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Chay, Joon Hoong
🇲🇾FIDE 5792231· Male· Malaysia· Born in 1970
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Joon Hoong Chay, a 56-year-old Malaysian player, is rated 1783. He has slipped back 79 Elo over the past 12 months. 126 rated games in the past year (≈53/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 7th Chess Hub U1800 Classical Tournament, 27th GACC Classical Open, and GP Circuit 2026 Quarterly Event - Q2. Also played 4 rapid events (including 1st National Grand Prix Chess Championship 2025 (R32-16 Rapid)) recently. His peak of 1886 was reached at age 55 (May 2025); he also reached Malaysian #50 in Apr 2022.
Current rating
1783
Standard
Rpd1773·Blz1674
All-time high
1886
−103 pts below
May 2025 · age 55
May 2025 · age 55
Activity
98
games / yr avg. · ≈8/mo
121 past 12 mo · ≈10/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#81,699
#81,699 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2026
3rd Malaysian 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 1783
Jun 2026
2025
4th Malaysian 50-55 player
at age 55 · rated 1886
May 2025
All-time peak 1886
at age 55 · −103 from today
May 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+358 Elo)
1509 → 1867
Oct 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 54
Jun 2024
6-month rising streak
+261 Elo
Apr 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-61
1844 → 1783
Tournaments
18
130 games
Score
74.5/ 13057.3%
63W31D36L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
17 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 5.5/6 | #4 | 2103 | +21.6 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 5/8 | #25 | 1839 | -0.4 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 6/6 | #4 | 2485 | +31.0 |
Swiss | May 2026 | 6/9 | #5 | 1678 | -12.0 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/5 | #4 | 2262 | +40.4 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5/8 | #30 | 1819 | +7.0 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5/7 | #6 | 1810 | +22.0 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4/7 | #29 | 1582 | -19.8 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1.5/5 | #10 | 1475 | -33.0 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4/6 | #10 | 1714 | -28.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsWan Mohd Azmie Wan Abd Rahim
🇲🇾MAS·1869
+0 −4 =4
8 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsYin Lin Wee
🇲🇾MAS·1901
+3 −3 =0
6 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsUwaiz Aamir Abdullah Hidayat
🇲🇾MAS·1480
+4 −0 =1
5 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsTick Hong Jax Tham
🇲🇾MAS·1755
+4 −1 =0
5 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsUzair Shahar
🇲🇾MAS·2189
+1 −4 =0
5 games·last met Apr 2025
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Rankings
/
Malaysia
#172
out of 2,302 players
Asia-Pacific
#10,087
in continent
World
#81,697
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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