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Yap, Ray Jin
🇲🇾FIDE 35820896· Male· Malaysia· Born in 2015
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Ray Jin Yap, a 11-year-old Malaysian player, is rated 1901 — just 21 short of his peak of 1922 (May 2026, age 11) and sitting in the top 3% of players worldwide under 12. He is rising rapidly, having gained +200 Elo over the past 12 months. 100 rated games in the past year (≈57/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 27th GACC Classical Open, 2026 Melbourne International Open - Amateurs, and 2026 Sydney International Open - Challengers. Also played 9 rapid (including 27th GACC Rapid Open) and 4 blitz events (including COMMONWEALTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 - Blitz Open Event) recently. He reached Malaysian #70 in May 2026.
At junior level, he reached #2, #1 and #1 nationally in U12, U10 and U8.
Current rating
1901
Standard
Rpd1938·Blz1934
All-time high
1922
−21 pts below
May 2026 · age 11
May 2026 · age 11
Activity
62
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
97 past 12 mo · ≈8/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#397 · players worldwide under 12 · of 14,529
Career timeline
10 entries2026
Peak Malaysian rank: #70
at age 11 · rated 1922
May 2026
2nd Malaysian U12 player
at age 11 · rated 1922
May 2026
All-time peak 1922
at age 11 · −21 from today
May 2026
Re-crossed 1800
at age 11
Jan 2026
2025
Crossed 1800
at age 10
Aug 2025
100 career games
at age 10
Apr 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+175
1726 → 1901
Tournaments
12
100 games
Score
63.5/ 10063.5%
59W18D23L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 6.5/9 | #5 | 1845 | -20.8 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6/9 | #12 | 1835 | +0.4 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6.5/9 | #3 | 2011 | +76.4 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4.5/4 | #5 | 2425 | +22.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 6/8 | #9 | 1905 | +35.2 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 1.5/4 | #2 | 1617 | -40.8 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 7/8 | #1 | 2016 | +76.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4/8 | #82 | 1838 | -22.4 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/7 | #4 | 1729 | -16.4 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 6.5/9 | #49 | 1784 | -14.4 |
Rankings
/
Malaysia
#83
out of 2,302 players
Asia-Pacific
#5,632
in continent
World
#47,867
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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