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Hojgaard, Samson

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FIDEFIDE 7200552· Male· Faroe Islands· Born in 1970

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Samson Hojgaard, a 56-year-old player, is rated 1969. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 23 months (2010–2012), 32 months (2012–2015) and 13 months (2015–2016). Recent standard appearances include 3. deild 2025-26 9-10, 3. deild 2025-26 7-8, and 3. deild 2025-26 4-6. His peak of 2009 was reached at age 50 (Dec 2020); he also reached #25 nationally in Jul 2008.

Current rating

1969

Standard

Rpd1962·Blz—

All-time high

2009

−40 pts below
Dec 2020 · age 50

Activity

6

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#32,876

#32,876 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

16 entries
2026
6th 55-60 player nationally
at age 56 · rated 1969
Jun 2026
2024
100 career games
at age 54
Mar 2024
2022
4th 50-55 player nationally
at age 52 · rated 1949
Apr 2022
2020
Re-crossed 2000
at age 50
Dec 2020
All-time peak 2009
at age 50 · −40 from today
Dec 2020
3rd 45-50 player nationally
at age 50 · rated 1995
Oct 2020

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Bernhard Thomsen 1,963
3. deild 2025-26 9-10 · Mar 2026 · +9.8 Elo
Evolution
+32
1937 → 1969
Tournaments
5
7 games
Score
6/ 785.7%
6W0D1L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsBernhard Thomsen1,963·3. deild 2025-26 9-10·R9·+9.8
2.[W]vsJonfinn Thomsen1,874·3. deild 2025-26 9-10·R10·+7.3
3.[W]vsEydun Lamhauge1,809·3. deild 2025-26 1-2·R2·+6.3
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsReinhold Isaksen1,970·3. deild 2025-26 4-6·R6·-9.1

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
3. deild 2025-26 9-10
Round-Robin
Mar 20262/2#32719+17.0
3. deild 2025-26 7-8
Round-Robin
Feb 20262/2#12576+12.2
3. deild 2025-26 4-6
Round-Robin
Jan 20260/1#331170-9.4
3. deild 2025-26 3
Round-Robin
Nov 20251/1#52543+4.8
3. deild 2025-26 1-2
Round-Robin
Oct 20251/1#102609+6.6

Most-Played Opponents

vsFinnbjorn Vang
🇫🇴FAI·1952
+2 −4 =2
8 games·last met Nov 2021
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vsBernhard Augustinussen
🇫🇴FAI·1943
+2 −5 =1
8 games·last met Feb 2021
View head-to-head →
vsArnbjorn O Dalsgard
🇫🇴FAI·1836
+4 −1 =1
6 games·last met Oct 2022
View head-to-head →
vsTummas M. Solsker
🇫🇴FAI·1881
+2 −2 =1
5 games·last met Nov 2022
View head-to-head →
vsLuitjen Akselsson ApolFM
🇫🇴FAI·2305
+1 −4 =0
5 games·last met Jun 2021
View head-to-head →

Rankings

/
Faroe Islands
#36
out of 201 players
Europe
#24,314
in continent
World
#32,875
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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World
Faroe Islands
1
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2
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3
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4
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2,315
5
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2,305
6
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2,250
7
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2,220
8
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2,167
9
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2,166
10
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2,164
...
36🇫🇴Hojgaard, Samson1,969
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
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World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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