Poh, Yu Tian

Yu Tian Poh, a 17-year-old Malaysian International Master, is rated 2461 — just 9 short of his peak of 2470 (Aug 2025, age 16) and ranked 2nd among Malaysian players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2450 and 2500 for 17 months. 29 rated games in the past year (≈32/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SixDays Budapest July 2025 GM-B, Biel Chess Festival 2025 - MTO, and XLIV OPEN INTERNACIONAL "VILLA DE BENASQUE". Also played 5 rapid (including SEA GAMES Thailand 2025 - FIDE Chess Rapid Men's Double - Knock Out Finals) and 3 blitz events (including Biel Chess Festival 2025 - BTZ) recently. He took a 13-month break between May 2021 and Jul 2022. He reached Malaysian #1 in Mar 2024 and has been in Malaysian top 3 for 43 months and counting (3 consecutive years on his current run).

Awarded IM in 2024 (age 15) and FM in 2022 (age 13). At junior level, he reached World #32 in U18, World #13 in U16, World #8 in U14, World #19 in U12, World #14 in U10 and #2 nationally in U8.