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Ariam, Bun Sem

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FIDEFIDE 5748909· Male· Malaysia· Born in 1982

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Bun Sem Ariam, a 44-year-old Malaysian player, is rated 1452 — just 5 short of his peak of 1457 (Mar 2026, age 44). He returned to competition in January 2026. Recent appearances: l7th Penang Heritage City International Chess Open 2025 (Challenger) and 5th Penang U1800 Chess Tournament 2025. Also played 1 rapid event (including KEJOHANAN CATUR TERBUKA KUALA MUDA 2025) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 35 months (2020–2023, COVID-19 included) and 20 months (2024–2026).

Current rating

1452

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1457

−5 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 44

Activity

4

games / yr avg.

6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#203,328

#203,328 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

10 entries
2026
All-time peak 1457
at age 44 · −5 from today
Mar 2026
Return after 20-month break
back at 1452
Jan 2026
2024
Inactive for 20 months
paused at 1406 → returned at 1452
Apr 2024
Best 12-month gain (+358 Elo)
1081 → 1439
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 42
Mar 2024
Crossed 1200
at age 42
Mar 2024

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Muhd Aariz Daniel Mohd Shahrul Annuar 1,613
l7th Penang Heritage City International Chess Open 2025 (Challenger) · Dec 2025 · +8.7 Elo
Evolution
—
Tournaments
2
16 games
Score
8.5/ 1653.1%
7W3D6L

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
l7th Penang Heritage City International Chess Open 2025 (Challenger)
Open Swiss
Dec 20254/6#10213200.0
5th Penang U1800 Chess Tournament 2025
Open Swiss
Sep 20254.5/3#2613960.0

Rankings

/
Malaysia
#1,188
out of 2,302 players
Asia-Pacific
#45,428
in continent
World
#203,152
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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Asia-Pacific
1
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6
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10
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