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Koay, Yu Zhe
🇲🇾FIDE 5729157· Male· Malaysia· Born in 2004
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Yu Zhe Koay, a 22-year-old Malaysian player, is rated 1778 — his current career high. He has held steady between 1750 and 1800 for 23 months. 16 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent appearances: 27th GACC Classical Open and CHESS HUB - IYC - MCF 2nd NATIONAL OPEN TEAM CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 - PMX Trophy. Also played 1 rapid event (including 27th GACC Rapid Open) recently. He took a 29-month break between Jan 2020 and Jul 2022 (COVID-19 included). He reached Malaysian #63 in Jul 2022.
At junior level, he reached #11, #6, #13, #16 and #8 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
1778
Standard
Rpd1777·Blz1750
All-time high
1778
at best
Aug 2025 · age 21
Aug 2025 · age 21
Activity
12
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#83,275
#83,275 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
17 entries2025
All-time peak 1778
at age 21
Aug 2025
2023
100 career games
at age 19
Jul 2023
11th Malaysian U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1674
Jan 2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2023
2022
Peak Malaysian rank: #63
at age 18 · rated 1674
Jul 2022
6th Malaysian U18 player
at age 18 · rated 1674
Jul 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
CHESS HUB - IYC - MCF 2nd NATIONAL OPEN TEAM CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 - PMX Trophyperf 1845 (+67) · 4.5/7 · #28
Top opponent
Evolution
+12
1766 → 1778
Tournaments
2
23 games
Score
9.5/ 2341.3%
12W6D5L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsAshwiniy Kumaran1,843·MCF 3 rd NATIONAL OPEN TEAM CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2026 - PMX Trophy·R4·+11.8
2.[W]vsAhmad Dilfitri Arsyad Ahmad Fauzi1,775·MCF 3 rd NATIONAL OPEN TEAM CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2026 - PMX Trophy·R7·+9.9
3.[W]vsMohd Bakri Bakal1,766·MCF 3 rd NATIONAL OPEN TEAM CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2026 - PMX Trophy·R2·+9.7
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsNur Ain Shahar1,622·MCF 3 rd NATIONAL OPEN TEAM CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2026 - PMX Trophy·R6·-14.2
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 5/9 | #15 | 1785 | +1.4 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 4.5/7 | #28 | 1845 | +11.4 |
Rankings
/
Malaysia
#176
out of 2,302 players
Asia-Pacific
#10,314
in continent
World
#83,273
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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