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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 1844 — his current career high. He is progressing steadily with +75 Elo over the past 12 months. 52 rated games in the past year (≈31/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 27th GACC Classical Open, MALAYSIAN NATIONAL CHESS CHALLENGER 2026, and 24th KCM Master U1800 FIDE Rated Standard. Also played 7 rapid (including 12th Johor Open Rapid Dec 2025) and 3 blitz events (including Johor Festival Blitz 2025) recently.

At junior level, he reached #22 and #42 nationally in U18 and U16.

Current rating

1844

Standard

Rpd1769·Blz1578

All-time high

1844

at best
Jun 2026 · age 18

Activity

32

games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo

52 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#63,124

#63,124 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

8 entries
2026
22nd Malaysian U18 player
at age 18 · rated 1844
Jun 2026
Crossed 1800
at age 18
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1844
at age 18
Jun 2026
100 career games
at age 18
Jun 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+435 Elo)
1205 → 1640
Jan 2025
2024
42nd Malaysian U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1641
May 2024

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Best result
24th KCM Master U1800 FIDE Rated Standard
perf 1900 (+187) · 6/7 · #1
Top opponent
vs Eden Diano 2,086
27th GACC Classical Open · May 2026 · +12.0 Elo
Best comeback
24th KCM Master U1800 FIDE Rated Standard
finished #1 (seeded #11 of 80)
Evolution
+57
1787 → 1844
Tournaments
6
59 games
Score
29.5/ 5950.0%
32W15D12L

Last 12 months — tournaments

6 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
27th GACC Classical Open
Open Swiss
May 20266/9#81866+36.8
Johor U1800 2026
Swiss
May 20265/7#31825+13.2
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
Worst Elo result: National Interstate Chess Championship 2025 (-51.6 Elo, finished #45).

Rankings

/
Malaysia
#118
out of 2,302 players
Asia-Pacific
#7,536
in continent
World
#63,123
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Malaysia
1
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2
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3
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2,404
4
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2,360
5
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2,327
6
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2,309
7
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2,299
8
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2,286
9
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2,280
10
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2,252
...
118🇲🇾Yap, Kah Yii1,844
Asia-Pacific
1
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2,777
1
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2,777
3
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2,761
4
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2,753
5
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2,739
6
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2,738
7
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2,735
8
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2,733
9
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2,732
10
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2,731
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7536🇲🇾Yap, Kah Yii1,844
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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2,753
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63123🇲🇾Yap, Kah Yii1,844