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Lim, Mark
🇬🇧FIDE 417734· Male· England· Born in 1980
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Mark Lim, a 46-year-old English player, is rated 1859. He has fluctuated between 1835 and 1868 over the past 2 years. 17 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
1859
Standard
Rpd1823·Blz1794
All-time high
1908
−49 pts below
Oct 2008 · age 28
Oct 2008 · age 28
Activity
19
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
17 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#58,893
#58,893 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2026
46th English 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 1859
Jun 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
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+8
1851 → 1859
Tournaments
6
17 games
Score
9.5/ 1755.9%
7W5D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 2/2 | #12 | 2646 | +20.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #45 | 1920 | +3.8 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/3 | #18 | 1642 | -17.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #44 | 1906 | +3.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #33 | 1896 | +2.6 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3.5/6 | #97 | 1816 | -5.0 |
Rankings
/
England
#931
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#43,153
in continent
World
#58,892
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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