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Lim, Yijia Claire
🇲🇾FIDE 35826975· Female· Malaysia· Born in 2012
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Yijia Claire Lim, a 14-year-old Malaysian player, is rated 1735 — her current career high and ranked 12th among Malaysian women. She is rising rapidly, having gained +269 Elo over the past 12 months. 41 rated games in the past year (≈29/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include MALAYSIAN CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2026 (WOMEN), 6th Kuala Lumpur Classics 2200 (2nd KL Day Classics) FIDE-Rated, and COMMONWEALTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 - U14 Girls Event. Also played 7 rapid (including 4th Taylors Rapid Chess Championship: Ultimate Clash) and 1 blitz events (including 9th Eastern Asia Youth Chess Championships 2025 Blitz-G16) recently.
At junior level, she reached #16 and #36 nationally in U14 and U12.
Current rating
1735
Standard
Rpd1616·Blz1423
All-time high
1735
at best
May 2026 · age 14
May 2026 · age 14
Activity
29
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
41 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#12
#12 · Malaysian women · of 268
Career timeline
9 entries2026
Best 12-month gain (+269 Elo)
1466 → 1735
Jun 2026
16th Malaysian U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1735
May 2026
All-time peak 1735
at age 14
May 2026
2025
Crossed 1600
at age 13
Nov 2025
Re-crossed 1500
at age 13
Aug 2025
2024
36th Malaysian U12 player
at age 12 · rated 1522
May 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+267
1468 → 1735
Tournaments
7
64 games
Score
32.5/ 6450.8%
30W17D17L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsQi Jun Brandon Ong1,456·6th Kuala Lumpur Classics 2200 (2nd KL Day Classics) FIDE-Rated·R3·-31.0
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6/9 | #7 | 1796 | +64.0 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5/4 | #36 | 2339 | +16.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/8 | #5 | 1759 | +36.0 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3.5/4 | #4 | 1903 | +61.2 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4.5/4 | #56 | 2455 | -0.4 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4.5/7 | #11 | 1716 | +45.2 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4/5 | #30 | 1892 | +46.0 |
Hot streak: 4 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
Malaysia
#236
out of 2,302 players
Asia-Pacific
#12,677
in continent
World
#97,740
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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