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Yeoh, Leighton
🇲🇾FIDE 35860456· Female· Malaysia· Born in 2011
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Leighton Yeoh, a 15-year-old Malaysian player, is rated 1594. She is on a steady climb with +71 Elo over the past 12 months. 29 rated games in the past year (≈24/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include MALAYSIAN CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2026 (WOMEN), 6th Kuala Lumpur Classics 2200 (2nd KL Day Classics) FIDE-Rated, and l7th Penang Heritage City International Chess Open 2025 (Challenger). Also played 3 rapid (including KEJOHANAN CATUR TERBUKA KUALA MUDA 2025) and 1 blitz events (including 19th Asian Schools Blitz Chess Championships 2025 - G17) recently. Her peak of 1659 was reached at age 15 (Mar 2026).
At junior level, she reached #61 and #68 nationally in U16 and U14.
Current rating
1594
Standard
Rpd1541·Blz1411
All-time high
1659
−65 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 15
Mar 2026 · age 15
Activity
23
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
29 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#149,277
#149,277 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2026
61st Malaysian U16 player
at age 15 · rated 1659
Apr 2026
Best 12-month gain (+136 Elo)
1523 → 1659
Mar 2026
Crossed 1600
at age 15
Mar 2026
All-time peak 1659
at age 15 · −65 from today
Mar 2026
2025
Re-crossed 1500
at age 14
Dec 2025
68th Malaysian U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1565
Jan 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Best result
l7th Penang Heritage City International Chess Open 2025 (Challenger)perf 1768 (+221) · 4.5/7 · #54
Top opponent
Evolution
+71
1523 → 1594
Tournaments
5
54 games
Score
21/ 5438.9%
23W12D19L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsAmir Ghaazi Mohd Saprin1,956·6th Kuala Lumpur Classics 2200 (2nd KL Day Classics) FIDE-Rated·R7·+33.9
3.[W]vsYi Zhe Lim1,658·l7th Penang Heritage City International Chess Open 2025 (Challenger)·R3·+26.2
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/9 | #27 | 1543 | -56.0 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5.5/4 | #20 | 2572 | +102.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4.5/7 | #54 | 1768 | +38.0 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3/7 | #17 | 1688 | +16.4 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4/2 | #37 | 2225 | -30.4 |
Rankings
/
Malaysia
#638
out of 2,302 players
Asia-Pacific
#24,628
in continent
World
#149,264
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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