The June 2009 FIDE rating list is coming out soon.
It would be interesting to see if there are any changes in the Malaysian Top 10 list:-
These are the current top 10 players who are active:-
| # | Name | Title | Rating | Expected Rating Change |
| 1 | Mas, Hafizulhelmi | IM | 2425 | -34.3 |
| 2 | Chan, Nicholas | FM | 2386 | +16.7 |
| 3 | Lim, Yee-Weng | FM | 2379 | -3.3 |
| 4 | Long, Peter | FM | 2331 | |
| 5 | Mok, Tze-Meng | FM | 2303 | +39.8 |
| 6 | Liew, Chee-Meng-Jimmy | IM | 2299 | |
| 7 | Lim, Chuing Hoong Ronnie | 2287 | -6.5 | |
| 8 | Chin, F | 2235 | ||
| 9 | Zakaria, Fairin | 2188 | ||
| 10 | Yeoh, Chin-Seng | 2184 | -10.5 |
If the “Expected Rating Change” is correct (the figures were taken from FIDE’s website), that means the top four Malaysian players in the July FIDE rating lists are: Mas Hafizulhelmi, Nicholas Chan, Lim Yee Weng and Mok Tze Meng. However we’ll still have to wait a week or two for the official lists to come out.
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Malaysian : 27 June 2009 at 9:38 am
So Nicholas will overtake Mas and be top rated Malaysian.