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Saw, Lye Guan
🇲🇾FIDE 5709784· Male· Malaysia· Born in 1957
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Lye Guan Saw, a 69-year-old Malaysian player, is rated 1537. He plays occasionally (4 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 12 months (2013–2014) and 32 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included). Recent appearance: 22nd KCM Master U1800 FIDE Rated Standard. Also played 2 rapid (including JOHOR RAYA RAPID 2026) and 1 blitz events (including 1st JOHOR FEIMI MASTER 2025 FIDE RATED BLITZ) recently. His peak of 1646 was reached at age 67 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1537
Standard
Rpd1579·Blz1569
All-time high
1646
−109 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 67
Mar 2024 · age 67
Activity
11
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
4 past 12 mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#171,347
#171,347 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+204 Elo)
1442 → 1646
Mar 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 67
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 67
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1646
at age 67 · −109 from today
Mar 2024
2023
3rd Malaysian 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1451
Jan 2023
2020
Inactive for 32 months
paused at 1463 → returned at 1451
Jan 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-28
1565 → 1537
Tournaments
2
21 games
Score
7.5/ 2135.7%
10W2D9L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 3/1 | #61 | 2482 | -6.2 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4.5/3 | #70 | 2342 | -21.8 |
Rankings
/
Malaysia
#842
out of 2,302 players
Asia-Pacific
#31,875
in continent
World
#171,317
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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