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Lim, Yi Zhe
🇲🇾FIDE 35856742· Male· Malaysia· Born in 2011
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Yi Zhe Lim, a 15-year-old Malaysian player, is rated 1748 — just 2 short of his peak of 1750 (Mar 2026, age 15). He is climbing fast, having gained +128 Elo over the past 12 months. 30 rated games in the past year (≈23/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include NATIONAL JUNIOR CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2026 - Open, l7th Penang Heritage City International Chess Open 2025 (Challenger), and 2025 Perth Minor. Also played 2 rapid (including KEJOHANAN CATUR PIALA YAYASAN ISLAM PERLIS (KATEGORI TERBUKA)) and 1 blitz events (including 2025 Perth International Open Blitz) recently.
At junior level, he reached #28 and #34 nationally in U16 and U14.
Current rating
1748
Standard
Rpd1655·Blz1729
All-time high
1750
−2 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 15
Mar 2026 · age 15
Activity
22
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
30 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#93,232
#93,232 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2026
All-time peak 1750
at age 15 · −2 from today
Mar 2026
28th Malaysian U16 player
at age 15 · rated 1749
Feb 2026
Best 12-month gain (+191 Elo)
1530 → 1721
Jan 2026
2025
34th Malaysian U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1660
Aug 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 14
Apr 2025
2024
Crossed 1500
at age 13
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Best result
l7th Penang Heritage City International Chess Open 2025 (Challenger)perf 1920 (+199) · 6.5/8 · #17
Top opponent
Evolution
+117
1631 → 1748
Tournaments
4
45 games
Score
21.5/ 4547.8%
25W13D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsLeighton Yeoh1,509·l7th Penang Heritage City International Chess Open 2025 (Challenger)·R3·-30.9
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5.5/7 | #28 | 1920 | +28.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 6.5/8 | #17 | 1920 | +63.2 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 5.5/4 | #3 | 2363 | -2.8 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 4/6 | #76 | 1847 | +30.0 |
Rankings
/
Malaysia
#215
out of 2,302 players
Asia-Pacific
#11,910
in continent
World
#93,230
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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