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Lim, Jia Yhu
🇲🇾FIDE 35804297· Male· Malaysia· Born in 2009
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Jia Yhu Lim, a 17-year-old Malaysian player, is rated 1726 — his current career high. He is rising rapidly, having gained +174 Elo over the past 12 months. 45 rated games in the past year (≈34/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include FESTIVAL CATUR ANTARABANGSA PAHANG 2026, 24th KCM Master U1800 FIDE Rated Standard, and DANIEL YONG CHEN I MEMORIAL MALAYSIA CHESS CHALLENGE. Also played 1 rapid (including 27th GACC Rapid Open) and 1 blitz events (including 27th GACC Blitz) recently.
At junior level, he reached #40, #53 and #63 nationally in U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
1726
Standard
Rpd1699·Blz1705
All-time high
1726
at best
May 2026 · age 17
May 2026 · age 17
Activity
34
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
45 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#100,768
#100,768 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2026
40th Malaysian U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1726
May 2026
All-time peak 1726
at age 17
May 2026
2025
53rd Malaysian U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1666
Aug 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 16
Aug 2025
100 career games
at age 16
Jul 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+447 Elo)
1131 → 1578
Apr 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
CHESS HUB - IYC - MCF 2nd NATIONAL OPEN TEAM CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 - PMX Trophyperf 2574 (+908) · 5/5 · #82
Top opponent
Evolution
+168
1558 → 1726
Tournaments
8
67 games
Score
35.5/ 6753.0%
31W15D21L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5/8 | #32 | 1894 | +64.4 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4.5/6 | #15 | 1732 | +32.8 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4/4 | #82 | 2272 | -18.0 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4.5/7 | #9 | 1605 | -20.0 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4.5/5 | #15 | 2099 | +61.6 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3.5/2 | #67 | 2426 | -13.6 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 5/5 | #82 | 2574 | +60.8 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 4.5/1 | #83 | 2246 | -26.0 |
Rankings
/
Malaysia
#249
out of 2,302 players
Asia-Pacific
#13,199
in continent
World
#100,766
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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