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Yap, Kah Yii

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FIDEFIDE 35829540· Male· Malaysia· Born in 2008

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Kah Yii Yap, a 18-year-old Malaysian player, is rated 1794 — his current career high. He is progressing steadily with +26 Elo over the past 12 months. 36 rated games in the past year (≈27/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include MALAYSIAN NATIONAL CHESS CHALLENGER 2026, 24th KCM Master U1800 FIDE Rated Standard, and NATIONAL JUNIOR CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2026 - Open. Also played 6 rapid (including 12th Johor Open Rapid Dec 2025) and 2 blitz events (including Johor Festival Blitz 2025) recently.

At junior level, he reached #16 and #42 nationally in U18 and U16.

Current rating

1794

Standard

Rpd1778·Blz1583

All-time high

1794

at best
May 2026 · age 18

Activity

27

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

36 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#78,250

#78,250 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

8 entries
2026
All-time peak 1794
at age 18
May 2026
2025
16th Malaysian U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1787
Jul 2025
Best 12-month gain (+435 Elo)
1205 → 1640
Jan 2025
2024
42nd Malaysian U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1641
May 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 16
May 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 16
Mar 2024

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
24th KCM Master U1800 FIDE Rated Standard
perf 1900 (+187) · 6/7 · #1
Top opponent
vs Rui Yang Wong 1,948
NATIONAL JUNIOR CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2026 - Open · Jan 2026 · +11.8 Elo
Best comeback
24th KCM Master U1800 FIDE Rated Standard
finished #1 (seeded #11 of 80)
Evolution
+25
1769 → 1794
Tournaments
5
38 games
Score
24/ 3863.2%
19W10D9L

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
MALAYSIAN NATIONAL CHESS CHALLENGER 2026
Open Swiss
Apr 20266.5/9#41762+26.4
24th KCM Master U1800 FIDE Rated Standard
Open Swiss
Mar 20266/7#11900+55.6
NATIONAL JUNIOR CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2026 - Open
Open Swiss
Jan 20264.5/7#451769-24.4
National Interstate Chess Championship 2025
Open Swiss
Oct 20251.5/4#451737-51.6
26th GACC Classical Open
Open Swiss
Jun 20255.5/9#161805+20.4
Worst Elo result: National Interstate Chess Championship 2025 (-51.6 Elo, finished #45).

Rankings

/
Malaysia
#149
out of 2,185 players
Asia-Pacific
#9,602
in continent
World
#78,250
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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149🇲🇾Yap, Kah Yii1,794
Asia-Pacific
1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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2,739
6
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7
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2,733
8
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2,732
9
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2,731
10
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World
1
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2
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3
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4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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7
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9
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10
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78250🇲🇾Yap, Kah Yii1,794