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Lim, Yihui Sophia
🇲🇾FIDE 35826983· Female· Malaysia· Born in 2014
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Yihui Sophia Lim, a 12-year-old Malaysian player, is rated 1527 — just 13 short of her peak of 1540 (Oct 2025, age 11). She is climbing fast, having gained +89 Elo over the past 12 months. 28 rated games in the past year (≈33/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 6th Kuala Lumpur Classics 2200 (2nd KL Day Classics) FIDE-Rated, COMMONWEALTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 - U12 Girls Event, and 5h WP Kuala Lumpur Classics 1800. Also played 8 rapid (including 4th Taylors Rapid Chess Championship: Ultimate Clash) and 1 blitz events (including 9th Eastern Asia Youth Chess Championships 2025 Blitz-G12) recently.
At junior level, she reached #24 and #28 nationally in U12 and U10.
Current rating
1527
Standard
Rpd1511·Blz1469
All-time high
1540
−13 pts below
Oct 2025 · age 11
Oct 2025 · age 11
Activity
33
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
28 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#175,206
#175,206 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2025
Best 12-month gain (+105 Elo)
1435 → 1540
Oct 2025
Re-crossed 1500
at age 11
Oct 2025
All-time peak 1540
at age 11 · −13 from today
Oct 2025
24th Malaysian U12 player
at age 11 · rated 1509
Jan 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 11
Jan 2025
2024
28th Malaysian U10 player
at age 10 · rated 1435
Aug 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Best result
6th Kuala Lumpur Classics 2200 (2nd KL Day Classics) FIDE-Ratedperf 1844 (+337) · 3.5/5 · #61
Top opponent
Evolution
+90
1437 → 1527
Tournaments
5
47 games
Score
19.5/ 4741.5%
15W13D19L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3.5/5 | #61 | 1844 | +4.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4.5/8 | #7 | 1595 | -18.8 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4.5/6 | #17 | 1816 | +67.6 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4.5/8 | #12 | 1628 | +41.6 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 2.5/1 | #96 | 2559 | -5.2 |
Rankings
/
Malaysia
#885
out of 2,302 players
Asia-Pacific
#33,324
in continent
World
#175,168
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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