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Yeap, Eng Chiam
FM🇲🇾FIDE 5702682· Male· Malaysia· Born in 1995
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Eng Chiam Yeap, a 31-year-old Malaysian FIDE Master, is rated 2089 and ranked 23rd among Malaysian players, and in the top 8% worldwide. He has held steady between 2050 and 2100 for 2 years. 17 rated games in the past year (≈14/year long-term). Recent appearances: MALAYSIAN CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2026 (OPEN) and CHESS HUB - MCF MALAYSIAN MASTERS CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 (Open). He had 3 career breaks: 23 months (2014–2016), 17 months (2017–2018) and 34 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2150 was reached at age 16 (Jul 2011); he also reached Malaysian #11 in Sep 2012.
Awarded FM in 2020 (age 25). At junior level, he reached World #19 in U12 and #3, #1, #1 and #1 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
2089
Standard
Rpd2014·Blz2014
All-time high
2150
−61 pts below
Jul 2011 · age 16
Jul 2011 · age 16
Activity
15
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
17 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#23
#23 · Malaysian players · of 1,243
Career timeline
19 entries2020
FM title awardedFM
at age 25
Jul 2020
2019
Best 12-month gain (+65 Elo)
2069 → 2134
Aug 2019
Inactive for 34 months
paused at 2134 → returned at 2114
Aug 2019
Re-crossed 2100
at age 24
Jul 2019
2017
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 2049 → returned at 2059
Jan 2017
2014
3rd Malaysian U20 player
at age 19 · rated 2128
Jan 2014
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+6
2083 → 2089
Tournaments
2
17 games
Score
8.5/ 1750.0%
6W5D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsMuhd Nur Daie Masli2,096·CHESS HUB - MCF MALAYSIAN MASTERS CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 (Open)·R2·-9.2
3.[L]vsGenivan GenkeswaranFM2,124·CHESS HUB - MCF MALAYSIAN MASTERS CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 (Open)·R3·-8.4
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5.5/9 | #9 | 2145 | +20.0 |
Round-Robin | Jun 2025 | 3/8 | #8 | 2018 | -14.4 |
Rankings
/
Malaysia
#23
out of 2,185 players
Asia-Pacific
#2,269
in continent
World
#16,417
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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