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LK
Lim, Kian Hwa
🇲🇾FIDE 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
Jan 2001 · age 48
Activity
63
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
81 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#152,333
#152,333 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
17 entries2024
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
Top opponent
Evolution
-85
1671 → 1586
Tournaments
10
82 games
Score
32/ 8239.0%
21W22D39L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsClayton Valentino Dharmanto1,902·Chess Hub-Pahang Year End Invitational Tournament 2025·R4·+15.6
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4/5 | #60 | 2033 | -26.8 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3.5/5 | #36 | 1636 | -31.6 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1.5/8 | #50 | 1598 | -9.6 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 1/7 | #73 | 1558 | -29.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 1.5/6 | #94 | 1572 | -42.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/9 | #23 | 1781 | +12.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3/9 | #81 | 1726 | -0.6 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 6/9 | #2 | 2009 | +81.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5/7 | #43 | 1698 | -33.8 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 2.5/7 | #83 | 1699 | -2.6 |
Worst Elo result: 17h Penang Heritage City Intenational Chess Open 2025 (Open) (-42.2 Elo, finished #94).
Most-Played Opponents
vsAhmad IsmailFM
🇲🇾MAS·1830
+2 −9 =3
14 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsNam Sang Eddy Kwan
🇲🇾MAS·1830
+2 −5 =2
9 games·last met Nov 2023
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vsMohd Saprin Sabri
🇲🇾MAS·1883
+0 −8 =0
8 games·last met Feb 2024
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vsGero Kuich
🇨🇭SUI·1574
+4 −2 =1
7 games·last met Sep 2024
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vsKamaluddin Yusof
🇲🇾MAS·1916
+0 −6 =1
7 games·last met May 2018
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Rankings
/
Malaysia
#660
out of 2,302 players
Asia-Pacific
#25,512
in continent
World
#152,318
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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