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Lai Jia Rong
🇲🇾FIDE 5739578· Male· Malaysia· Born in 2006
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Lai Jia Rong, a 20-year-old Malaysian player, is rated 1785 — just 1 short of his peak of 1786 (Dec 2025, age 19). He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and took a 60-month break between Jan 2019 and Feb 2024 (COVID-19 included). Recent appearance: CHESS HUB - IYC - MCF 2nd NATIONAL OPEN TEAM CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 - PMX Trophy.
At junior level, he reached #11, #14, #95 and #49 nationally in U20, U18, U14 and U12.
Current rating
1785
Standard
Rpd1513·Blz—
All-time high
1786
−1 pts below
Dec 2025 · age 19
Dec 2025 · age 19
Activity
7
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#81,083
#81,083 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2025
All-time peak 1786
at age 19 · −1 from today
Dec 2025
11th Malaysian U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1785
Aug 2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Aug 2025
2024
14th Malaysian U18 player
at age 18 · rated 1741
Aug 2024
Best 12-month gain (+551 Elo)
1190 → 1741
Aug 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 18
Jun 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 2034 (+249) · 5/6 · #46
Top opponent
CHESS HUB - IYC - MCF 2nd NATIONAL OPEN TEAM CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 - PMX Trophy · Jun 2025 · +9.2 Elo
Evolution
+44
1741 → 1785
Tournaments
1
7 games
Score
5/ 771.4%
5W0D2L
Top 3 wins
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 5/6 | #46 | 2034 | +44.4 |
Rankings
/
Malaysia
#169
out of 2,302 players
Asia-Pacific
#10,001
in continent
World
#81,081
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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