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Balamurugan M
🇮🇳FIDE 25106082· Male· India· Born in 1992
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Balamurugan M, a 34-year-old Indian player, is rated 1495 — just 4 short of his peak of 1499 (Mar 2024, age 32). He plays occasionally (2 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 12 months (2023–2024) and 19 months (2024–2025). Recent appearance: Vimana City 1st International Below 1700 FIDE Rated Chess Tournament. Also played 1 rapid event (including playu International FIDE Rapid Rated Open Chess Tournament) recently.
Current rating
1495
Standard
Rpd1483·Blz—
All-time high
1499
−4 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 32
Mar 2024 · age 32
Activity
1
games / yr avg.
2 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#186,596
#186,596 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
8 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+334 Elo)
1165 → 1499
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 32
Mar 2024
Crossed 1200
at age 32
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1499
at age 32 · −4 from today
Mar 2024
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 1499 → returned at 1495
Mar 2024
2023
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1165 → returned at 1499
Feb 2023
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-4
1499 → 1495
Tournaments
1
4 games
Score
1.5/ 437.5%
1W1D2L
Top 1 win
1.[D]vsKishore S M1,613·Vimana City 1st International Below 1700 FIDE Rated Chess Tournament·R2·+3.3
Top 2 losses
2.[L]vsBoopesh Kumar M1,632·Vimana City 1st International Below 1700 FIDE Rated Chess Tournament·R3·-6.2
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 1.5/2 | #440 | 1740 | -3.8 |
Rankings
/
India
#11,614
out of 26,549 players
Asia-Pacific
#38,098
in continent
World
#186,525
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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