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Lam, Daniel King Wai
FM🇭🇰FIDE 6001238· Male· Hong Kong China· Born in 1976
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Daniel King Wai Lam, a 50-year-old Hong Kong FIDE Master, is rated 1986. He has fluctuated between 1986 and 2111 over the past 2 years. 17 rated games in the past year (≈25/year long-term). Also played 15 rapid (including Asian Amateur Chess Championships 2025 - Open Rapid) and 12 blitz events (including HKCCFL International Blitz Championship 2025) recently. His peak of 2222 was reached at age 41 (May 2017); he also reached Hong Kong #1 in Jun 2014 and spent 48 months as Hong Kong #1, with a longest streak of 2 consecutive years.
Awarded FM in 2016 (age 40).
Current rating
1986
Standard
Rpd1952·Blz1905
All-time high
2222
−236 pts below
May 2017 · age 41
May 2017 · age 41
Activity
33
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
4 past 12 mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#29,808
#29,808 · players worldwide · of 218,279
48 months in #1 nationally (2014–2019)
48 months in #1 nationally (2014–2019)
Career timeline
16 entries2024
1st Hong Kong 45-50 player
at age 48 · rated 2111
Nov 2024
Re-crossed 2100
at age 48
Oct 2024
2020
Inactive for 20 months
paused at 2109 → returned at 2117
Mar 2020
2019
48 months in National #1
longest streak 35 months · since Jun 2014
Aug 2019
2018
1st Hong Kong 40-45 player
at age 42 · rated 2222
Feb 2018
2017
All-time peak 2222
at age 41 · −236 from today
May 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-24
2010 → 1986
Tournaments
1
4 games
Score
2.5/ 462.5%
2W1D1L
Top 2 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 2.5/4 | #3 | 1593 | -23.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsIn Hei Henry HoFM
🇭🇰HKG·1828
+29 −5 =3
37 games·last met May 2026
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vsEdgar Lopez de Anda
🇭🇰HKG·1709
+24 −4 =2
30 games·last met May 2026
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vsWang Ip Boris ChanCM
🇭🇰HKG·1923
+10 −7 =4
21 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsAravind Mahadevan
🇭🇰HKG·1507
+20 −0 =0
20 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsWing Ki Kwong
🇭🇰HKG·1989
+9 −6 =4
19 games·last met Dec 2025
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Rankings
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Hong Kong China
#14
out of 370 players
Asia-Pacific
#3,683
in continent
World
#29,807
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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