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Lim, Kian Guan
🇲🇾FIDE 5753252· Male· Malaysia· Born in 1998
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Kian Guan Lim, a 28-year-old Malaysian player, is rated 1878 — his current career high. He is climbing fast, having gained +116 Elo over the past 12 months. 76 rated games in the past year (≈35/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include XIV Open Internacional Lorca A Sub-2400, XII International Sunway Sitges Chess Festival - Group A, and XXII Torneo Internacional Gran Hotel Bali Grupo B Aficionados. Also played 1 rapid (including Asian Amateur Chess Championships 2025 - Open Rapid) and 2 blitz events (including 4th Blue Chevaliers International Open 2025 - Blitz) recently. He took a 29-month break between Dec 2019 and Jun 2022 (COVID-19 included). He reached Malaysian #92 in Jun 2026.
Current rating
1878
Standard
Rpd1730·Blz1705
All-time high
1878
at best
Feb 2026 · age 28
Feb 2026 · age 28
Activity
65
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
68 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#53,713
#53,713 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2026
Peak Malaysian rank: #92
at age 28 · rated 1878
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1878
at age 28
Feb 2026
Crossed 1800
at age 28
Jan 2026
2025
6-month rising streak
+92 Elo
Apr 2025
Best 12-month gain (+268 Elo)
1486 → 1754
Feb 2025
2024
Crossed 1600
at age 26
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+100
1778 → 1878
Tournaments
7
60 games
Score
27/ 6045.0%
19W16D25L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsRicardo Banegas Gomez1,970·XXII Torneo Internacional Gran Hotel Bali Grupo B Aficionados·R1·+13.0
3.[W]vsWilliam Rutherford1,957·XXII Torneo Internacional Gran Hotel Bali Grupo B Aficionados·R4·+12.7
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsRaul Castro Santimoteo1,863·XXII Torneo Internacional Gran Hotel Bali Grupo B Aficionados·R7·-10.0
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2.5/7 | #48 | 1856 | +17.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/10 | #85 | 2131 | +77.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/9 | #85 | 1906 | +39.0 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3.5/9 | #67 | 1727 | -9.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3.5/9 | #35 | 1732 | -13.6 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3.5/7 | #65 | 1847 | +5.8 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4/9 | #34 | 1723 | -13.2 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
Malaysia
#92
out of 2,302 players
Asia-Pacific
#6,354
in continent
World
#53,712
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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