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Ballal, Ishan
🇮🇳FIDE 25020749· Male· India· Born in 1997
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Ishan Ballal, a 29-year-old Indian player, is rated 1845 — just 19 short of his peak of 1864 (May 2026, age 29). He is progressing steadily with +25 Elo over the past 12 months. 68 rated games in the past year (≈12/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include CCC ALTO Spring 2026 - Championship, CCC Tuesday Night Action 130 - Top, and CCC Tuesday Night Action 129 - Top Round 5. Also played 5 rapid (including CCC Wednesday Action Quads 164 - A) and 6 blitz events (including 2025 Carolinas Classic - Blitz Championship (1700 and over)) recently. He took a 128-month break between Jun 2013 and Mar 2024.
Current rating
1845
Standard
Rpd1756·Blz1793
All-time high
1864
−19 pts below
May 2026 · age 29
May 2026 · age 29
Activity
45
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
65 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#62,840
#62,840 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2026
All-time peak 1864
at age 29 · −19 from today
May 2026
2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 28
Nov 2025
100 career games
at age 28
Feb 2025
Best 12-month gain (+169 Elo)
1656 → 1825
Jan 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 27
Dec 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 27
Aug 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+30
1815 → 1845
Tournaments
20
59 games
Score
30/ 5950.8%
26W8D25L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
13 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 0/3 | #48 | 1218 | -18.6 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3/5 | #7 | 1929 | +13.4 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1.5/2 | #18 | 2087 | +13.6 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #10 | 2583 | +8.2 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3/5 | #13 | 1804 | -5.4 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0/2 | #57 | 1124 | -16.0 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3/3 | #4 | 2600 | +28.2 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1.5/3 | #16 | 1755 | -6.2 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 0.5/3 | #17 | 1480 | -26.4 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #24 | 2568 | +7.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsNaitik Rathi
🇺🇸USA·1929
+3 −5 =2
10 games·last met Apr 2026
View head-to-head →
vsZubin Baliga
🇺🇸USA·2068
+2 −6 =1
9 games·last met May 2026
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vsPatrick McCartney
🇺🇸USA·1864
+5 −4 =0
9 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsAlexander J Crump
🇺🇸USA·2114
+0 −8 =0
8 games·last met Apr 2026
View head-to-head →
vsSteve Paul Alappatt
🇺🇸USA·1930
+3 −3 =2
8 games·last met Jan 2026
View head-to-head →
Rankings
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India
#1,490
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#7,503
in continent
World
#62,839
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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