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Chan, Kim Yew
IM🇲🇾FIDE 5717981· Male· Malaysia· Born in 2002
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Kim Yew Chan, a 24-year-old Malaysian International Master, is rated 2360 and ranked 4th among Malaysian players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +56 Elo over the past 12 months. 106 rated games in the past year (≈61/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 23rd Bangkok Chess Club Open 2026, MALAYSIAN CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2026 (OPEN), and 39eme Festival International des Jeux de Cannes - Open A (p2100). Also played 3 rapid (including 26th GACC Rapid Open) and 1 blitz events (including 26th GACC Blitz) recently. His peak of 2405 was reached at age 23 (Aug 2025); he also reached Malaysian #1 in May 2022 and has been in Malaysian top 5 for 43 months and counting.
Awarded IM in 2025 (age 23) and FM in 2019 (age 17). At junior level, he reached World #85 in U14 and #2, #2, #1 and #10 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U12.
Current rating
2360
Standard
Rpd2177·Blz2187
All-time high
2405
−45 pts below
Aug 2025 · age 23
Aug 2025 · age 23
Activity
77
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
106 past 12 mo · ≈9/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#4
#4 · Malaysian players · of 1,243
National top 5 since Aug 2025
National top 5 since Aug 2025
Career timeline
27 entries2026
43 months in national top 5 (ongoing)
longest streak 15 months · since Jul 2018
May 2026
2025
IM title awardedIM
at age 23 · 2025 3rd FIDE Council
Nov 2025
Crossed 2400
at age 23
Aug 2025
All-time peak 2405
at age 23 · −45 from today
Aug 2025
K-factor lowered to 10
at age 23
Aug 2025
Re-crossed 2300
at age 23
Feb 2025
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Best result
DAV-Go Checkmate International Chess Prix 2025 - GM and IM (Round Robin)perf 2457 (+117) · 7/9 · #1
Evolution
+56
2304 → 2360
Tournaments
12
106 games
Score
63.5/ 10659.9%
42W43D21L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsZhaoqi LiuIM2,400·DAV-Go Checkmate International Chess Prix 2025 - GM and IM (Round Robin)·R6·+11.7
2.[W]vsRao SharanIM2,393·DAV-Go Checkmate International Chess Prix 2025 - GM and IM (Round Robin)·R9·+11.5
3.[W]vsSharma IshaWGM2,307·DAV-Go Checkmate International Chess Prix 2025 - GM and IM (Round Robin)·R2·+9.1
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsGehua WenCM2,165·DAV-Go Checkmate International Chess Prix 2025 - GM and IM (Round Robin)·R3·-14.7
Last 12 months — tournaments
12 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6/9 | #36 | 2255 | -8.0 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6.5/9 | #5 | 2205 | -12.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6/9 | #11 | 2463 | +10.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5/9 | #35 | 2272 | -11.9 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3.5/7 | #116 | 2261 | -12.4 |
Round-Robin | Dec 2025 | 5/9 | #4 | 2431 | +4.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5.5/10 | #36 | 2320 | -9.9 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/8 | #122 | 2406 | +0.1 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4.5/9 | #86 | 2368 | -4.7 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5/9 | #106 | 2439 | +23.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsNelson VillanuevaFM
🇵🇭PHI·2066
+4 −1 =5
10 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsUzair Shahar
🇲🇾MAS·2189
+3 −3 =3
9 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsLik Zang LyeFM
🇲🇾MAS·2235
+3 −0 =4
7 games·last met May 2025
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vsA Qil A Lauddin Abd Aziz
🇲🇾MAS·2159
+3 −0 =3
6 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsYu Tian PohIM
🇲🇾MAS·2461
+1 −3 =2
6 games·last met May 2025
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Rankings
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Malaysia
#4
out of 2,185 players
Asia-Pacific
#521
in continent
World
#2,466
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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