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Zulkipli, Zaidan
CM🇲🇾FIDE 5704154· Male· Malaysia· Born in 1984
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Zaidan Zulkipli, a 42-year-old Malaysian Candidate Master, is rated 2040 and ranked 33rd among Malaysian players. He has slipped back 104 Elo over the past 12 months. 40 rated games in the past year (≈17/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include JAPFA FIDE RATED 2026 - OPEN, Russian Chess Crown standard A, and COMMONWEALTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 - Open Event. Also played 3 rapid (including Russian Chess Crown rapid B (27.02)) and 2 blitz events (including Russian Chess Crown blitz C) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 12 months (2017–2018) and 53 months (2020–2024, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2210 was reached at age 34 (Nov 2018); he also reached Malaysian #4 in Jan 2022 and spent 32 months in Malaysian top 10.
Awarded CM in 2018 (age 34).
Current rating
2040
Standard
Rpd2015·Blz2096
All-time high
2210
−170 pts below
Nov 2018 · age 34
Nov 2018 · age 34
Activity
24
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
28 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#33
#33 · Malaysian players · of 1,335
32 months in National top 10 (2018–2024)
32 months in National top 10 (2018–2024)
Career timeline
15 entries2025
1st Malaysian 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 2187
Feb 2025
2024
32 months in national top 10
longest streak 12 months · since Feb 2018
Sep 2024
2022
Peak Malaysian rank: #4
at age 38 · rated 2198
Jan 2022
2020
Inactive for 53 months
paused at 2198 → returned at 2176
Feb 2020
2018
All-time peak 2210
at age 34 · −170 from today
Nov 2018
CM title awardedCM
at age 34
Jun 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-71
2111 → 2040
Tournaments
5
34 games
Score
12/ 3435.3%
8W10D16L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 1/3 | #261 | 2070 | -1.2 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 2/7 | #53 | 1947 | -21.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3.5/10 | #142 | 1961 | -37.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4/8 | #58 | 2079 | -7.2 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 1.5/3 | #30 | 2042 | -5.8 |
Rankings
/
Malaysia
#33
out of 2,302 players
Asia-Pacific
#2,851
in continent
World
#21,981
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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