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Nordin, Muhd Syamsul Arif
🇲🇾FIDE 5727340· Male· Malaysia· Born in 1999
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Muhd Syamsul Arif Nordin, a 27-year-old Malaysian player, is rated 1643. He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 26 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included) and 20 months (2022–2024). Recent appearance: UTP CLASSICAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025. His peak of 1694 was reached at age 25 (May 2024); he also reached Malaysian #98 in Jun 2022.
At junior level, he reached #18 nationally in U20.
Current rating
1643
Standard
Rpd1748·Blz—
All-time high
1694
−51 pts below
May 2024 · age 25
May 2024 · age 25
Activity
3
games / yr avg.
5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#130,264
#130,264 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
13 entries2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 26
Jul 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+205 Elo)
1489 → 1694
May 2024
All-time peak 1694
at age 25 · −51 from today
May 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 25
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 25
Mar 2024
2022
Peak Malaysian rank: #98
at age 23 · rated 1489
Jun 2022
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
-19
1662 → 1643
Tournaments
1
7 games
Score
4/ 757.1%
3W2D2L
Top 2 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 4/5 | #20 | 1756 | -19.2 |
Rankings
/
Malaysia
#449
out of 2,185 players
Asia-Pacific
#19,431
in continent
World
#130,258
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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