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Lill, Sami
CM🇧🇲FIDE 8800170· Male· Bermuda· Born in 1976
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Sami Lill, a 50-year-old Candidate Master, is rated 1887 — just 15 short of his peak of 1902 (Mar 2024, age 48). He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months) and had 5 career breaks: 13 months (2009–2010), 37 months (2010–2013), 32 months (2014–2016), 68 months (2019–2024, COVID-19 included) and 12 months (2024–2025). Recent appearances: LASK OPEN 2025 Grupp 2 R7 and Allsvenskan 2025-2026: II:8 r1. He reached #2 nationally in Jan 2014 and spent 16 months in top 3.
Awarded CM in 2007 (age 31).
Current rating
1887
Standard
Rpd1891·Blz1909
All-time high
1902
−15 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 48
Mar 2024 · age 48
Activity
4
games / yr avg.
8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#51,372
#51,372 · players worldwide · of 216,808
16 months in National top 3 (2013–2017)
16 months in National top 3 (2013–2017)
Career timeline
16 entries2025
1st 45-50 player nationally
at age 49 · rated 1899
Dec 2025
2024
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1869 → returned at 1889
Oct 2024
All-time peak 1902
at age 48 · −15 from today
Mar 2024
2019
2nd 40-45 player nationally
at age 43 · rated 1836
Nov 2019
Inactive for 68 months
paused at 1836 → returned at 1869
Jan 2019
2018
100 career games
at age 42
May 2018
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+18
1869 → 1887
Tournaments
4
8 games
Score
5.5/ 868.8%
5W1D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #6 | 997 | -12.2 |
Round-Robin | Nov 2025 | 2.5/3 | #1 | 2045 | +10.0 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0/1 | #40 | 1255 | -5.2 |
Round-Robin | Sep 2025 | 3/3 | #1 | 2606 | +24.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsSerguei GontcharovCM
🇧🇲BER·1897
+9 −11 =1
21 games·last met Apr 2024
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vsMoses Mufandaedza
🇧🇲BER·2005
+3 −11 =3
17 games·last met Oct 2019
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vsRey Casanova
🇧🇲BER·1785
+14 −2 =1
17 games·last met Nov 2018
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vsDaniel Cabral
🇧🇲BER·1752
+15 −1 =0
16 games·last met Sep 2018
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vsDon DacresCM
🇧🇲BER·1852
+6 −4 =2
12 games·last met Apr 2024
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Rankings
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Bermuda
#7
out of 40 players
Americas
#5,666
in continent
World
#51,372
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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World
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