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Looi, Zhi Ming
🇲🇾FIDE 5795443· Male· Malaysia· Born in 2002
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Zhi Ming Looi, a 24-year-old Malaysian player, is rated 1663 — his current career high. He is on a steady climb with +32 Elo over the past 12 months. 15 rated games in the past year (≈6/year long-term). Recent appearances: DANIEL YONG CHEN I MEMORIAL MALAYSIA CHESS CHALLENGE and 4th Chess Hub Double Weekends Open Classical Tournament. Also played 1 rapid event (including DPULZE FIDE RATED OPEN SEPTEMBER 2025) recently. He took a 18-month break between Jul 2022 and Feb 2024.
At junior level, he reached #21 nationally in U20.
Current rating
1663
Standard
Rpd1587·Blz—
All-time high
1663
at best
Oct 2025 · age 23
Oct 2025 · age 23
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#123,324
#123,324 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2025
All-time peak 1663
at age 23
Oct 2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 23
Sep 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+364 Elo)
1267 → 1631
Oct 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 22
Oct 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 22
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 22
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+32
1631 → 1663
Tournaments
2
17 games
Score
7.5/ 1744.1%
5W5D7L
Top 3 wins
3.[D]vsMukhriez Shah Mahmood ShahCM2,033·4th Chess Hub Double Weekends Open Classical Tournament·R1·+8.0
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4/7 | #78 | 1811 | +10.0 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3.5/8 | #14 | 1702 | +22.4 |
Rankings
/
Malaysia
#414
out of 2,302 players
Asia-Pacific
#17,788
in continent
World
#123,318
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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