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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 1492. He has slipped back 47 Elo over the past 12 months. 17 rated games in the past year (≈19/year long-term). Recent appearances: Hunters Queens Trophy 1st International Classical Fide Rated Open Chess Tournament-2025 and AIM International FIDE Rating Below 1800 Chess Tournament. He had 3 career breaks: 12 months (2014–2015), 34 months (2020–2023, COVID-19 included) and 33 months (2023–2025). His peak of 1539 was reached at age 35 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1492
Standard
Rpd1534·Blz—
All-time high
1539
−47 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 35
Mar 2024 · age 35
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
17 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#188,817
#188,817 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 35
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1400
at age 35
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1539
at age 35 · −47 from today
Mar 2024
2023
Inactive for 33 months
paused at 1232 → returned at 1527
Jan 2023
2020
Inactive for 34 months
paused at 1265 → returned at 1232
Feb 2020
2018
Best 12-month gain (+39 Elo)
1273 → 1312
Oct 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-47
1539 → 1492
Tournaments
5
43 games
Score
26.5/ 4361.6%
25W3D15L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 5/3 | #548 | 2523 | -14.4 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4.5/4 | #129 | 2477 | -14.4 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6/4 | #312 | 2272 | +5.2 |
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
#11,911
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#38,793
in continent
World
#188,748
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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