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Lim, Timothy Chien En
🇺🇸FIDE 30972450· Male· United States of America· Born in 2008
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Timothy Chien En Lim, a 18-year-old American player, is rated 1949. He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearance: 41st Annual GM Denker National Tournament of High School State Champions. His peak of 2044 was reached at age 17 (Jan 2025).
At junior level, he reached #68, #96 and #85 nationally in U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
1949
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2044
−95 pts below
Jan 2025 · age 17
Jan 2025 · age 17
Activity
17
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#36,905
#36,905 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
9 entries2025
68th American U18 player
at age 17 · rated 2044
Jan 2025
Crossed 2000
at age 17
Jan 2025
All-time peak 2044
at age 17 · −95 from today
Jan 2025
2024
96th American U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1884
Jan 2024
2023
Best 12-month gain (+354 Elo)
1527 → 1881
Jun 2023
2022
85th American U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1816
Dec 2022
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-66
2015 → 1949
Tournaments
1
6 games
Score
2.5/ 641.7%
2W1D3L
Top 2 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsAlan Xu1,743·41st Annual GM Denker National Tournament of High School State Champions·R3·-30.6
2.[L]vsNoah Van Vugt1,844·41st Annual GM Denker National Tournament of High School State Champions·R6·-25.9
3.[L]vsIsaac WangIM2,378·41st Annual GM Denker National Tournament of High School State Champions·R2·-3.1
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 2.5/6 | #20 | 1803 | -66.4 |
Worst Elo result: 41st Annual GM Denker National Tournament of High School State Champions (-66.4 Elo, finished #20).
Rankings
/
United States of America
#1,021
out of 5,412 players
Americas
#3,979
in continent
World
#36,905
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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