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Lim, Kian Hwa

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FIDEFIDE 5700744· Male· Malaysia· Born in 1953

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Kian Hwa Lim, a 73-year-old Malaysian player, is rated 1586. He has fluctuated between 1586 and 1723 over the past 2 years. 81 rated games in the past year (≈39/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 27th GACC Classical Open, 1st CMC 1800 Classical Chess Busana Menara MARA, and MALAYSIAN CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2026 (OPEN). Also played 8 rapid events (including 12th Johor Open Rapid Dec 2025) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 14 months (2002–2003) and 29 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2110 was reached at age 48 (Jan 2001, Malaysian #19 at the time).

Current rating

1586

Standard

Rpd1635·Blz1692

All-time high

2110

524 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 48

Activity

63

games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo

81 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#152,333

#152,333 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

17 entries
2024
1st Malaysian 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 1723
Nov 2024
Best 12-month gain (+215 Elo)
1479 → 1694
Oct 2024
2020
Inactive for 29 months
paused at 1687 → returned at 1607
Jan 2020
2019
1st Malaysian 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1740
Sep 2019
2016
500 career games
at age 63
May 2016
2014
1st Malaysian 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 1906
Jan 2014

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Best result
27th GACC Classical Open
perf 2033 (+447) · 4/5 · #60
Top opponent
vs Angelo YoungIM 2,158

Last 12 months — tournaments

10 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Open Swiss
May 20264/5#602033-26.8
Open Swiss
Apr 20263.5/5#361636-31.6
Open Swiss
Apr 20261.5/8#501598-9.6
Swiss
Dec 20251/7#731558-29.0
Open Swiss
Dec 20251.5/6#941572-42.2
Open Swiss
Dec 20254/9#231781+12.4
Open Swiss
Nov 20253/9#811726-0.6
Swiss
Sep 20256/9#22009+81.6
Open Swiss
Aug 20255/7#431698-33.8
Open Swiss
Jul 20252.5/7#831699-2.6
Worst Elo result: 17h Penang Heritage City Intenational Chess Open 2025 (Open) (-42.2 Elo, finished #94).

Most-Played Opponents

Rankings

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Malaysia
#660
out of 2,302 players
Asia-Pacific
#25,512
in continent
World
#152,318
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Malaysia
1
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2
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3
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2,404
4
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2,360
5
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2,327
6
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2,309
7
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2,299
8
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2,286
9
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2,280
10
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2,252
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660🇲🇾Lim, Kian Hwa1,586
Asia-Pacific
1
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2,777
1
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2,777
3
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2,761
4
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2,753
5
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2,739
6
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2,738
7
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2,735
8
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2,733
9
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2,732
10
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2,731
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25512🇲🇾Lim, Kian Hwa1,586
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
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2,753
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152318🇲🇾Lim, Kian Hwa1,586