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John Balasubramanian
🇮🇳FIDE 25050036· Male· India· Born in 1980
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John Balasubramanian, a 46-year-old Indian player, is rated 1559. He has slipped back 107 Elo over the past 12 months. 15 rated games in the past year (≈10/year long-term). Recent appearances: United Educational Institutions and Coimbatore District Chess Association 2nd International Fide rating below 1800 chess tournament 2025 and 21st Delhi International Open Grandmasters Chess Tournament-2025 (Category 'C'). Also played 6 rapid events (including SRM 3rd International FIDE Rapid Rating Open Chess Tournament-2025) recently. He took a 104-month break between Oct 2016 and Jul 2025. His peak of 1666 was reached at age 44 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1559
Standard
Rpd1553·Blz1631
All-time high
1666
−107 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 44
Mar 2024 · age 44
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#162,787
#162,787 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2024
Crossed 1600
at age 44
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 44
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1666
at age 44 · −107 from today
Mar 2024
2016
Inactive for 104 months
paused at 1444 → returned at 1617
Oct 2016
Best 12-month gain (+52 Elo)
1372 → 1424
Mar 2016
2015
Re-crossed 1400
at age 35
May 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-58
1617 → 1559
Tournaments
1
8 games
Score
3.5/ 843.8%
3W1D4L
Top 1 win
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsSivaskandan J S1,422·United Educational Institutions and Coimbatore District Chess Association 2nd International Fide rating below 1800 chess tournament 2025·R3·-13.8
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3.5/6 | #199 | 1495 | -58.8 |
Worst Elo result: United Educational Institutions and Coimbatore District Chess Association 2nd International Fide rating below 1800 chess tournament 2025 (-58.8 Elo, finished #199).
Rankings
/
India
#7,596
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#28,842
in continent
World
#162,770
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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