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Awasthi Balgovind
🇮🇳FIDE 25047914· Male· India· Born in 1953
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Awasthi Balgovind, a 73-year-old Indian player, is rated 1560. He has slipped back 32 Elo over the past 12 months. 13 rated games in the past year (≈15/year long-term). Recent appearances: 2nd Skillcraft International Open Classical FIDE Rated Chess Tournament 2025 and 21st Delhi International Open Grandmasters Chess Tournament-2025 (Category 'C'). Also played 2 rapid (including 3rd MAHARATHI INTERNATIONAL OPEN RAPID FIDE RATED CHESS TOURNAMENT 2026) and 1 blitz events (including 3RD MAHARATHI INTERNATIONAL OPEN BLITZ FIDE RATED CHESS TOURNAMENT 2026) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 48 months (2010–2014), 28 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included) and 13 months (2023–2024). His peak of 1714 was reached at age 57 (Nov 2010).
Current rating
1560
Standard
Rpd1540·Blz1543
All-time high
1714
−154 pts below
Nov 2010 · age 57
Nov 2010 · age 57
Activity
11
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#162,400
#162,400 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
19 entries2024
17th Indian 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 1576
Nov 2024
Best 12-month gain (+299 Elo)
1277 → 1576
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 71
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1400
at age 71
Mar 2024
2023
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 1293 → returned at 1573
Jun 2023
2020
30th Indian 65-70 player
at age 67 · rated 1345
Oct 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
2nd Skillcraft International Open Classical FIDE Rated Chess Tournament 2025perf 1696 (+143) · 4.5/6 · #188
Top opponent
Evolution
-24
1584 → 1560
Tournaments
1
18 games
Score
4.5/ 1825.0%
9W3D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsHitansh1,414·Shri Dhanpat Rai Sachdeva Memorial Below 1800 FIDE Rated International Classical Chess Tournament·R3·-14.0
2.[L]vsAairah Gupta1,447·2nd Skillcraft International Open Classical FIDE Rated Chess Tournament 2025·R6·-13.0
3.[L]vsSuhaan Kumar1,462·2nd Skillcraft International Open Classical FIDE Rated Chess Tournament 2025·R9·-12.6
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4.5/6 | #188 | 1696 | -23.2 |
Worst Elo result: 2nd Skillcraft International Open Classical FIDE Rated Chess Tournament 2025 (-23.2 Elo, finished #188).
Rankings
/
India
#7,550
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#28,717
in continent
World
#162,383
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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