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Christiansen, Samal

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FIDEFIDE 7200498· Male· Faroe Islands· Born in 1957

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Samal Christiansen, a 69-year-old player, is rated 1887. He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 32 months (2006–2009), 44 months (2009–2013) and 35 months (2017–2020, COVID-19 included). Recent standard appearances include Lidkapping 2025-26 4. deild 4-5, 2. deild 2025-26 9-10, and 2. deild 2025-26 7-8. His peak of 2024 was reached at age 46 (Jul 2003); he also reached #23 nationally in Apr 2004.

Current rating

1887

Standard

Rpd1890·Blz—

All-time high

2024

−137 pts below
Jul 2003 · age 46

Activity

6

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#51,372

#51,372 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

17 entries
2025
Best 12-month gain (+85 Elo)
1799 → 1884
Feb 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 67
Mar 2024
2023
3rd 65-70 player nationally
at age 66 · rated 1827
Oct 2023
2018
3rd 60-65 player nationally
at age 61 · rated 1888
Oct 2018
2017
Inactive for 35 months
paused at 1888 → returned at 1880
Nov 2017
2015
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 58
Dec 2015

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Andrias Danielsen 1,966
2. deild 2025-26 1-2 · Oct 2025 · +2.4 Elo
Evolution
+8
1879 → 1887
Tournaments
5
5 games
Score
3/ 560.0%
2W2D1L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsJaspur T. Gaard1,788·2. deild 2025-26 9-10·R10·+7.2
2.[W]vsSuni I Horni Nielsen1,716·Lidkapping 2025-26 4. deild 4-5·R4·+5.4
3.[D]vsAndrias Danielsen1,966·2. deild 2025-26 1-2·R2·+2.4
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsArant Djurhuus1,920·2. deild 2025-26 4-6·R6·-8.6

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Lidkapping 2025-26 4. deild 4-5
Team
Mar 20261/1#102516+5.6
2. deild 2025-26 9-10
Round-Robin
Mar 20261/1#162588+7.6
2. deild 2025-26 7-8
Round-Robin
Feb 20260.5/1#231913+2.0
2. deild 2025-26 4-6
Round-Robin
Jan 20260/1#351120-9.0
2. deild 2025-26 1-2
Round-Robin
Oct 20250.5/1#201966+2.4
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.

Rankings

/
Faroe Islands
#61
out of 200 players
Europe
#37,789
in continent
World
#51,372
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Faroe Islands
1
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2,542
2
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2,411
3
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2,331
4
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2,315
5
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2,305
6
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2,232
7
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2,220
8
🇫🇴Naes, Flovin TorFollow Flovin Tor NaesTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,167
9
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2,166
10
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2,164
...
61🇫🇴Christiansen, Samal1,887
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
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2,708
...
37789🇫🇴Christiansen, Samal1,887
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
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2,753
...
51372🇫🇴Christiansen, Samal1,887