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Nik, Nik Ahmad Farouqi

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FIDEFIDE 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

Activity

21

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

41 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#41

#41 · Malaysian players · of 1,335

Career timeline

14 entries
2026
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

Best result
National Interstate Chess Championship 2025
perf 2631 (+670) · 5/5 · #3
Top opponent
vs Shi Yu 2,119
Best comeback
Chess Hub-Pahang Year End Invitational Tournament 2025
finished #3 (seeded #14 of 50)

Last 12 months — tournaments

6 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Open Swiss
Apr 20264.5/8#261976-6.0
Open Swiss
Dec 20256.5/9#32170+50.2
Swiss
Oct 20256/7#21995+12.6
Open Swiss
Oct 20255/5#32631+30.2
Open Swiss
Sep 20254.5/7#111798-20.2
Swiss
Jun 20254.5/5#651985-15.2
Worst Elo result: Malaysian Amateur Chess Championship 2025 - Open (-20.2 Elo, finished #11).

Most-Played Opponents

Rankings

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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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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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2,252
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Asia-Pacific
1
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2,777
1
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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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World
1
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2,841
2
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2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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26724🇲🇾Nik, Nik Ahmad Farouqi2,005