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Yapp, Yihong Sean

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FIDEFIDE 5720354· Male· Malaysia· Born in 1996

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Yihong Sean Yapp, a 30-year-old Malaysian player, is rated 1619. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 37 months (2016–2019) and 60 months (2019–2024, COVID-19 included). Recent appearances: DANIEL YONG CHEN I MEMORIAL MALAYSIA CHESS CHALLENGE and Kudat Classical Chess U1800 2.0 FIDE RATED. Also played 1 rapid event (including INANAM MALL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025) recently. His peak of 1728 was reached at age 28 (Mar 2024).

At junior level, he reached #9 nationally in U20.

Current rating

1619

Standard

Rpd1752·Blz—

All-time high

1728

−109 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 28

Activity

4

games / yr avg.

7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#139,719

#139,719 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

14 entries
2024
Best 12-month gain (+101 Elo)
1547 → 1648
Oct 2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 28
Oct 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 28
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1728
at age 28 · −109 from today
Mar 2024
2020
52nd Malaysian 20-35 player
at age 24 · rated 1547
Aug 2020
2019
Inactive for 60 months
paused at 1547 → returned at 1648
Sep 2019

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Best result
DANIEL YONG CHEN I MEMORIAL MALAYSIA CHESS CHALLENGE
perf 2004 (+385) · 4/5 · #116
Top opponent
vs Lance Nathaniel Orlina 1,855
DANIEL YONG CHEN I MEMORIAL MALAYSIA CHESS CHALLENGE · Sep 2025 · +5.9 Elo
Evolution
-29
1648 → 1619
Tournaments
2
16 games
Score
9/ 1656.3%
8W2D6L

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
DANIEL YONG CHEN I MEMORIAL MALAYSIA CHESS CHALLENGE
Open Swiss
Sep 20254/5#1162004-13.4
Kudat Classical Chess U1800 2.0 FIDE RATED
Open Swiss
Jul 20255/2#332513-16.4
Worst Elo result: Kudat Classical Chess U1800 2.0 FIDE RATED (-16.4 Elo, finished #33).

Rankings

/
Malaysia
#538
out of 2,302 players
Asia-Pacific
#21,846
in continent
World
#139,710
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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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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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
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