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Nesa, Samal Isfeldt
🇫🇴FIDE 7205503· Male· Faroe Islands· Born in 2011
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Samal Isfeldt Nesa, a 15-year-old player, is rated 1634. He is on a steady climb with +50 Elo over the past 12 months. 19 rated games in the past year (≈11/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include FM 2026 Unglingabolkur, Lidkapping 2025-26 4. deild 4-5, and Lidkapping 2025-26 4. deild 2-3. Also played 5 rapid (including Janus Open II (kvik)) and 2 blitz events (including FM snar 2025) recently. His peak of 1703 was reached at age 14 (Jan 2025).
At junior level, he reached #3 and #1 nationally in U16 and U14.
Current rating
1634
Standard
Rpd1599·Blz1648
All-time high
1703
−69 pts below
Jan 2025 · age 14
Jan 2025 · age 14
Activity
12
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
19 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#134,193
#134,193 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2026
3rd U16 player nationally
at age 15 · rated 1634
May 2026
Best 12-month gain (+50 Elo)
1584 → 1634
May 2026
Re-crossed 1600
at age 15
Mar 2026
2025
Re-crossed 1600
at age 14
Dec 2025
1st U14 player nationally
at age 14 · rated 1703
Jan 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 14
Jan 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+50
1584 → 1634
Tournaments
6
26 games
Score
13/ 2650.0%
11W8D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5/5 | #1 | 2440 | +32.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/1 | #23 | 2360 | +4.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #20 | 1699 | +4.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1.5/4 | #43 | 1692 | +22.4 |
Round-Robin | Dec 2025 | 2/4 | #3 | 1596 | -44.0 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2.5/4 | #5 | 1781 | +32.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsDjoni F.C. Jakobsen
🇫🇴FAI·1665
+4 −5 =3
12 games·last met Apr 2026
View head-to-head →
vsOskar Jacobsen Jamil
🇫🇴FAI·1730
+1 −7 =2
10 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsDavid Lutzen
🇫🇴FAI·1658
+2 −2 =3
7 games·last met Apr 2026
View head-to-head →
vsSamson Nigroarson Hermansen
🇫🇴FAI·1407
+6 −1 =0
7 games·last met Nov 2025
View head-to-head →
Rankings
/
Faroe Islands
#154
out of 201 players
Europe
#91,304
in continent
World
#134,185
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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