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Amirul, Amir Faiz
CM🇲🇾FIDE 5714729· Male· Malaysia· Born in 2007
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Amir Faiz Amirul, a 19-year-old Malaysian Candidate Master, is rated 1691 — just 17 short of his peak of 1708 (Mar 2024, age 17). He is progressing steadily with +21 Elo over the past 12 months. 13 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent appearances: 23rd KCM Master U1800 FIDE Rated Standard and 4th WP Kuala Lumpur June Classics 1800. He had 4 career breaks: 19 months (2014–2016), 16 months (2016–2018), 35 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included) and 24 months (2022–2024).
Awarded CM in 2014 (age 7). At junior level, he reached World #33 in U8 and #27, #35, #16, #29, #18 and #1 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
1691
Standard
Rpd1721·Blz1657
All-time high
1708
−17 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 17
Mar 2024 · age 17
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#113,234
#113,234 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
21 entries2026
27th Malaysian U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1691
Jun 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2026
2024
35th Malaysian U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1670
Sep 2024
Best 12-month gain (+157 Elo)
1513 → 1670
Sep 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 17
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1708
at age 17 · −17 from today
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+7
1684 → 1691
Tournaments
2
13 games
Score
7.5/ 1357.7%
8W3D2L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsThenmolli Vengadasalam1,701·MCF 3rd NATIONAL OPEN TEAM CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2026 - PMX Trophy·R6·+10.3
2.[W]vsThenmolli Vengadasalam1,701·MCF 3 rd NATIONAL OPEN TEAM CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2026 - PMX Trophy·R6·+10.3
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 2.5/1 | #42 | 2298 | +5.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5/5 | #33 | 2276 | +3.6 |
Rankings
/
Malaysia
#337
out of 2,302 players
Asia-Pacific
#15,608
in continent
World
#113,230
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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