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Ariff, Syawal Aqmar Shahrir

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FIDEFIDE 5712050· Male· Malaysia· Born in 1990

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Syawal Aqmar Shahrir Ariff, a 36-year-old Malaysian player, is rated 1763 — his current career high. He is on a steady climb with +31 Elo over the past 12 months. 46 rated games in the past year (≈17/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include GP Circuit 2026 Quarterly Event - Q2, 1st CMC 1800 Classical Chess Busana Menara MARA, and 24th KCM Master U1800 FIDE Rated Standard. Also played 1 rapid (including Kejohanan Catur MAKSAK Berpasukan 2025) and 5 blitz events (including Johor Festival Blitz 2025) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 12 months (2013–2014), 19 months (2014–2016) and 17 months (2017–2018). He reached Malaysian #57 in Mar 2022.

Previously known as Aqmar Shahrir Ariff Syawal (until Jan 2014).

Current rating

1763

Standard

Rpd1755·Blz1697

All-time high

1763

at best
May 2026 · age 36

Activity

28

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

46 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#88,044

#88,044 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

18 entries
2026
All-time peak 1763
at age 36
May 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+254 Elo)
1452 → 1706
Apr 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 34
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 34
Mar 2024
2022
Peak Malaysian rank: #57
at age 32 · rated 1543
Mar 2022
2019
100 career games
at age 29
Nov 2019

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
PETER LONG WP KUALA LUMPUR CLASSICS 1800 (3rd KLClassics) FIDE-Rated
perf 2385 (+624) · 6.5/6 · #1
Top opponent
vs Asrul Sharaff OmarCM 1,914
GP Circuit 2026 Quarterly Event - Q2 · Apr 2026 · +14.1 Elo
Evolution
+2
1761 → 1763
Tournaments
7
49 games
Score
32.5/ 4966.3%
28W9D12L

Last 12 months — tournaments

7 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
GP Circuit 2026 Quarterly Event - Q2
Swiss
Apr 20263.5/5#111914+4.8
1st CMC 1800 Classical Chess Busana Menara MARA
Open Swiss
Apr 20265.5/7#31823+14.6
24th KCM Master U1800 FIDE Rated Standard
Open Swiss
Mar 20265/7#61757+3.8
22nd KCM Master U1800 FIDE Rated Standard
Open Swiss
Nov 20255.5/8#81740+2.6
Malaysian Amateur Chess Championship 2025 - Open
Open Swiss
Sep 20254/6#261861+0.4
Worst Elo result: CHESS HUB - IYC - MCF 2nd NATIONAL OPEN TEAM CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 - PMX Trophy (-24.8 Elo, finished #101).

Rankings

/
Malaysia
#188
out of 2,185 players
Asia-Pacific
#11,097
in continent
World
#88,043
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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Asia-Pacific
1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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2,732
9
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2,731
10
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World
1
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