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Ly, Thai
🇦🇺FIDE 3204308· Male· Australia· Born in 1978
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Thai Ly, a 48-year-old Australian player, is rated 1885. He has slipped back 33 Elo over the past 12 months. 49 rated games in the past year (≈39/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 MCC City of Melbourne Open Round 1, 2026 Melbourne Chess Club Championship Rounds 8-9, and 2026 Ballarat Begonia Open. Also played 1 rapid (including 2025 MCC Allegro Championship) and 3 blitz events (including 2025 Victorian Blitz Championship) recently. He took a 25-month break between Jul 2007 and Sep 2009. His peak of 2070 was reached at age 28 (Oct 2006); he also reached Australian #99 in Jan 2019.
Current rating
1885
Standard
Rpd1904·Blz1879
All-time high
2070
−185 pts below
Oct 2006 · age 28
Oct 2006 · age 28
Activity
43
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
43 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#51,810
#51,810 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2025
4th Australian 45-50 player
at age 47 · rated 1948
Nov 2025
2019
Peak Australian rank: #99
at age 41 · rated 2024
Jan 2019
8th Australian 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 2024
Jan 2019
2018
Re-crossed 2000
at age 40
Dec 2018
Re-crossed 2000
at age 40
May 2018
Best 12-month gain (+94 Elo)
1905 → 1999
Apr 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-34
1919 → 1885
Tournaments
14
42 games
Score
21/ 4250.0%
11W20D11L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
14 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jun 2026 | 1.5/3 | #21 | 1843 | -3.8 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3/4 | #8 | 1833 | -3.8 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #31 | 1626 | -6.6 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #7 | 1891 | -1.0 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3/5 | #84 | 1900 | -5.0 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/3 | #46 | 1744 | -14.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2.5/4 | #13 | 1833 | -5.8 |
Round-Robin | Dec 2025 | 1.5/4 | #6 | 1768 | -18.6 |
Round-Robin | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | #5 | 1835 | -6.6 |
Round-Robin | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #1 | 2689 | +8.8 |
Worst Elo result: 2025 MCC Bob Brooking Round Robin 2 Rounds 5-7 plus postponed (-18.6 Elo, finished #6).
Most-Played Opponents
vsRay YangFM
🇦🇺AUS·2131
+3 −12 =5
20 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsDaniel Poberezovsky
🇦🇺AUS·1951
+9 −3 =6
18 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsKai Jie SooFM
🇦🇺AUS·2289
+0 −14 =1
15 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsJesse ZafirakosCM
🇦🇺AUS·2124
+3 −6 =5
14 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsMehmedalija Dizdarevic
🇧🇦BIH·1784
+4 −4 =5
13 games·last met Nov 2024
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Rankings
/
Australia
#277
out of 2,432 players
Asia-Pacific
#6,112
in continent
World
#51,809
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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