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Ismail, Ahmad
FM🇲🇾FIDE 5700655· Male· Malaysia· Born in 1963
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Ahmad Ismail, a 63-year-old Malaysian FIDE Master, is rated 1830. He has slipped back 42 Elo over the past 12 months. 76 rated games in the past year (≈31/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include MALAYSIAN CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2026 (OPEN), FESTIVAL CATUR ANTARABANGSA PAHANG 2026, and 10th Johor Chess Open 2025. Also played 2 rapid (including Asian Amateur Chess Championships 2025 - Open Rapid) and 3 blitz events (including COMMONWEALTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 - Blitz Open Event) recently. He took a 29-month break between Jan 2020 and Jul 2022 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 2149 was reached at age 40 (Oct 2003); he also reached Malaysian #13 in Apr 2008.
Awarded FM in 2015 (age 52). Earned a IM norm at Asian Senior CC 2014.
Current rating
1830
Standard
Rpd1935·Blz1870
All-time high
2149
−319 pts below
Oct 2003 · age 40
Oct 2003 · age 40
Activity
54
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
76 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#67,178
#67,178 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
18 entries2025
Best 12-month gain (+106 Elo)
1760 → 1866
Jan 2025
2024
3rd Malaysian 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 1877
Nov 2024
2020
5th Malaysian 55-60 player
at age 57 · rated 1898
Oct 2020
Inactive for 29 months
paused at 1898 → returned at 1854
Jan 2020
2018
500 career games
at age 55
Oct 2018
2015
2nd Malaysian 50-55 player
at age 52 · rated 2104
Dec 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-42
1872 → 1830
Tournaments
8
65 games
Score
32.5/ 6550.0%
20W25D20L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3.5/9 | #39 | 1812 | -5.0 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5.5/9 | #13 | 1865 | +5.2 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 1/4 | #76 | 1895 | +1.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/9 | #54 | 1861 | +9.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/9 | #31 | 1932 | +30.8 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4.5/9 | #8 | 1793 | -9.0 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4/6 | #25 | 1712 | -34.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5/9 | #24 | 1757 | -20.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsKian Hwa Lim
🇲🇾MAS·1586
+9 −2 =3
14 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsEdmundo Gatus
🇵🇭PHI·1969
+1 −5 =2
8 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsZhuo Ren LimFM
🇲🇾MAS·2280
+2 −4 =2
8 games·last met Jun 2018
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vsChee-Meng Jimmy LiewIM
🇲🇾MAS·2002
+0 −4 =3
7 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsAmir Ghaazi Mohd Saprin
🇲🇾MAS·1954
+3 −2 =2
7 games·last met Apr 2025
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Rankings
/
Malaysia
#131
out of 2,302 players
Asia-Pacific
#8,068
in continent
World
#67,177
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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