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Lau, Sau Ching

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FIDEFIDE 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

Activity

41

games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo

67 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

Top 4%

#58 · Malaysian players · of 1,335

Career timeline

9 entries
2026
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 Aficionados
perf 2162 (+221) · 6.5/8 · #53
Top opponent
vs Khamparia AkshatIM 2,315

Last 12 months — tournaments

7 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Open Swiss
Dec 20254/7#191948+14.6
Open Swiss
Dec 20254/10#1811997+28.8
Open Swiss
Nov 20256.5/8#532162+38.0
Open Swiss
Sep 20254/9#591844-10.0
Open Swiss
Aug 20254/9#241819-18.0
Open Swiss
Jul 20254.5/8#411959+17.6
Open Swiss
Jul 20255.5/9#121938+17.6
Worst Elo result: Asian Amateur Chess Championships 2025 - U2300 (-18.0 Elo, finished #24).

Rankings

/
Malaysia
#58
out of 2,302 players
Asia-Pacific
#4,270
in continent
World
#35,443
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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8
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9
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10
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Asia-Pacific
1
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1
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3
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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