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Salihin, Farah Liyana
WCM🇲🇾FIDE 5731470· Female· Malaysia· Born in 2008
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Farah Liyana Salihin, a 18-year-old Malaysian Woman Candidate Master, is rated 1638 — her current career high. She is rising rapidly, having gained +81 Elo over the past 12 months. 14 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent appearances: MALAYSIAN CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2026 (WOMEN) 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. She had 2 career breaks: 43 months (2019–2023, COVID-19 included) and 14 months (2023–2024).
Awarded WCM in 2017 (age 9). At junior level, she reached #70, #53, #54, #27 and #5 nationally in U18, U16, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
1638
Standard
Rpd1610·Blz1521
All-time high
1638
at best
May 2026 · age 18
May 2026 · age 18
Activity
8
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#132,679
#132,679 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2026
70th Malaysian U18 player
at age 18 · rated 1638
May 2026
All-time peak 1638
at age 18
May 2026
2025
Crossed 1600
at age 17
Aug 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+268 Elo)
1298 → 1566
Jun 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 16
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 16
Mar 2024
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 2019 (+417) · 3.5/5 · #130
Top opponent
CHESS HUB - IYC - MCF 2nd NATIONAL OPEN TEAM CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 - PMX Trophy · Jun 2025 · +14.2 Elo
Evolution
+81
1557 → 1638
Tournaments
2
30 games
Score
8.5/ 3028.3%
12W11D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/9 | #16 | 1685 | +36.0 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 3.5/5 | #130 | 2019 | +44.8 |
Rankings
/
Malaysia
#472
out of 2,302 players
Asia-Pacific
#20,007
in continent
World
#132,673
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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