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Lau, Sau Ching
🇲🇾FIDE 5768624· Male· Malaysia· Born in 2000
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Sau Ching Lau, a 26-year-old Malaysian player, is rated 1956 — his current career high and sitting in the top 4% of Malaysian players. He is rising rapidly, having gained +80 Elo over the past 12 months. 75 rated games in the past year (≈23/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 2 rapid (including Asian Amateur Chess Championships 2025 - Open Rapid) and 2 blitz events (including 4th Blue Chevaliers International Open 2025 - Blitz) recently. He reached Malaysian #42 in Apr 2022.
At junior level, he reached #17 nationally in U20.
Current rating
1956
Standard
Rpd1856·Blz1810
All-time high
1956
at best
May 2026 · age 26
May 2026 · age 26
Activity
41
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
67 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#58 · Malaysian players · of 1,335
Career timeline
9 entries2026
All-time peak 1956
at age 26
May 2026
2025
100 career games
at age 25
Mar 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+207 Elo)
1599 → 1806
Dec 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 24
Dec 2024
2022
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 22
Oct 2022
Peak Malaysian rank: #42
at age 22 · rated 1603
Apr 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
XXII Torneo Internacional Gran Hotel Bali Grupo B Aficionadosperf 2162 (+221) · 6.5/8 · #53
Top opponent
Evolution
+89
1867 → 1956
Tournaments
7
61 games
Score
32.5/ 6153.3%
21W23D17L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsAmardeep S. BartakkeCM2,116·XII International Sunway Sitges Chess Festival - Group A·R6·+14.7
Top 3 losses
3.[L]vsPablo Conde Chamizo1,987·XXII Torneo Internacional Gran Hotel Bali Grupo B Aficionados·R7·-8.7
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/7 | #19 | 1948 | +14.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/10 | #181 | 1997 | +28.8 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 6.5/8 | #53 | 2162 | +38.0 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4/9 | #59 | 1844 | -10.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/9 | #24 | 1819 | -18.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4.5/8 | #41 | 1959 | +17.6 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5.5/9 | #12 | 1938 | +17.6 |
Rankings
/
Malaysia
#58
out of 2,302 players
Asia-Pacific
#4,270
in continent
World
#35,443
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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