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Samoun, Florent
FM🇫🇷FIDE 664995· Male· France· Born in 1993
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Florent Samoun, a 33-year-old French FIDE Master, is rated 2224 and sitting in the top 2% of French players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He has slipped back 37 Elo over the past 12 months. 25 rated games in the past year (≈37/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Team 2026 - Nationale 1 r8-9, Team 2026 - Coupe de France 32e Finale, and Team 2026 - IDF Janvier. Also played 2 rapid (including 4e Bois-Colombes Rapide Chess Master) and 1 blitz events (including Internationaux RnB Paris IDF 2026 Blitz) recently. His peak of 2334 was reached at age 25 (Aug 2018).
Awarded FM in 2017 (age 24). At junior level, he reached #20, #13, #11 and #17 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
2224
Standard
Rpd2206·Blz2172
All-time high
2334
−110 pts below
Aug 2018 · age 25
Aug 2018 · age 25
Activity
31
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
25 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 2%
#329 · French players · of 17,422
Career timeline
23 entries2024
60th French 20-35 player
at age 31 · rated 2314
Jan 2024
2023
Re-crossed 2300
at age 30
Sep 2023
2021
Re-crossed 2300
at age 28
Feb 2021
2020
Re-crossed 2300
at age 27
Mar 2020
2018
500 career games
at age 25
Nov 2018
All-time peak 2334
at age 25 · −110 from today
Aug 2018
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-34
2258 → 2224
Tournaments
10
14 games
Score
5/ 1435.7%
3W4D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #36 | 2340 | +6.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #140 | 2155 | -5.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #154 | 1075 | -18.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #1016 | 1619 | -5.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #48 | 2676 | +1.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/2 | #310 | 1479 | -19.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #218 | 2297 | +0.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #480 | 1500 | -9.2 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/2 | #92 | 2193 | -4.0 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0/1 | #267 | 1393 | -12.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsNamig GuliyevGM
🇦🇿AZE·2468
+2 −4 =0
6 games·last met Mar 2026
View head-to-head →
vsVictor StephanIM
🇫🇷FRA·2359
+2 −2 =2
6 games·last met Aug 2023
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vsThomas DionisiIM
🇫🇷FRA·2400
+1 −4 =1
6 games·last met Jul 2022
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vsPaul VeltenGM
🇫🇷FRA·2487
+0 −5 =1
6 games·last met Oct 2019
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vsHerve DaurelleFM
🇫🇷FRA·2042
+3 −1 =2
6 games·last met Sep 2019
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Rankings
/
France
#329
out of 24,420 players
Europe
#4,809
in continent
World
#6,952
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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