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Norhayalim, Muhd Farhan
🇲🇾FIDE 35804173· Male· Malaysia· Born in 1996
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Muhd Farhan Norhayalim, a 30-year-old Malaysian player, is rated 1656 — his current career high. He is on a steady climb with +41 Elo over the past 12 months. 13 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent appearances: 17h Penang Heritage City Intenational Chess Open 2025 (Open) and CHESS HUB - IYC - MCF 2nd NATIONAL OPEN TEAM CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 - PMX Trophy.
Current rating
1656
Standard
Rpd1578·Blz—
All-time high
1656
at best
Jan 2026 · age 30
Jan 2026 · age 30
Activity
11
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#125,948
#125,948 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2026
All-time peak 1656
at age 30
Jan 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+351 Elo)
1266 → 1617
Jul 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 28
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 28
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 28
Mar 2024
96th Malaysian 20-35 player
at age 28 · rated 1362
Jan 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
17h Penang Heritage City Intenational Chess Open 2025 (Open)perf 1723 (+67) · 3.5/9 · #72
Top opponent
Evolution
+41
1615 → 1656
Tournaments
2
15 games
Score
8.5/ 1556.7%
6W5D4L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsZhun Hoong Lennard Lai1,576·17h Penang Heritage City Intenational Chess Open 2025 (Open)·R5·+7.7
Top 3 losses
3.[L]vsAustin Weibin Cheah1,841·17h Penang Heritage City Intenational Chess Open 2025 (Open)·R4·-5.1
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3.5/9 | #72 | 1723 | +16.6 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 5/4 | #89 | 2453 | +23.8 |
Rankings
/
Malaysia
#435
out of 2,302 players
Asia-Pacific
#18,376
in continent
World
#125,942
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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