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Samouelian, Solal
🇫🇷FIDE 551013010· Male· France· Born in 2012
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Solal Samouelian, a 14-year-old French player, is rated 2240 — his current career high and ranked 5th among French players under 14, and in the top 3% worldwide. He is climbing fast, having gained +138 Elo over the past 12 months. 65 rated games in the past year (≈47/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Championnat de France des Jeunes 2026 - U14, Team 2026 - Nationale 3 r7-9, and Team 2026 - Top Jeunes r4-7. Also played 14 rapid (including Les Internationaux de France Rapide 2025) and 2 blitz events (including Les Internationaux de France Blitz 2025) recently.
At junior level, he reached World #88 in U14, World #98 in U12, World #91 in U10 and World #52 in U8.
Current rating
2240
Standard
Rpd2183·Blz2047
All-time high
2240
at best
Jun 2026 · age 14
Jun 2026 · age 14
Activity
52
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
56 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#5
#5 · French players under 14 · of 1,204
Career timeline
15 entries2026
Crossed 2200
at age 14
Jun 2026
All-time peak 2240
at age 14
Jun 2026
88th U14 player worldwide
at age 14 · rated 2176
Jan 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2100
at age 13
Dec 2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 13
Dec 2025
Crossed 2100
at age 13
May 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
23emes Rencontres Nationales et Internationales d'Echecs - Grand Prixperf 2309 (+149) · 5/8 · #83
Top opponent
Evolution
+198
2042 → 2240
Tournaments
12
52 games
Score
30/ 5257.7%
24W12D16L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsAnna KubickaWIM2,259·23emes Rencontres Nationales et Internationales d'Echecs - Grand Prix·R8·+25.5
3.[W]vsMael Mendoza2,191·23emes Rencontres Nationales et Internationales d'Echecs - Grand Prix·R7·+21.8
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6.5/9 | #6 | 2190 | +17.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #395 | 2210 | +2.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #919 | 1286 | -24.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 3.5/4 | #18 | 2347 | +25.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1.5/3 | #70 | 2057 | +16.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #175 | 2652 | +12.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #230 | 2876 | +24.8 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5/8 | #83 | 2309 | +132.8 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #1 | 2632 | +12.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMichael Hajage
🇫🇷FRA·2075
+4 −4 =1
9 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsCristiano Tieres
🇵🇹POR·1928
+4 −2 =1
7 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsIyad LandolsiCM
🇫🇷FRA·2302
+4 −2 =1
7 games·last met May 2024
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vsHayk Izikian
🇫🇷FRA·1614
+6 −0 =0
6 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsLouis Dang
🇫🇷FRA·1906
+3 −1 =2
6 games·last met Jun 2025
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Rankings
/
France
#291
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#4,271
in continent
World
#6,240
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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