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Selman, Sam
🇫🇷FIDE 551013371· Male· France· Born in 2008
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Sam Selman, a 18-year-old French player, is rated 1614 — his current career high. He is rising rapidly, having gained +148 Elo over the past 12 months. 14 rated games in the past year (≈5/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Tournoi interne Thiais 2026 r7, Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r6-7, and 3eme Trophee echiqueen de Creteil - Accession -1700. Also played 1 rapid event (including Grand prix rapides du val de marne saison 2025-2026 etape 3B) recently. He took a 38-month break between Mar 2020 and Jun 2023 (COVID-19 included).
Current rating
1614
Standard
Rpd1615·Blz—
All-time high
1614
at best
Jun 2026 · age 18
Jun 2026 · age 18
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#141,669
#141,669 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
7 entries2026
Crossed 1600
at age 18
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1614
at age 18
Jun 2026
2025
Crossed 1500
at age 17
Dec 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+362 Elo)
1073 → 1435
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 16
Mar 2024
2020
Inactive for 38 months
paused at 1073 → returned at 1059
Mar 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+122
1492 → 1614
Tournaments
9
16 games
Score
8/ 1650.0%
10W0D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jun 2026 | 0/1 | #10 | 1137 | -6.4 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 1/1 | #1 | 2483 | +24.4 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #1 | 2234 | +11.2 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #8 | 1745 | +22.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #1035 | 2335 | +20.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2/2 | #88 | 2406 | +11.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #456 | 2356 | +23.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #6 | 929 | -10.8 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | #5 | 1685 | +20.4 |
Rankings
/
France
#10,744
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#95,486
in continent
World
#141,659
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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