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Samalapa, Sansern
🇹🇭FIDE 6221262· Male· Thailand· Born in 1967
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Sansern Samalapa, a 59-year-old player, is rated 1597 — his current career high. He is on a steady climb with +61 Elo over the past 12 months. 12 rated games in the past year (≈10/year long-term). Recent appearances: 49th Thailand Chess Championship 2026 - Open and 1st Icon Chiang Mai Standard Chess Tournament 2026. He took a 16-month break between Jul 2024 and Dec 2025. He reached #87 nationally in Jun 2024.
Current rating
1597
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1597
at best
May 2026 · age 59
May 2026 · age 59
Activity
10
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#148,179
#148,179 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2026
1st 55-60 player nationally
at age 59 · rated 1597
May 2026
Best 12-month gain (+61 Elo)
1536 → 1597
May 2026
All-time peak 1597
at age 59
May 2026
2024
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 1536 → returned at 1569
Jul 2024
Peak national rank: #87
at age 57 · rated 1570
Jun 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 57
May 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+61
1536 → 1597
Tournaments
2
16 games
Score
8/ 1650.0%
6W4D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/7 | #30 | 1749 | -11.2 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4/5 | #14 | 1894 | +39.6 |
Rankings
/
Thailand
#100
out of 397 players
Asia-Pacific
#24,273
in continent
World
#148,166
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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