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Balakrishnan, Praveen
GM🇺🇸FIDE 2064871· Male· United States of America· Born in 2002
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Praveen Balakrishnan, a 24-year-old American Grandmaster, is rated 2500 — just 29 short of his peak of 2529 (Jan 2023, age 21) and ranked 38th among American players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He is currently in the 2500–2525 range. 129 rated games in the past year (≈71/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open, Reykjavik Open 2026, and 10th Annual George Washington Open - Major. Also played 2 rapid (including FIDE World Rapid Championship 2025) and 2 blitz events (including FIDE World Blitz Championship 2025) recently. He reached World #484 in Jan 2023.
Awarded GM in 2021 (age 19), IM in 2017 (age 15), and FM in 2015 (age 13). At junior level, he reached World #18 in U20, World #17 in U18, World #9 in U16, World #3 in U14, World #7 in U12 and World #2 in U10.
Current rating
2500
Standard
Rpd2390·Blz2434
All-time high
2529
−29 pts below
Jan 2023 · age 21
Jan 2023 · age 21
Activity
97
games / yr avg. · ≈8/mo
111 past 12 mo · ≈9/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#38
#38 · American players · of 5,026
Career timeline
28 entries2026
1,000 career games
at age 24
Jun 2026
Re-crossed 2500
at age 24
May 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2500
at age 23
Nov 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2500
at age 22
Sep 2024
Re-crossed 2500
at age 22
Apr 2024
2023
Peak World rank: #484
at age 21 · rated 2529
Jan 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+6
2494 → 2500
Tournaments
18
111 games
Score
87/ 11178.4%
72W30D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
15 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6/9 | #105 | 2473 | -0.6 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 6.5/9 | #24 | 2457 | +5.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4/5 | #1 | 2430 | +0.3 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4/5 | #2 | 2383 | -2.6 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2.5/3 | #3 | 2287 | +1.5 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 8/9 | #1 | 2647 | +16.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 6/9 | #21 | 2417 | -6.2 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4.5/5 | #2 | 2398 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3.5/7 | #178 | 2280 | -19.1 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4/5 | #4 | 2271 | -3.1 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAaron JacobsonIM
🇺🇸USA·2360
+4 −1 =5
10 games·last met Apr 2024
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vsSergey ErenburgGM
🇺🇸USA·2481
+0 −7 =3
10 games·last met Aug 2018
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vsDavid BrodskyGM
🇺🇸USA·2510
+5 −2 =2
9 games·last met Jan 2024
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vsBrandon JacobsonGM
🇺🇸USA·2604
+3 −5 =0
8 games·last met Jul 2021
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vsAravind KumarFM
🇺🇸USA·2213
+2 −0 =6
8 games·last met Aug 2016
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Rankings
/
United States of America
#38
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#74
in continent
World
#576
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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