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Balakrishna Kavatrapu
🇮🇳FIDE 25683500· Male· India· Born in 1973
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Balakrishna Kavatrapu, a 53-year-old Indian player, is rated 1523. He is on a steady climb with +35 Elo over the past 12 months. 10 rated games in the past year (≈16/year long-term). Recent appearances: SRR Below 1800 International Open FIDE Rating Chess Tournament and ALL INDIA BELOW 1600 FIDE RATING CHESS TOURNAMENT 2025. He had 2 career breaks: 34 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included) and 14 months (2022–2024). His peak of 1590 was reached at age 51 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1523
Standard
Rpd1585·Blz1597
All-time high
1590
−67 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 51
Mar 2024 · age 51
Activity
10
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#175,889
#175,889 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
13 entries2025
Re-crossed 1500
at age 52
Oct 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+244 Elo)
1346 → 1590
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 51
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1400
at age 51
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1590
at age 51 · −67 from today
Mar 2024
2022
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 1346 → returned at 1316
Nov 2022
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Best result
SRR Below 1800 International Open FIDE Rating Chess Tournamentperf 1841 (+313) · 5.5/7 · #105
Top opponent
Evolution
+35
1488 → 1523
Tournaments
2
18 games
Score
12/ 1866.7%
11W2D5L
Top 3 wins
3.[W]vsAlla Hima Srinika1,656·SRR Below 1800 International Open FIDE Rating Chess Tournament·R3·+13.5
Top 3 losses
3.[L]vsManoj Reddy Maram1,635·SRR Below 1800 International Open FIDE Rating Chess Tournament·R7·-7.0
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5.5/7 | #105 | 1841 | +19.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6.5/3 | #215 | 2339 | +14.0 |
Rankings
/
India
#9,623
out of 26,549 players
Asia-Pacific
#33,779
in continent
World
#175,848
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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