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Kenneth Samuel
1160306882Johannesburg Metro (GJM)Personal
Main rating
| Rating | 1262 |
| K-factor | 36 |
| Floor | 877.5 |
| Highest | 1438.4 (2025-09-30) |
| Min/Max +/- allowed | 118 |
| Rating Change () | |
| Games | 0 |
| Score | 0 |
| We | 0 |
| SWe | 0 |
| Temp +/- | 0 |
| Penalties | 0 |
| Weight perform | 1225 |
| Final +/- | 0 |
| New Rating () | |
| Rating | 1262 |
| K-factor | 36 |
| Floor | 877.5 |
| Highest | 1438.4 (2025-09-30) |
| Min/Max +/- allowed | 118.1 |
Standard rating
| Rating | 1266.7 |
| K-factor | 32 |
| Floor | 900.8 |
| Highest | 1436 (2025-09-30) |
| Min/Max +/- allowed | 118.5 |
| Rating Change () | |
| Games | 0 |
| Score | 0 |
| We | 0 |
| SWe | 0 |
| Temp +/- | 0 |
| Penalties | 0 |
| Weight perform | 1248 |
| Final +/- | 0 |
| New Rating () | |
| Rating | 1266.7 |
| K-factor | 32 |
| Floor | 900.8 |
| Highest | 1436 (2025-09-30) |
| Min/Max +/- allowed | 118.5 |
Rapid rating
| Rating | 1131.8 |
| K-factor | 36 |
| Floor | 700 |
| Highest | 1200 (2024-10-01) |
| Min/Max +/- allowed | 165.8 |
| Rating Change () | |
| Games | 0 |
| Score | 0 |
| We | 0 |
| SWe | 0 |
| Temp +/- | 0 |
| Penalties | 0 |
| Weight perform | 0 |
| Final +/- | 0 |
| New Rating () | |
| Rating | 1131.8 |
| K-factor | 36 |
| Floor | 700 |
| Highest | 1200 (2024-10-01) |
| Min/Max +/- allowed | 165.8 |
Blitz rating
| Rating | 1200 |
| K-factor | 36 |
| Floor | 700 |
| Highest | 1200 (2024-10-01) |
| Min/Max +/- allowed | 165.8 |
| Rating Change () | |
| Games | 0 |
| Score | 0 |
| We | 0 |
| SWe | 0 |
| Temp +/- | 0 |
| Penalties | 0 |
| Weight perform | 0 |
| Final +/- | 0 |
| New Rating () | |
| Rating | 1200 |
| K-factor | 36 |
| Floor | 700 |
| Highest | 1200 (2024-10-01) |
| Min/Max +/- allowed | 165.8 |
Rating Graph
Tournaments
| # | Tournament | Type | Start | End | Host | Rounds | Rating | Games | Score | Perform | Rat+/- | Details |
| # | Tournament | Type | Start | End | Host | Rounds | Rating | Games | Score | Perform | Rat+/- | Details |
| 1 | Seventh Knights Junior Open Chess Tournament 2026 (Primary) | Standard | 2026-08-08 | 2026-08-08 | Johannesburg Metro (GJM) | 5 | 1262 | 5 | 2.5 | 1297.3 | 15.7 | Details |
| 2 | JMC Closed 2026 (U12) | Standard | 2026-08-01 | 2026-08-02 | Johannesburg Metro (GJM) | 5 | 1262 | 5 | 2 | 1396.9 | 31.9 | Details |
| 3 | JMC Trinityhouse Randpark Ridge 2026 (U12) | Standard | 2026-06-27 | 2026-06-27 | Johannesburg Metro (GJM) | 5 | 1233.3 | 5 | 1.5 | 1133.6 | -18.9 | Details |
| 4 | JMC Crawford Sandton Rapid 2026 (Open) | Rapid | 2026-05-09 | 2026-05-09 | Johannesburg Metro (GJM) | 5 | 1256.3 | 4 | 0 | 1033.5 | -23 | Details |
| 5 | Chess Power House Freedom Day Open 2026 (D) | Standard | 2026-04-27 | 2026-04-27 | Ekurhuleni (GE) | 5 | 1294.7 | 3 | 0 | 963.4 | -33.8 | Details |
| 6 | 3rd KHELO INDIA - LCA Chess Tournament 2026 (D) | Standard | 2026-04-19 | 2026-04-19 | Johannesburg Metro (GJM) | 5 | 1294.7 | 5 | 2 | 1262.3 | -4.5 | Details |
| 7 | MCA Summer Heat Classic 2026 (Intermediate) | Standard | 2026-03-21 | 2026-03-21 | Johannesburg Metro (GJM) | 5 | 1364.7 | 5 | 0.5 | 1080.5 | -48.8 | Details |
| 8 | 3rd Knight Riders Juniors Open Chess Tournament 2026 (D+E) | Standard | 2026-03-08 | 2026-03-08 | Johannesburg Metro (GJM) | 5 | 1364.7 | 5 | 2 | 1250.7 | -21.2 | Details |
| 9 | Chess Power House February Open 2026 (D) | Standard | 2026-02-21 | 2026-02-21 | Ekurhuleni (GE) | 5 | 1363.1 | 5 | 3 | 1375.4 | 2 | Details |
| 10 | West Rand Open 2026 (U12) | Standard | 2026-02-07 | 2026-02-07 | West Rand (GWR) | 5 | 1363.1 | 5 | 2 | 1258.7 | -11 | Details |
| 11 | MCC CHESS Juniors Classical Tournament (Juniors) | Standard | 2026-01-31 | 2026-01-31 | Johannesburg Metro (GJM) | 5 | 1363.1 | 4 | 3 | 1492.8 | 5.4 | Details |
| 12 | Gauteng Inter-Region at Emerald Resort 2025 (U10 Candidates) | Standard | 2025-12-06 | 2025-12-07 | Sedibeng (GSV) | 5 | 1319.4 | 5 | 4 | 1546.1 | 24.3 | Details |
| 13 | UJ @20years Open Chess Championship 2025 (E) | Standard | 2025-10-18 | 2025-10-18 | Johannesburg Metro (GJM) | 5 | 1437.9 | 5 | 2 | 1222.3 | -20.3 | Details |
| 14 | Khelo India - Lonehill Chess Academy - 2nd Annual Chess Tournament 2025 (E) | Standard | 2025-09-27 | 2025-09-27 | Johannesburg Metro (GJM) | 5 | 1437.9 | 5 | 2 | 1304.4 | -12.4 | Details |
| 15 | Fourth Knight Riders Juniors Open Chess Tournament 2025 (U10) | Standard | 2025-08-31 | 2025-08-31 | Johannesburg Metro (GJM) | 5 | 1378.7 | 5 | 4 | 1576.6 | 18.8 | Details |
| 16 | GoForChess Junior Chess Championships 2025 (U10) | Standard | 2025-09-14 | 2025-09-14 | Johannesburg Metro (GJM) | 5 | 1378.7 | 5 | 3 | 1409.7 | 3.8 | Details |
| 17 | JMC Closed 2025 (U10) | Standard | 2025-08-09 | 2025-08-09 | Johannesburg Metro (GJM) | 5 | 1288.4 | 5 | 2.5 | 1409.4 | 11 | Details |
| 18 | Lonehill Chess Academy - 1st Rated Tournament 2025 (U10) | Standard | 2025-08-02 | 2025-08-02 | Johannesburg Metro (GJM) | 5 | 1288.4 | 5 | 3 | 1462.9 | 16.3 | Details |
| 19 | Third Knight Riders Junior Open 2025 (U10) | Standard | 2025-06-22 | 2025-06-22 | Johannesburg Metro (GJM) | 5 | 1204.1 | 5 | 2.5 | 1351.8 | 14.9 | Details |
| 20 | West Rand Open 2.0 2025 (U10) | Standard | 2025-06-07 | 2025-06-07 | West Rand (GWR) | 5 | 1204.1 | 5 | 3.5 | 1508.7 | 28.9 | Details |
| 21 | JMC Crawford Sandton 2025 (U10) | Standard | 2025-05-10 | 2025-05-10 | Johannesburg Metro (GJM) | 5 | 1220.9 | 5 | 1 | 1052.8 | -15.8 | Details |
| 22 | CPH May 2025 (D) | Standard | 2025-05-03 | 2025-05-03 | Johannesburg Metro (GJM) | 5 | 1220.9 | 5 | 2 | 1195.5 | -3.3 | Details |
| 23 | Knight Riders Open Chess Tournament 2025 (U10) | Standard | 2025-02-22 | 2025-02-22 | Johannesburg Metro (GJM) | 5 | 1200.6 | 5 | 2 | 1211.5 | 0.3 | Details |
| 24 | First Knights Juniors Chess Tournament 2025 (U10) | Standard | 2025-02-09 | 2025-02-09 | Johannesburg Metro (GJM) | 5 | 1200.6 | 5 | 3 | 1321.1 | 11 | Details |
| 25 | Wits Open 2024 (C) | Standard | 2024-10-12 | 2024-10-12 | Johannesburg Metro (GJM) | 5 | 1199.6 | 5 | 2 | 1128 | -7.8 | Details |
| 26 | CPH Boksburg Open 2024 (D) | Standard | 2024-10-26 | 2024-10-26 | Ekurhuleni (GE) | 5 | 1199.6 | 4 | 2 | 1293 | 7.3 | Details |
| 27 | Knight Riders Spring Chess Tournament 2024 (U8+U10) | Standard | 2024-09-28 | 2024-09-28 | Johannesburg Metro (GJM) | 5 | 1205.3 | 5 | 2 | 1166.4 | -3.2 | Details |
| 28 | JMC Closed 2024 (U10) | Standard | 2024-08-09 | 2024-08-09 | Johannesburg Metro (GJM) | 5 | 1211.3 | 5 | 2 | 1170.4 | -3.3 | Details |
| 29 | Chess Power House July Open 2024 (E) | Standard | 2024-07-20 | 2024-07-20 | Johannesburg Metro (GJM) | 5 | 1200 | 5 | 2.5 | 1251.8 | 5.6 | Details |
Game statistics ( )
| Games | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Draws | 0 |
| Losses | 0 |
| White | 0 |
| Black | 0 |
| White wins | 0 |
| Black wins | 0 |
| Score | 0 |
| Percent | 0 |
| Dp | 0 |
| AOR | 0 |
| Performance | 0 |
Game statistics ()
| Games | 51 |
| Wins | 17 |
| Draws | 3 |
| Losses | 31 |
| White | 25 |
| Black | 26 |
| White wins | 4 |
| Black wins | 13 |
| Score | 18.5 |
| Percent | 36.3 |
| Dp | -116.7 |
| AOR | 1357.3 |
| Performance | 1240.6 |
Game statistics (History)
| Games | 140 |
| Wins | 60 |
| Draws | 7 |
| Losses | 73 |
| White | 70 |
| Black | 70 |
| White wins | 24 |
| Black wins | 36 |
| Score | 63.5 |
| Percent | 45.4 |
| Dp | -39.5 |
| AOR | 1324.4 |
| Performance | 1284.9 |
Rankings (Main)
| National | |
| Overall | 7951 |
| Gender | 6428 |
| Age group | 973 |
| Gender/Age | 738 |
| Provincial | |
| Overall | 2763 |
| Gender | 2215 |
| Age group | 349 |
| Gender/Age | 270 |
| Regional | |
| Overall | 677 |
| Gender | 568 |
| Age group | 88 |
| Gender/Age | 70 |
Rankings (Standard)
| National | |
| Overall | 6659 |
| Gender | 5323 |
| Age group | 820 |
| Gender/Age | 615 |
| Provincial | |
| Overall | 2413 |
| Gender | 1919 |
| Age group | 307 |
| Gender/Age | 233 |
| Regional | |
| Overall | 578 |
| Gender | 481 |
| Age group | 76 |
| Gender/Age | 58 |
Rankings (Rapid)
| National | |
| Overall | -1 |
| Gender | -1 |
| Age group | -1 |
| Gender/Age | -1 |
| Provincial | |
| Overall | -1 |
| Gender | -1 |
| Age group | -1 |
| Gender/Age | -1 |
| Regional | |
| Overall | -1 |
| Gender | -1 |
| Age group | -1 |
| Gender/Age | -1 |
Rankings (Blitz)
| National | |
| Overall | -1 |
| Gender | -1 |
| Age group | -1 |
| Gender/Age | -1 |
| Provincial | |
| Overall | -1 |
| Gender | -1 |
| Age group | -1 |
| Gender/Age | -1 |
| Regional | |
| Overall | -1 |
| Gender | -1 |
| Age group | -1 |
| Gender/Age | -1 |
Performance ( )
| Games | 0 |
| Score | 0 |
| Percent | 0 |
| Aor | 0 |
| Dp | 0 |
| Prat | 0 |
Performance ()
| Games | 51 |
| Score | 18.5 |
| Percent | 36.3 |
| Aor | 1357.3 |
| Dp | -116.7 |
| Prat | 1240.6 |
Performance (12 months)
| Games | 71 |
| Score | 29.5 |
| Percent | 41.5 |
| Aor | 1349.1 |
| Dp | -71.8 |
| Prat | 1277.3 |
Performance (History)
| Games | 140 |
| Score | 63.5 |
| Percent | 45.4 |
| Aor | 1324.4 |
| Dp | -39.5 |
| Prat | 1284.9 |
Top 5 opponents most often played
| Type | # | Opponent | Games | White | Black | First tournament | Last tournament | Details |
| Overall | 1 | Lin, Y (Yizheng) | 4 | 1 | 3 | Knight Riders Spring Chess Tournament 2024 (U8+U10) | JMC Closed 2026 (U12) | Details |
| Overall | 2 | Rakubutu, P (Pabatso) | 3 | 2 | 1 | Knight Riders Spring Chess Tournament 2024 (U8+U10) | Khelo India - Lonehill Chess Academy - 2nd Annual Chess Tournament 2025 (E) | Details |
| Overall | 3 | Kuchibhotla, AKA (Achyuta Kartikeya Arjun) | 3 | 2 | 1 | Lonehill Chess Academy - 1st Rated Tournament 2025 (U10) | JMC Crawford Sandton Rapid 2026 (Open) | Details |
| Overall | 4 | Khaohle, K (Karabo) | 3 | 2 | 1 | Knight Riders Open Chess Tournament 2025 (U10) | JMC Trinityhouse Randpark Ridge 2026 (U12) | Details |
| Overall | 5 | Khalife, A (Arkan) | 3 | 2 | 1 | JMC Crawford Sandton 2025 (U10) | JMC Closed 2026 (U12) | Details |
| Standard | 1 | Lin, Y (Yizheng) | 4 | 1 | 3 | Knight Riders Spring Chess Tournament 2024 (U8+U10) | JMC Closed 2026 (U12) | Details |
| Standard | 2 | Rakubutu, P (Pabatso) | 3 | 2 | 1 | Knight Riders Spring Chess Tournament 2024 (U8+U10) | Khelo India - Lonehill Chess Academy - 2nd Annual Chess Tournament 2025 (E) | Details |
| Standard | 3 | Khalife, A (Arkan) | 3 | 2 | 1 | JMC Crawford Sandton 2025 (U10) | JMC Closed 2026 (U12) | Details |
| Standard | 4 | Khaohle, K (Karabo) | 3 | 2 | 1 | Knight Riders Open Chess Tournament 2025 (U10) | JMC Trinityhouse Randpark Ridge 2026 (U12) | Details |
| Standard | 5 | Bender, D (Divan) | 2 | 1 | 1 | Chess Power House July Open 2024 (E) | Gauteng Inter-Region at Emerald Resort 2025 (U10 Candidates) | Details |