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Lim, Mark

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FIDEFIDE 417734· Male· England· Born in 1980

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Mark Lim, a 46-year-old English player, is rated 1839. He has fluctuated between 1835 and 1868 over the past 2 years. 15 rated games in the past year (≈14/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2025-26 4NCL Division 3 Bishops Rounds 7-8, The Army and Navy Club Pall Mall FIDE Congress - U2000, and 2025-26 4NCL Division 3 Bishops Rounds 5-6. Also played 1 blitz event (including XXII Calvia Chess Festival 2025 - Jaime Simonet Memorial Blitz Tournament) recently. He took a 28-month break between Jul 2010 and Dec 2012. His peak of 1908 was reached at age 28 (Oct 2008).

Current rating

1839

Standard

Rpd1823·Blz1794

All-time high

1908

−69 pts below
Oct 2008 · age 28

Activity

19

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#64,504

#64,504 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

15 entries
2026
49th English 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 1852
Mar 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+95 Elo)
1765 → 1860
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 44
Mar 2024
2022
36th English 40-45 player
at age 42 · rated 1796
Apr 2022
2021
Re-crossed 1800
at age 41
Oct 2021
2020
48th English 35-40 player
at age 40 · rated 1779
Oct 2020

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Sean Gordon 1,966
2025-26 4NCL Division 3 Bishops Rounds 7-8 · Mar 2026 · +3.5 Elo
Evolution
-12
1851 → 1839
Tournaments
5
15 games
Score
7.5/ 1550.0%
5W5D5L

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2025-26 4NCL Division 3 Bishops Rounds 7-8
Team
Mar 20261/2#451920+3.8
The Army and Navy Club Pall Mall FIDE Congress - U2000
Swiss
Mar 20261/3#181642-17.2
2025-26 4NCL Division 3 Bishops Rounds 5-6
Team
Feb 20261/2#441906+3.2
2025-26 4NCL Division 3 Bishops Rounds 3-4
Team
Jan 20261/2#331896+2.6
XXII Calvia Chess Festival 2025 - Amateur Open U2350
Open Swiss
Oct 20253.5/6#971816-5.0
Worst Elo result: The Army and Navy Club Pall Mall FIDE Congress - U2000 (-17.2 Elo, finished #18).

Rankings

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England
#1,033
out of 3,845 players
Europe
#47,086
in continent
World
#64,504
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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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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1033🇬🇧Lim, Mark1,839
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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3
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3
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5
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6
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7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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10
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2,708
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47086🇬🇧Lim, Mark1,839
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,780
5
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6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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10
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64504🇬🇧Lim, Mark1,839