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Lai, Guan Cheng
🇲🇾FIDE 35827270· Male· Malaysia· Born in 2009
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Guan Cheng Lai, a 17-year-old Malaysian player, is rated 1718 — just 19 short of his peak of 1737 (Feb 2026, age 17). He is on a steady climb with +73 Elo over the past 12 months. 27 rated games in the past year (≈29/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 6th Penang U1800 Chess Tournament 2026, 17h Penang Heritage City Intenational Chess Open 2025 (Open), and 5th Penang U1800 Chess Tournament 2025. Also played 1 rapid event (including Penang Closed Chess Tournament 2025) recently.
At junior level, he reached #35 and #52 nationally in U18 and U16.
Current rating
1718
Standard
Rpd1654·Blz1676
All-time high
1737
−19 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 17
Feb 2026 · age 17
Activity
28
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
27 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#103,476
#103,476 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2026
All-time peak 1737
at age 17 · −19 from today
Feb 2026
35th Malaysian U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1736
Jan 2026
Best 12-month gain (+105 Elo)
1631 → 1736
Jan 2026
2024
52nd Malaysian U16 player
at age 15 · rated 1639
Jul 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 15
Jun 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 15
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+75
1643 → 1718
Tournaments
4
30 games
Score
18.5/ 3061.7%
16W5D9L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsNur Adawiyah Abu Bakar Martin2,157·17h Penang Heritage City Intenational Chess Open 2025 (Open)·R6·+36.7
3.[W]vsMuhd Ali Asghar Amirullah1,784·17h Penang Heritage City Intenational Chess Open 2025 (Open)·R8·+22.7
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4.5/6 | #11 | 1822 | -9.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5/6 | #3 | 1865 | -5.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/9 | #52 | 1870 | +87.6 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 5/6 | #4 | 1816 | +7.2 |
Rankings
/
Malaysia
#270
out of 2,302 players
Asia-Pacific
#13,693
in continent
World
#103,474
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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