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BJ
Balaji J
🇮🇳FIDE 25085565· Male· India· Born in 1984
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Balaji J, a 42-year-old Indian player, is rated 1611. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and had 4 career breaks: 33 months (2012–2015), 79 months (2015–2022), 12 months (2022–2023) and 19 months (2024–2025). Recent appearance: Vimana City 1st International Below 1700 FIDE Rated Chess Tournament. His peak of 1701 was reached at age 27 (Mar 2011).
Current rating
1611
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1701
−90 pts below
Mar 2011 · age 27
Mar 2011 · age 27
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#142,189
#142,189 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
14 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+230 Elo)
1424 → 1654
Sep 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 40
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 40
Mar 2024
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 1654 → returned at 1611
Mar 2024
2022
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1476 → returned at 1424
Aug 2022
2015
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 31
Dec 2015
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-43
1654 → 1611
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
5/ 955.6%
5W0D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsPremnath K1,456·Vimana City 1st International Below 1700 FIDE Rated Chess Tournament·R5·-14.2
2.[L]vsKavin Kamesh1,490·Vimana City 1st International Below 1700 FIDE Rated Chess Tournament·R8·-13.3
3.[L]vsShanibraaz1,501·Vimana City 1st International Below 1700 FIDE Rated Chess Tournament·R4·-13.1
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 5/7 | #238 | 1635 | -43.4 |
Worst Elo result: Vimana City 1st International Below 1700 FIDE Rated Chess Tournament (-43.4 Elo, finished #238).
Rankings
/
India
#5,302
out of 26,549 players
Asia-Pacific
#22,527
in continent
World
#142,179
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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