Format
SB
Samuelsen, Brestir
🇫🇴FIDE 7203616· Male· Faroe Islands· Born in 2009
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Brestir Samuelsen, a 17-year-old player, is rated 1756 — his current career high. He is progressing steadily with +60 Elo over the past 12 months. 15 rated games in the past year (≈22/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2. deild 2025-26 9-10, 2. deild 2025-26 7-8, and 2. deild 2025-26 4-6. Also played 2 rapid events (including FM kvik 2025) recently.
At junior level, he reached #3, #2, #1, #1 and #1 nationally in U18, U16, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
1756
Standard
Rpd1752·Blz1665
All-time high
1756
at best
Apr 2026 · age 17
Apr 2026 · age 17
Activity
20
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#90,558
#90,558 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2026
All-time peak 1756
at age 17
Apr 2026
3rd U18 player nationally
at age 17 · rated 1752
Jan 2026
2025
2nd U16 player nationally
at age 16 · rated 1721
Feb 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+335 Elo)
1347 → 1682
Apr 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 15
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 15
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+60
1696 → 1756
Tournaments
6
15 games
Score
7/ 1546.7%
5W4D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #10 | 1755 | +3.6 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 0.5/2 | #18 | 1774 | +1.2 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 1.5/3 | #6 | 1726 | -0.8 |
Round-Robin | Dec 2025 | 2.5/5 | #3 | 1823 | +24.4 |
Round-Robin | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #21 | 1348 | -3.2 |
Round-Robin | Oct 2025 | 1.5/2 | #9 | 2027 | +34.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsPetur Gardar Magnussen
🇫🇴FAI·1957
+6 −2 =14
22 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsElias Petersen
🇫🇴FAI·2075
+1 −16 =1
18 games·last met Nov 2024
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vsRokur Davidsen
🇫🇴FAI·1988
+4 −7 =6
17 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsRogvi Heinason Olsen
🇫🇴FAI·1884
+2 −9 =5
16 games·last met May 2026
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vsZaid Al-Jay
🇫🇴FAI·1695
+8 −4 =2
14 games·last met Feb 2025
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Rankings
/
Faroe Islands
#105
out of 201 players
Europe
#64,813
in continent
World
#90,556
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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