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Lim, Chin
🇫🇷FIDE 36088935· Male· France· Born in 1981
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Chin Lim, a 45-year-old French player, is rated 1947 — just 1 short of his peak of 1948 (Apr 2026, age 45). He is progressing steadily with +40 Elo over the past 12 months. 17 rated games in the past year (≈12/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Championnat interne 2026 LDN r9-10, Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r6-7, and Team 2026 - Coupe de France 32e Finale. He took a 65-month break between May 2017 and Nov 2022 (COVID-19 included).
Current rating
1947
Standard
Rpd1869·Blz—
All-time high
1948
−1 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 45
Apr 2026 · age 45
Activity
25
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#37,254
#37,254 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2026
All-time peak 1948
at age 45 · −1 from today
Apr 2026
2024
100 career games
at age 43
Apr 2024
2017
Inactive for 65 months
paused at 1889 → returned at 1885
May 2017
2016
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 35
Aug 2016
Best 12-month gain (+111 Elo)
1800 → 1911
May 2016
6-month rising streak
+71 Elo
May 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+34
1913 → 1947
Tournaments
14
18 games
Score
12/ 1866.7%
10W4D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
14 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 0.5/1 | #11 | 1941 | -0.2 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #10 | 1885 | -1.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #2404 | 1894 | -1.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #11 | 2151 | +8.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #1208 | 1814 | -3.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #1624 | 1713 | -5.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #204 | 1202 | -8.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2/2 | #1 | 2817 | +24.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #310 | 2554 | +5.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #332 | 1277 | -5.8 |
Rankings
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France
#2,149
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#27,538
in continent
World
#37,253
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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