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Balaji, Vijay

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FIDEFIDE 1763695· Male· Sweden· Born in 2004

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Vijay Balaji, a 22-year-old Swedish player, is rated 1835 — just 3 short of his peak of 1838 (Feb 2026, age 22). He is on a steady climb with +60 Elo over the past 12 months. 20 rated games in the past year (≈14/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Allskanskan 2025-2026 div 1 r5-6, Elite Hotels Open 2026 std, and Allsvenskan 2025-2026: I:4 r5-6 feb. Also played 2 rapid (including Elite Hotels Open 2026 rpd) and 2 blitz events (including Jonkoping Chess Festival 2025 Blitz) recently.

At junior level, he reached #30, #38 and #46 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.

Current rating

1835

Standard

Rpd1725·Blz1772

All-time high

1838

−3 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 22

Activity

18

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

20 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#65,713

#65,713 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

9 entries
2026
All-time peak 1838
at age 22 · −3 from today
Feb 2026
2025
Crossed 1800
at age 21
Aug 2025
Best 12-month gain (+238 Elo)
1532 → 1770
Jan 2025
2024
Crossed 1600
at age 20
Mar 2024
2023
30th Swedish U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1563
Jan 2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2023

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Best result
WE 2 2025, grp 4
perf 1977 (+177) · 4/5 · #1
Top opponent
vs Thomas Marttala 2,067
Elite Hotels Open 2026 std · Feb 2026 · +5.9 Elo
Evolution
+60
1775 → 1835
Tournaments
6
21 games
Score
11.5/ 2154.8%
9W5D7L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsRobert Andersson2,056·Allsvenskan 2025-2026: I:4 r2·R2·+16.0
2.[W]vsLinda KruminaWFM2,055·Rilton U2200 2025-2026·R1·+15.5
3.[W]vsSinan Akoral1,776·WE 2 2025, grp 4·R3·+9.3
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsLeo Andreasson1,726·Elite Hotels Open 2026 std·R7·-12.9
2.[L]vsThomas Axelsson1,760·WE 2 2025, grp 4·R4·-11.1
3.[L]vsDominik Mattenberger1,950·Rilton U2200 2025-2026·R9·-6.9

Last 12 months — tournaments

6 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Allskanskan 2025-2026 div 1 r5-6
Team
Mar 20261/1#162460+5.4
Elite Hotels Open 2026 std
Open Swiss
Feb 20261/4#1321721-12.4
Allsvenskan 2025-2026: I:4 r5-6 feb
Team
Feb 20260.5/1#512002+4.4
Rilton U2200 2025-2026
Open Swiss
Dec 20254/8#841923+22.0
Allsvenskan 2025-2026: I:4 r2
Team
Nov 20251/1#222856+16.2
WE 2 2025, grp 4
Swiss
Jul 20254/5#11977+24.6

Most-Played Opponents

vsHaider Al-Sherufi
🇸🇪SWE·1826
+1 −1 =5
7 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsPatrik 1978 Nilsson
🇸🇪SWE·2127
+0 −5 =1
6 games·last met Mar 2026
View head-to-head →
vsLars 1958 Persson
🇸🇪SWE·1678
+4 −1 =0
5 games·last met May 2025
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Rankings

/
Sweden
#1,298
out of 3,410 players
Europe
#47,945
in continent
World
#65,712
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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Sweden
1
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3
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4
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5
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2,488
6
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7
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8
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8
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10
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Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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47945🇸🇪Balaji, Vijay1,835
World
1
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2,841
2
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2
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4
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4
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6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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9
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2,753
9
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65712🇸🇪Balaji, Vijay1,835