Wong, Yinn Long

Yinn Long Wong, a 24-year-old Malaysian FIDE Master, is rated 2327 and ranked 5th among Malaysian players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +27 Elo over the past 12 months. 38 rated games in the past year (≈29/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 6th ASEAN Individual Open Chess Championship Governor Henry S Oaminal Cup, 20th Dato Arthur Tan Malaysian Open Chess Championship, and 1st FUJAIRAH Global Chess Championships - Masters. Also played 4 rapid (including ASEAN Individual Open Rapid Chess Championship Governor Henry S Oaminal Cup) and 2 blitz events (including ASEAN Individual Open Blitz Chess Championship Governor Henry S Oaminal Cup) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 14 months (2018–2020), 31 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included) and 12 months (2022–2023). His peak of 2381 was reached at age 18 (Jan 2020, Malaysian #2 at the time); he spent 43 months in Malaysian top 3, with a longest streak of 3 consecutive years.

Awarded FM in 2014 (age 12). Earned IM norms at 11th Penang Heritage City International Chess Open 2019 (Open) and 31st AbuDhabi International Chess Festival-Masters 2025. At junior level, he reached World #84 in U18, World #51 in U14, World #75 in U10, World #22 in U8 and #1, #1 and #1 nationally in U20, U16 and U12.