival International de La Plagne Soleil - Blitz) recently.
At junior level, he reached #16 nationally in U8.
Current rating
1542
Standard
Rpd1516·Blz1430
All-time high
1542
at best
Jun 2026 · age 8
Jun 2026 · age 8
Activity
48
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
55 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#169,435
#169,435 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2026
16th French U8 player
at age 8 · rated 1542
Jun 2026
Best 12-month gain (+64 Elo)
1478 → 1542
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1542
at age 8
Jun 2026
Re-crossed 1500
at age 8
May 2026
2025
Crossed 1500
at age 7
May 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 7
May 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
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Tournaments
14
101 games
Score
32/ 10131.7%
48W6D47L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
14 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 2/5 | #78 | 1641 | -8.4 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3/5 | #46 | 1758 | +24.8 |
Team | May 2026 | 1/1 | #86 | 2275 | +18.4 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 7/7 | #4 | 2331 | +102.0 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3.5/5 | #32 | 1736 | +5.6 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #277 | 717 | -14.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2/4 | #107 | 1704 | -26.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 2/1 | #2461 | 2498 | -6.4 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3/4 | #38 | 1790 | +28.4 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2/6 | #38 | 1590 | -30.4 |
Worst Elo result: 29eme Tournoi international de Creon - Tournoi Raoul Lorioux (-86.4 Elo, finished #105).
Rankings
/
France
#13,368
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#109,681
in continent
World
#169,407
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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