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Azhar, Puteri Rifqah Fahada
WFM🇲🇾FIDE 5702879· Female· Malaysia· Born in 2000
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Puteri Rifqah Fahada Azhar, a 26-year-old Malaysian Woman FIDE Master, is rated 1917 and ranked 6th among Malaysian women. She has slipped back 30 Elo over the past 12 months. 17 rated games in the past year (≈21/year long-term). Recent appearances: MALAYSIAN CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2026 (WOMEN) and CHESS HUB - MCF MALAYSIAN MASTERS CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 (Women). She had 2 career breaks: 14 months (2012–2013) and 12 months (2017–2018). Her peak of 1983 was reached at age 16 (Oct 2016); she also reached Malaysian #10 in Mar 2022.
Awarded WFM in 2014 (age 14). At junior level, she reached #2, #3, #3, #1 and #1 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
1917
Standard
Rpd1802·Blz1908
All-time high
1983
−66 pts below
Oct 2016 · age 16
Oct 2016 · age 16
Activity
18
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
17 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#6
#6 · Malaysian women · of 268
Career timeline
16 entries2022
Peak Malaysian rank: #10
at age 22 · rated 1940
Mar 2022
2020
2nd Malaysian U20 player
at age 20 · rated 1939
Oct 2020
2019
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2019
2018
3rd Malaysian U18 player
at age 18 · rated 1983
Jun 2018
2017
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1954 → returned at 1977
Mar 2017
2016
All-time peak 1983
at age 16 · −66 from today
Oct 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-12
1929 → 1917
Tournaments
2
17 games
Score
10/ 1758.8%
5W10D2L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsA Dira A Ddawiyah Abd Aziz1,739·CHESS HUB - MCF MALAYSIAN MASTERS CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 (Women)·R2·+5.0
3.[D]vsLi Ting TanWFM2,091·CHESS HUB - MCF MALAYSIAN MASTERS CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 (Women)·R8·+4.4
Top 2 losses
1.[L]vsAinul Mardhiah Mohd AfifWFM1,836·CHESS HUB - MCF MALAYSIAN MASTERS CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 (Women)·R7·-12.6
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6/9 | #9 | 1854 | -12.2 |
Round-Robin | Jun 2025 | 4/8 | #6 | 1863 | -17.6 |
Worst Elo result: CHESS HUB - MCF MALAYSIAN MASTERS CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 (Women) (-17.6 Elo, finished #6).
Most-Played Opponents
vsNur Najiha Azman HishamWFM
🇲🇾MAS·1974
+3 −5 =6
14 games·last met Feb 2020
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vsPuteri Munajjah Az-Zahraa AzharWIM
🇲🇾MAS·1996
+3 −3 =7
13 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsLi Ting TanWFM
🇲🇾MAS·2067
+2 −1 =10
13 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsSivanesan NithyalakshmiWCM
🇲🇾MAS·1860
+2 −3 =7
12 games·last met Apr 2026
View head-to-head →
vsCamilia JohariWFM
🇲🇾MAS·1873
+2 −0 =9
11 games·last met Apr 2016
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Rankings
/
Malaysia
#73
out of 2,302 players
Asia-Pacific
#5,201
in continent
World
#43,963
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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