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Lye, Lik Zang

FM🇲🇾

FIDEFIDE 5712181· Male· Malaysia· Born in 2004

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Lik Zang Lye, a 22-year-old Malaysian FIDE Master, is rated 2235 and ranked 13th among Malaysian players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He has held steady between 2200 and 2250 for 11 months. 24 rated games in the past year (≈38/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 20th Dato Arthur Tan Malaysian Open Chess Championship, CHESS HUB - IYC - MCF 2nd NATIONAL OPEN TEAM CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 - PMX Trophy, and CHESS HUB - MCF MALAYSIAN MASTERS CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 (Open). Also played 2 rapid (including 26th GACC Rapid Open) and 2 blitz events (including 26th GACC Blitz) recently. He took a 27-month break between Feb 2020 and Jun 2022 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 2379 was reached at age 15 (May 2019); he also reached Malaysian #1 in Jan 2022 and spent 26 months in Malaysian top 3.

Awarded FM in 2018 (age 14). Earned a IM norm at Elllobregat Open Chess 2022 Group A. At junior level, he reached World #78 in U18, World #34 in U16, World #23 in U14, World #16 in U12, World #87 in U10, World #28 in U8 and #2 nationally in U20.

Current rating

2235

Standard

Rpd2117·Blz2111

All-time high

2379

−144 pts below
May 2019 · age 15

Activity

25

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

24 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#13

#13 · Malaysian players · of 1,243
26 months in National top 3 (2018–2022)

Career timeline

22 entries
2024
500 career games
at age 20
Aug 2024
2nd Malaysian U20 player
at age 20 · rated 2286
Feb 2024
2022
26 months in national top 3
longest streak 17 months · since Aug 2018
Jul 2022
Peak Malaysian rank: #1
at age 18 · rated 2358
Jan 2022
78th U18 player worldwide
at age 18 · rated 2358
Jan 2022
2020
Inactive for 27 months
paused at 2358 → returned at 2321
Feb 2020

Standard rating history

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Kushagra MohanIM 2,432
20th Dato Arthur Tan Malaysian Open Chess Championship · Sep 2025 · +5.1 Elo
Evolution
-29
2264 → 2235
Tournaments
3
24 games
Score
16.5/ 2468.8%
11W11D2L

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
20th Dato Arthur Tan Malaysian Open Chess Championship
Open Swiss
Sep 20255.5/9#142185-4.8
CHESS HUB - IYC - MCF 2nd NATIONAL OPEN TEAM CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 - PMX Trophy
Swiss
Jun 20256/7#32041-8.2
CHESS HUB - MCF MALAYSIAN MASTERS CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 (Open)
Round-Robin
Jun 20255/8#32173-16.4
Worst Elo result: CHESS HUB - MCF MALAYSIAN MASTERS CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 (Open) (-16.4 Elo, finished #3).

Most-Played Opponents

vsKavin MohanFM
🇲🇾MAS·2244
+3 −5 =3
11 games·last met May 2026
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vsYinn Long WongFM
🇲🇾MAS·2327
+1 −3 =3
7 games·last met May 2025
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vsKim Yew ChanIM
🇲🇾MAS·2360
+0 −3 =4
7 games·last met May 2025
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vsZhuo Ren LimFM
🇲🇾MAS·2250
+1 −1 =4
6 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsNelson VillanuevaFM
🇵🇭PHI·2066
+1 −4 =1
6 games·last met May 2025
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Rankings

/
Malaysia
#13
out of 2,185 players
Asia-Pacific
#1,110
in continent
World
#6,467
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Malaysia
1
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2,492
2
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2,461
3
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2,404
4
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2,360
5
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2,327
6
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2,309
7
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2,299
8
🇲🇾Mas, HafizulhelmiFollow Hafizulhelmi MasTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,286
9
🇲🇾Wong, JianwenFollow Jianwen WongTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,252
10
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2,250
...
13🇲🇾Lye, Lik Zang2,235
Asia-Pacific
1
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2,780
2
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
3
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2,753
4
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2,751
5
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2,739
6
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2,738
7
🇮🇳Praggnanandhaa RFollow Praggnanandhaa RTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,733
8
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2,732
9
🇻🇳Le, Quang LiemFollow Quang Liem LeTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,731
10
🇷🇺Nepomniachtchi, IanFollow Ian NepomniachtchiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,729
...
1110🇲🇾Lye, Lik Zang2,235
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,788
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
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2,753
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6467🇲🇾Lye, Lik Zang2,235