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Nik, Nik Ahmad Farouqi
🇲🇾FIDE 5701791· Male· Malaysia· Born in 1982
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Nik Ahmad Farouqi Nik, a 44-year-old Malaysian player, is rated 2005 and ranked 41st among Malaysian players. He is on a steady climb with +52 Elo over the past 12 months. 41 rated games in the past year (≈16/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include MALAYSIAN CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2026 (OPEN), Chess Hub-Pahang Year End Invitational Tournament 2025, and SHAH ALAM CLASSICAL UNDER 2400 FIDE RATED. Also played 2 rapid events (including 1st NATIONAL OPEN TEAM RAPID CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 32 months (2005–2008) and 33 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2120 was reached at age 23 (Jan 2005); he also reached Malaysian #17 in Jan 2018.
Current rating
2005
Standard
Rpd1922·Blz1997
All-time high
2120
−115 pts below
Jan 2005 · age 23
Jan 2005 · age 23
Activity
21
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
41 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#41
#41 · Malaysian players · of 1,335
Career timeline
14 entries2026
Best 12-month gain (+52 Elo)
1953 → 2005
May 2026
Re-crossed 2000
at age 44
Jan 2026
2023
1st Malaysian 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 2040
May 2023
2019
Re-crossed 2100
at age 37
Sep 2019
Inactive for 33 months
paused at 2102 → returned at 2040
Sep 2019
2018
Peak Malaysian rank: #17
at age 36 · rated 2098
Jan 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+52
1953 → 2005
Tournaments
6
49 games
Score
31/ 4963.3%
32W7D10L
Top 3 wins
3.[W]vsA Qil A Lauddin Abd Aziz2,078·Chess Hub-Pahang Year End Invitational Tournament 2025·R9·+11.9
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/8 | #26 | 1976 | -6.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 6.5/9 | #3 | 2170 | +50.2 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 6/7 | #2 | 1995 | +12.6 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5/5 | #3 | 2631 | +30.2 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4.5/7 | #11 | 1798 | -20.2 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 4.5/5 | #65 | 1985 | -15.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsKamaluddin Yusof
🇲🇾MAS·1916
+6 −3 =0
9 games·last met Mar 2020
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vsAbdullah Che Hassan
🇲🇾MAS·2070
+3 −2 =3
8 games·last met Jun 2022
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vsA Qil A Lauddin Abd Aziz
🇲🇾MAS·2159
+3 −1 =2
6 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsAhmad IsmailFM
🇲🇾MAS·1830
+1 −1 =4
6 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsWan Mohd Azmie Wan Abd Rahim
🇲🇾MAS·1869
+6 −0 =0
6 games·last met Dec 2025
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Rankings
/
Malaysia
#41
out of 2,302 players
Asia-Pacific
#3,349
in continent
World
#26,724
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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