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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 1794 — his current career high. He is on a steady climb with +33 Elo over the past 12 months. 61 rated games in the past year (≈18/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 27th GACC Classical Open, GP Circuit 2026 Quarterly Event - Q2, and 1st CMC 1800 Classical Chess Busana Menara MARA. Also played 1 rapid (including Kejohanan Catur MAKSAK Berpasukan 2025) and 4 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

1794

Standard

Rpd1758·Blz1668

All-time high

1794

at best
Jun 2026 · age 36

Activity

34

games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo

55 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#78,301

#78,301 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

18 entries
2026
All-time peak 1794
at age 36
Jun 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

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Best result
AEON MALL SHAH ALAM CLASSICAL CHESS U1800 FIDE RATED
perf 2096 (+302) · 8.5/9 · #1
Top opponent
vs Asrul Sharaff OmarCM 1,914
GP Circuit 2026 Quarterly Event - Q2 · Apr 2026 · +14.1 Elo
Evolution
+35
1759 → 1794
Tournaments
7
52 games
Score
37.5/ 5272.1%
33W9D10L

Last 12 months — tournaments

7 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
27th GACC Classical Open
Open Swiss
May 20265.5/6#312029-12.6
AEON MALL SHAH ALAM CLASSICAL CHESS U1800 FIDE RATED
Swiss
May 20268.5/9#12096+43.4
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

Rankings

/
Malaysia
#156
out of 2,302 players
Asia-Pacific
#9,603
in continent
World
#78,300
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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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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3
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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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World
1
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9
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9
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