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Balakin, Vadim
🇷🇺FIDE 24100641· Male· Russia· Born in 1953
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Vadim Balakin, a 73-year-old Russian player, is rated 1997. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 13 months (2009–2010), 22 months (2011–2013) and 33 months (2020–2023, COVID-19 included). Recent appearance: Seniors SZFO Championship 2026. Also played 1 rapid (including Ya. D. Zinder Memorial 2025_rapid) and 1 blitz events (including G.Nakhodkin Friends - Blitz Grand Prix 2025, Men) recently. His peak of 2289 was reached at age 55 (Jul 2008).
Current rating
1997
Standard
Rpd2009·Blz1949
All-time high
2289
−292 pts below
Jul 2008 · age 55
Jul 2008 · age 55
Activity
7
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#27,972
#27,972 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2024
24th Russian 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 2021
Dec 2024
2021
Best 12-month gain (+32 Elo)
2014 → 2046
Feb 2021
2020
Inactive for 33 months
paused at 2046 → returned at 2034
Apr 2020
2019
61st Russian 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 2072
Mar 2019
2015
100 career games
at age 62
Sep 2015
63rd Russian 60-65 player
at age 62 · rated 2146
Aug 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-5
2002 → 1997
Tournaments
1
7 games
Score
4.5/ 764.3%
3W3D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4.5/7 | #4 | 1941 | -5.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsValeriy Zhikharev
🇷🇺RUS·2105
+1 −4 =9
14 games·last met Jan 2025
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vsVladimir A. Semenov
🇷🇺RUS
+2 −2 =7
11 games·last met Jan 2018
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vsNikolai M. MishuchkovIM
🇷🇺RUS·2230
+0 −5 =4
9 games·last met Dec 2023
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vsViktor Ignatyev
🇷🇺RUS·2123
+1 −2 =5
8 games·last met Dec 2023
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vsVera Volskaya
🇷🇺RUS·1871
+3 −0 =4
7 games·last met Dec 2024
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Rankings
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Russia
#826
out of 13,878 players
Asia-Pacific
#3,478
in continent
World
#27,972
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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