Balamurugan Senthilkumar

Balamurugan Senthilkumar, a 22-year-old Indian player, is rated 1791 — just 8 short of his peak of 1799 (Dec 2025, age 21). He is climbing fast, having gained +131 Elo over the past 12 months. 58 rated games in the past year (≈31/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Little England 5th International Open FIDE Rated Chess Tournament 2025, Akshaya Institutions 2nd International FIDE rated below 1800 chess tournament - 2025, and KCA's International Chess Festival God's Own Country's 1st GM International Open-C (1800 and Below). Also played 6 rapid (including Smart Chess Academy 2nd International Open FIDE RAPID Rated Chess Tournament Karur 2025) and 3 blitz events (including Athens of the East 5th International Grandmaster Open FIDE Rated Chess Tournament - 2025 Category D (Blitz)) recently. He took a 40-month break between Jan 2020 and Jun 2023 (COVID-19 included).