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Sam, Gabriel

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FIDEFIDE 75000776· Male· United States of America· Born in 2002

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Gabriel Sam, a 24-year-old American player, is rated 2231 and sitting in the top 3% of players worldwide. He has slipped back 38 Elo over the past 12 months. 39 rated games in the past year (≈14/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 60th American Open, Chess for Cure SOCAL Open, and 30th Annual Pacific Coast Open - Premier. He took a 37-month break between Apr 2022 and Jun 2025. His peak of 2295 was reached at age 18 (Apr 2020).

At junior level, he reached #9, #15, #17 and #18 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.

Current rating

2231

Standard

Rpd2176·Blz—

All-time high

2295

−64 pts below
Apr 2020 · age 18

Activity

13

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

33 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

Top 3%

#6,631 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

15 entries
2023
73rd American 20-35 player
at age 21 · rated 2276
Jan 2023
2022
Inactive for 37 months
paused at 2276 → returned at 2269
Apr 2022
2021
9th American U20 player
at age 19 · rated 2295
Dec 2021
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2021
2020
All-time peak 2295
at age 18 · −64 from today
Apr 2020
15th American U18 player
at age 18 · rated 2292
Jan 2020

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Best result
35th Annual Chicago Open
perf 2297 (+66) · 4.5/9 · #62
Top opponent
vs Semen KhaninGM 2,597
35th Annual Chicago Open · May 2026 · +7.8 Elo
Evolution
-38
2269 → 2231
Tournaments
4
33 games
Score
13/ 3339.4%
11W15D7L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsSharvesh DeviprasathFM2,443·35th Annual Chicago Open·R7·+15.4
2.[W]vsJulian ColvilleIM2,329·2026 National Open·R4·+12.7
3.[W]vsTommy WenFM2,325·Chess for Cure SOCAL Open·R3·+12.1
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsForest J Sherwood1,918·60th American Open·R2·-16.9
2.[L]vsAshwin Damaraju2,084·30th Annual Pacific Coast Open - Premier·R6·-14.4
3.[L]vsMikayel RostomyanFM2,274·Chess for Cure SOCAL Open·R4·-9.3

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
35th Annual Chicago Open
Open Swiss
May 20264.5/9#622297+17.2
60th American Open
Open Swiss
Nov 20252.5/5#551940-36.0
Chess for Cure SOCAL Open
Open Swiss
Sep 20252.5/4#52226+3.8
30th Annual Pacific Coast Open - Premier
Open Swiss
Aug 20253.5/6#162121-18.4
Worst Elo result: 60th American Open (-36.0 Elo, finished #55).

Rankings

/
United States of America
#255
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#737
in continent
World
#6,631
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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United States of America
1
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3
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4
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2,742
5
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2,732
6
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2,724
7
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2,696
7
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2,696
9
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2,656
10
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2,653
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255🇺🇸Sam, Gabriel2,231
Americas
1
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
1
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
3
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
4
🇺🇸Niemann, Hans MokeFollow Hans Moke NiemannTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,742
5
🇺🇸Dominguez Perez, LeinierFollow Leinier Dominguez PerezTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,732
6
🇺🇸Aronian, LevonFollow Levon AronianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,724
7
🇺🇸Liang, AwonderFollow Awonder LiangTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,696
7
🇺🇸Sevian, SamuelFollow Samuel SevianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,696
9
🇺🇸Xiong, JefferyFollow Jeffery XiongTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,656
10
🇺🇸Robson, RayFollow Ray RobsonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,653
...
737🇺🇸Sam, Gabriel2,231
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
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
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
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2,753
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