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Hamzah, Baharuddin
🇲🇾FIDE 5706610· Male· Malaysia· Born in 1975
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Baharuddin Hamzah, a 51-year-old Malaysian player, is rated 1787. He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and had 5 career breaks: 38 months (2012–2015), 13 months (2015–2016), 32 months (2016–2019), 33 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included) and 42 months (2022–2025). Recent appearance: Malaysian Amateur Chess Championship 2025 - Open. Also played 2 rapid events (including Kejohanan Catur MAKSAK Berpasukan 2025) recently. His peak of 1862 was reached at age 37 (Jan 2012); he also reached Malaysian #24 in Apr 2022.
Current rating
1787
Standard
Rpd1774·Blz1834
All-time high
1862
−75 pts below
Jan 2012 · age 37
Jan 2012 · age 37
Activity
2
games / yr avg.
6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#80,438
#80,438 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
16 entries2026
8th Malaysian 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 1787
Jun 2026
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 49
Mar 2024
2022
Peak Malaysian rank: #24
at age 47 · rated 1691
Apr 2022
2nd Malaysian 45-50 player
at age 47 · rated 1691
Apr 2022
Inactive for 42 months
paused at 1691 → returned at 1786
Mar 2022
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 47
Jan 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-28
1815 → 1787
Tournaments
1
7 games
Score
3.5/ 750.0%
2W3D2L
Top 2 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3.5/6 | #22 | 1678 | -28.2 |
Rankings
/
Malaysia
#168
out of 2,302 players
Asia-Pacific
#9,913
in continent
World
#80,436
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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