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Lim, Wei Yang
🇲🇾FIDE 5797420· Male· Malaysia· Born in 2008
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Wei Yang Lim, a 18-year-old Malaysian player, is rated 1983 — his current career high and ranked 48th among Malaysian players. He is climbing fast, having gained +111 Elo over the past 12 months. 31 rated games in the past year (≈19/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include MALAYSIAN CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2026 (OPEN), 6th Kuala Lumpur Classics 2200 (2nd KL Day Classics) FIDE-Rated, and NATIONAL JUNIOR CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2026 - Open. Also played 1 rapid (including 27th GACC Rapid Open) and 1 blitz events (including 27th GACC Blitz) recently. He took a 35-month break between Jan 2020 and Jan 2023 (COVID-19 included). He reached Malaysian #48 in Jun 2026.
At junior level, he reached #11, #6, #24 and #14 nationally in U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
1983
Standard
Rpd1874·Blz1882
All-time high
1983
at best
May 2026 · age 18
May 2026 · age 18
Activity
28
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
31 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#48
#48 · Malaysian players · of 1,335
Career timeline
11 entries2026
Peak Malaysian rank: #48
at age 18 · rated 1983
Jun 2026
11th Malaysian U18 player
at age 18 · rated 1983
May 2026
All-time peak 1983
at age 18
May 2026
2024
100 career games
at age 16
Aug 2024
Best 12-month gain (+447 Elo)
1423 → 1870
Mar 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 16
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+111
1872 → 1983
Tournaments
4
38 games
Score
21.5/ 3856.6%
20W13D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5.5/9 | #13 | 2012 | +30.0 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5/7 | #5 | 1864 | +3.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 6.5/8 | #5 | 2063 | +74.8 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 4.5/7 | #23 | 1872 | +3.2 |
Hot streak: 4 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
Malaysia
#48
out of 2,302 players
Asia-Pacific
#3,733
in continent
World
#30,309
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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