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Lam, Chun Yung Samuel
FM🇭🇰FIDE 6004431· Male· Hong Kong China· Born in 2010
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Chun Yung Samuel Lam, a 16-year-old Hong Kong FIDE Master, is rated 2078 and ranked 6th among Hong Kong players, and in the top 8% worldwide. He has slipped back 42 Elo over the past 12 months. 50 rated games in the past year (≈36/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Samarkand Olympiad Selection 2026 - Men Knockout 2, Samarkand Olympiad Selection 2026 - Men Knockout 1, and Samarkand Olympiad Selection 2026 - Men. Also played 2 rapid (including Asian Amateur Chess Championships 2025 - Open Rapid) and 3 blitz events (including HKCCFL International Blitz Championship 2025) recently. His peak of 2197 was reached at age 15 (May 2025); he also reached Hong Kong #3 in Jan 2025 and spent 21 months in Hong Kong top 5.
Awarded FM in 2025 (age 15) and CM in 2024 (age 14). At junior level, he reached #1, #1, #1, #2 and #1 nationally in U16, U14, U12, U10 and U8.
Current rating
2078
Standard
Rpd1948·Blz2061
All-time high
2197
−119 pts below
May 2025 · age 15
May 2025 · age 15
Activity
59
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
36 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#6
#6 · Hong Kong players · of 236
21 months in National top 5 (2024–2026)
21 months in National top 5 (2024–2026)
Career timeline
17 entries2026
21 months in national top 5
longest streak 16 months · since May 2024
Apr 2026
Re-crossed 2100
at age 16
Jan 2026
2025
1st Hong Kong U16 player
at age 15 · rated 2197
May 2025
All-time peak 2197
at age 15 · −119 from today
May 2025
Peak Hong Kong rank: #3
at age 15 · rated 2132
Jan 2025
FM title awardedFM
at age 15
Jan 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
17h Penang Heritage City Intenational Chess Open 2025 (Open)perf 2287 (+103) · 6.5/9 · #7
Top opponent
Evolution
-43
2121 → 2078
Tournaments
6
36 games
Score
23.5/ 3665.3%
21W5D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Knockout | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | QF | 1939 | -24.0 |
Knockout | Feb 2026 | 1.5/2 | SF | 2023 | -11.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3.5/6 | #14 | 1836 | -71.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/8 | #36 | 2096 | +17.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 6.5/9 | #7 | 2287 | +102.4 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6/9 | #4 | 1873 | -55.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJamison Edrich KaoCM
🇺🇸USA·2242
+5 −8 =4
17 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsDaniel King Wai LamFM
🇭🇰HKG·1986
+3 −10 =3
16 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsWang Ip Boris ChanCM
🇭🇰HKG·1923
+6 −4 =6
16 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsPui Yin Brandon ChanCM
🇭🇰HKG·2001
+9 −4 =1
14 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsAravind Mahadevan
🇭🇰HKG·1507
+6 −7 =1
14 games·last met Mar 2023
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Rankings
/
Hong Kong China
#6
out of 370 players
Asia-Pacific
#2,389
in continent
World
#17,535
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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