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May Hsu Lwin

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FIDEFIDE 13002970· Female· Myanmar· Born in 1984

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May Hsu Lwin, a 42-year-old FIDE Master, is rated 2031 and sitting in the top 5% of women worldwide. She has slipped back 32 Elo over the past 12 months. 25 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Qualifying Chess Tournament 2026, TSD Standard Open 2025, and Yangon Region Government Chief Minister's Cup 2025. Also played 1 blitz event (including FM Phyo Chit Memorial Blitz Chess Tournament) recently. She had 7 career breaks: 17 months (2004–2006), 29 months (2006–2008), 28 months (2009–2011), 24 months (2012–2015), 20 months (2015–2016), 16 months (2018–2019) and 45 months (2020–2024, COVID-19 included). Her peak of 2322 was reached at age 20 (Oct 2004); she also reached #15 nationally in Oct 2012.

Awarded FM in 2025 (age 41). At junior level, she reached #1 nationally in U20.

Current rating

2031

Standard

Rpd1998·Blz2048

All-time high

2322

−291 pts below
Oct 2004 · age 20

Activity

16

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

25 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

Top 5%

#1,138 · women worldwide · of 23,136

Career timeline

18 entries
2025
FM title awardedFM
at age 41
Feb 2025
5th 40-45 player nationally
at age 41 · rated 2074
Jan 2025
2020
Best 12-month gain (+84 Elo)
2002 → 2086
Jul 2020
Inactive for 45 months
paused at 2086 → returned at 2066
Mar 2020
2018
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 2008 → returned at 2002
Feb 2018
100 career games
at age 34
Feb 2018

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Best result
Inter States and Regions Open 2026
perf 2334 (+303) · 6.5/7 · #8
Top opponent
vs Kyaw Myat AungFM 2,156
Inter States and Regions Open 2026 · Apr 2026 · +3.5 Elo
Evolution
-32
2063 → 2031
Tournaments
4
31 games
Score
18.5/ 3159.7%
17W3D11L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsWin Aung Saw2,146·Qualifying Chess Tournament 2026·R5·+13.3
2.[W]vsAung Win1,964·TSD Standard Open 2025·R5·+8.7
3.[W]vsKo Oo1,948·Inter States and Regions Open 2026·R8·+7.7

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Inter States and Regions Open 2026
Open Swiss
Apr 20266.5/7#82334+3.8
Qualifying Chess Tournament 2026
Open Swiss
Mar 20266/8#192190+18.8
TSD Standard Open 2025
Open Swiss
Dec 20254/7#531897-40.4
Yangon Region Government Chief Minister's Cup 2025
Open Swiss
Nov 20252/3#451676-15.2
Worst Elo result: TSD Standard Open 2025 (-40.4 Elo, finished #53).

Rankings

/
Myanmar
#54
out of 364 players
Asia-Pacific
#2,965
in continent
World
#23,110
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Myanmar
1
🇲🇲Wynn, Zaw HtunFollow Zaw Htun WynnTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,327
2
🇲🇲Kyaw Lin NaingFollow Kyaw Lin NaingTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,304
3
🇲🇲Htun Lynn KyawFollow Htun Lynn KyawTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,298
4
🇲🇲Paing Moe MyintFollow Paing Moe MyintTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,284
5
🇲🇲Thet NaungFollow Thet NaungTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,263
6
🇲🇲Zaw OoFollow Zaw OoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,261
7
🇲🇲Myint HanFollow Myint HanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,249
8
🇲🇲Myo, NaingFollow Naing MyoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,246
9
🇲🇲Myo HtetFollow Myo HtetTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,231
10
🇲🇲Win, TunFollow Tun WinTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,224
...
54🇲🇲May Hsu Lwin2,031
Asia-Pacific
1
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
1
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
3
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
4
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
5
🇮🇳Anand, ViswanathanFollow Viswanathan AnandTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,739
6
🇨🇳Ding, LirenFollow Liren DingTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,738
7
🇮🇳Praggnanandhaa RFollow Praggnanandhaa RTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,735
8
🇷🇺Nepomniachtchi, IanFollow Ian NepomniachtchiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,733
9
🇮🇳Gukesh DFollow Gukesh DTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,732
10
🇻🇳Le, Quang LiemFollow Quang Liem LeTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,731
...
2965🇲🇲May Hsu Lwin2,031
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
2
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
...
23110🇲🇲May Hsu Lwin2,031