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Yusof, Kamaluddin
🇲🇾FIDE 5701171· Male· Malaysia· Born in 1967
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Kamaluddin Yusof, a 59-year-old Malaysian player, is rated 1916. He has slipped back 41 Elo over the past 12 months. 18 rated games in the past year (≈11/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include MCF OFFICE U2400 STANDARD YEAR END 2025 EVENT, National Interstate Chess Championship 2025, and CHESS HUB - IYC - MCF 2nd NATIONAL OPEN TEAM CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 - PMX Trophy. Also played 20 rapid (including 27th GACC Rapid Open) and 1 blitz events (including NATIONAL BLITZ CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025) recently. He had 4 career breaks: 17 months (2012–2014), 47 months (2015–2019), 28 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included) and 17 months (2022–2024). His peak of 2219 was reached at age 37 (Jul 2004, Malaysian #10 at the time).
Previously known as Yusof Kamaluddin (until Jan 2008).
Current rating
1916
Standard
Rpd1854·Blz1796
All-time high
2219
−303 pts below
Jul 2004 · age 37
Jul 2004 · age 37
Activity
14
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#44,191
#44,191 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
20 entries2023
1st Malaysian 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 1987
Sep 2023
2022
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 1987 → returned at 1959
Dec 2022
2020
Inactive for 28 months
paused at 2039 → returned at 1985
Jan 2020
2019
2nd Malaysian 50-55 player
at age 52 · rated 2072
Nov 2019
2015
Inactive for 47 months
paused at 2041 → returned at 2064
Jan 2015
2013
2nd Malaysian 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 2071
Apr 2013
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-41
1957 → 1916
Tournaments
3
25 games
Score
10.5/ 2542.0%
14W3D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2.5/5 | #4 | 1688 | -27.8 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4/6 | #8 | 1973 | +9.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMuhd Syakir Shazmeer AzharCM
🇲🇾MAS·2099
+1 −10 =2
13 games·last met Dec 2024
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vsWan Mohd Azmie Wan Abd Rahim
🇲🇾MAS·1869
+3 −5 =3
11 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsHafizulhelmi MasIM
🇲🇾MAS·2286
+1 −7 =2
10 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsJialade Wayile
🇨🇳CHN·1813
+4 −3 =3
10 games·last met Mar 2020
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vsNelson VillanuevaFM
🇵🇭PHI·2066
+1 −6 =2
9 games·last met Dec 2025
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Rankings
/
Malaysia
#75
out of 2,302 players
Asia-Pacific
#5,227
in continent
World
#44,190
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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