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Balaian, Alina
WIM🇷🇺INACTIVE · since June 2021FIDE 24115347· Female· Russia· Born in 1992
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Alina Balaian, a 34-year-old Russian Woman International Master, is rated 2242 — just 27 short of her peak of 2269 (Aug 2015, age 23) and ranked 16th among Russian women, and in the top 3% worldwide. She plays around 26 rated games per year and took a 17-month break between Jan 2007 and Jul 2008.
Awarded WIM in 2012 (age 20). Earned a WGM norm at M.Chigorin Memorial 2011 Open. At junior level, she reached #38 and #54 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
2242
Standard
Rpd2142·Blz2142
All-time high
2269
−27 pts below
Aug 2015 · age 23
Aug 2015 · age 23
Activity
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classical only
Signature stat
#16
#16 · Russian women · of 1,435
Career timeline
15 entries2021
Inactive for 59 months
paused at 2242 → still inactive
Jun 2021
2018
500 career games
at age 26
Apr 2018
2015
All-time peak 2269
at age 23 · −27 from today
Aug 2015
2012
Re-crossed 2200
at age 20
Dec 2012
WIM title awardedWIM
at age 20 · 1st quarter Presidential Board 2012
Mar 2012
38th Russian U20 player
at age 20 · rated 2232
Jan 2012
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
0
2242 → 2242
Most-Played Opponents
vsDina BelenkayaWGM
🇮🇱ISR·2186
+4 −1 =14
19 games·last met Mar 2019
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vsViktoria ChernyakWGM
🇮🇱ISR·2191
+9 −2 =7
18 games·last met Oct 2021
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vsAnastasia BodnarukIM
🇷🇺RUS·2361
+2 −14 =2
18 games·last met May 2021
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vsAnna StyazhkinaWIM
🇷🇺RUS·2149
+7 −6 =2
15 games·last met Dec 2019
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vsAnna Tskhadadze
🇷🇺RUS·1930
+11 −0 =2
13 games·last met Mar 2022
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Rankings
/
Russia
#375
out of 13,950 players
Asia-Pacific
#5,040
in continent
World
#6,565
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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