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Lim, Heng Lip James
🇸🇬FIDE 5811473· Male· Singapore· Born in 1955
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Heng Lip James Lim, a 71-year-old player, is rated 1507 — just 28 short of his peak of 1535 (Mar 2024, age 69). He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months) and took a 68-month break between Oct 2017 and Jul 2023 (COVID-19 included). Recent appearance: SGMS Monthly International Open (Jan 2026). Also played 3 rapid events (including SCF Hong Bao Rapid 2026) recently.
Competes for Singapore since Sep 2016.
Current rating
1507
Standard
Rpd1438·Blz1548
All-time high
1535
−28 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 69
Mar 2024 · age 69
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
2 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#183,058
#183,058 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2026
2nd 70-75 player nationally
at age 71 · rated 1518
May 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+308 Elo)
1225 → 1533
Feb 2025
2024
Crossed 1500
at age 69
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 69
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1535
at age 69 · −28 from today
Mar 2024
2023
3rd 65-70 player nationally
at age 68 · rated 1243
Jul 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-14
1521 → 1507
Tournaments
2
7 games
Score
2/ 728.6%
2W0D5L
Top 1 win
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2/1 | #34 | 2241 | -11.0 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #10 | 1034 | -2.8 |
Rankings
/
Singapore
#314
out of 1,166 players
Asia-Pacific
#36,342
in continent
World
#183,009
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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