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Azhar, Muhd Syakir Shazmeer

CM🇲🇾

FIDEFIDE 5702577· Male· Malaysia· Born in 1994

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Muhd Syakir Shazmeer Azhar, a 32-year-old Malaysian Candidate Master, is rated 2099 — just 10 short of his peak of 2109 (Jan 2020, age 26) and ranked 22nd among Malaysian players, and in the top 7% worldwide. He is currently in the 2050–2100 range. 28 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 1st National Grand Prix Chess Championship 2025 (QF-F Standard), 6th Chess Hub Double Weekends Open Classical Tournament, and 4th Chess Hub Double Weekends Open Classical Tournament. Also played 2 rapid (including 1st National Grand Prix Chess Championship 2025 (R32-16 Rapid)) and 1 blitz events (including 1st National Grand Prix Chess Championship 2025 (TB Blitz)) recently. He had 5 career breaks: 13 months (2009–2010), 30 months (2012–2014), 28 months (2014–2017), 15 months (2017–2018) and 38 months (2020–2023, COVID-19 included). He reached Malaysian #14 in Dec 2021.

Awarded CM in 2025 (age 31). At junior level, he reached #3, #5, #7 and #5 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.

Current rating

2099

Standard

Rpd1987·Blz1997

All-time high

2109

−10 pts below
Jan 2020 · age 26

Activity

28

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

28 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#22

#22 · Malaysian players · of 1,335

Career timeline

21 entries
2025
Re-crossed 2100
at age 31
Jul 2025
Re-crossed 2100
at age 31
Feb 2025
CM title awardedCM
at age 31
Jan 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2100
at age 30
Oct 2024
2021
Peak Malaysian rank: #14
at age 27 · rated 2109
Dec 2021
2020
Crossed 2100
at age 26
Jan 2020

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Best result
3rd Chess Hub Double Weekends Open Classical Tournament
perf 2172 (+65) · 5/6 · #1
Top opponent
vs Ethan Chua 2,065
MCF OFFICE U2400 STANDARD EVENT - Q3 2025 · Jul 2025 · +8.9 Elo
Evolution
-8
2107 → 2099
Tournaments
5
29 games
Score
22/ 2975.9%
19W6D4L

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
1st National Grand Prix Chess Championship 2025 (QF-F Standard)
Knockout
Feb 20261/2QF2043-3.2
6th Chess Hub Double Weekends Open Classical Tournament
Swiss
Nov 20256/8#22022-2.8
4th Chess Hub Double Weekends Open Classical Tournament
Swiss
Aug 20256.5/8#22111+3.2
MCF OFFICE U2400 STANDARD EVENT - Q3 2025
Swiss
Jul 20253.5/4#22148-4.6
3rd Chess Hub Double Weekends Open Classical Tournament
Open Swiss
Jun 20255/6#12172+10.6

Most-Played Opponents

vsKamaluddin Yusof
🇲🇾MAS·1916
+10 −1 =2
13 games·last met Dec 2024
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vsMukhriez Shah Mahmood ShahCM
🇲🇾MAS·2085
+5 −2 =2
9 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsKavin MohanFM
🇲🇾MAS·2244
+2 −6 =0
8 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsNelson VillanuevaFM
🇵🇭PHI·2066
+1 −5 =1
7 games·last met Nov 2024
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vsPuteri Munajjah Az-Zahraa AzharWIM
🇲🇾MAS·1996
+3 −0 =4
7 games·last met Feb 2024
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Rankings

/
Malaysia
#22
out of 2,302 players
Asia-Pacific
#2,155
in continent
World
#15,531
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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3
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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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8
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9
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10
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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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World
1
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2,841
2
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2
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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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8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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