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Balaji S
🇮🇳FIDE 25011995· Male· India· Born in 1989
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Balaji S, a 37-year-old Indian player, is rated 1516 — just 23 short of his peak of 1539 (Mar 2024, age 35). He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and had 4 career breaks: 12 months (2014–2015), 34 months (2020–2023, COVID-19 included), 13 months (2023–2024) and 19 months (2024–2025). Recent appearances: Hunters Queens Trophy 1st International Classical Fide Rated Open Chess Tournament-2025 and AIM International FIDE Rating Below 1800 Chess Tournament.
Current rating
1516
Standard
Rpd1534·Blz—
All-time high
1539
−23 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 35
Mar 2024 · age 35
Activity
2
games / yr avg.
6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#178,599
#178,599 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
15 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+307 Elo)
1232 → 1539
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 35
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1400
at age 35
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1539
at age 35 · −23 from today
Mar 2024
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 1539 → returned at 1527
Mar 2024
2023
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 1232 → returned at 1539
Jan 2023
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-23
1539 → 1516
Tournaments
2
17 games
Score
11/ 1764.7%
11W0D6L
Top 1 win
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/4 | #168 | 2583 | -4.4 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 6/2 | #295 | 2318 | -19.2 |
Worst Elo result: AIM International FIDE Rating Below 1800 Chess Tournament (-19.2 Elo, finished #295).
Rankings
/
India
#10,084
out of 26,549 players
Asia-Pacific
#34,806
in continent
World
#178,555
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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