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Rao, Heman
🇲🇾FIDE 5781400· Male· Malaysia· Born in 2002
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Heman Rao, a 24-year-old Malaysian player, is rated 1627 — his current career high. He plays occasionally (4 games in the last 12 months) and took a 77-month break between Mar 2019 and Sep 2025. Recent appearance: CAKRA CLASSICAL CHESS TOURNAMENT AUGUST 2025 FIDE RATED UNDER 1800.
At junior level, he reached #49, #50 and #68 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
1627
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1627
at best
Oct 2025 · age 23
Oct 2025 · age 23
Activity
1
games / yr avg.
4 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#136,777
#136,777 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2025
Best 12-month gain (+39 Elo)
1588 → 1627
Oct 2025
All-time peak 1627
at age 23
Oct 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 23
Sep 2025
2024
Crossed 1500
at age 22
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 22
Mar 2024
2021
49th Malaysian U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1313
Feb 2021
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+39
1588 → 1627
Tournaments
1
7 games
Score
5.5/ 778.6%
5W1D1L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsSyazrin Abd Rahman1,648·CAKRA CLASSICAL CHESS TOURNAMENT AUGUST 2025 FIDE RATED UNDER 1800·R5·+21.3
2.[W]vsIman Izzuddin Roslan1,621·CAKRA CLASSICAL CHESS TOURNAMENT AUGUST 2025 FIDE RATED UNDER 1800·R7·+19.7
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsKah Hing Wong1,693·CAKRA CLASSICAL CHESS TOURNAMENT AUGUST 2025 FIDE RATED UNDER 1800·R3·-16.2
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5.5/4 | #16 | 2473 | +38.8 |
Rankings
/
Malaysia
#515
out of 2,302 players
Asia-Pacific
#21,056
in continent
World
#136,769
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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