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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 1562 — just 28 short of his peak of 1590 (Mar 2024, age 51). He is on a steady climb with +74 Elo over the past 12 months. 18 rated games in the past year (≈17/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).
Current rating
1562
Standard
Rpd1585·Blz1597
All-time high
1590
−28 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 51
Mar 2024 · age 51
Activity
13
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#161,641
#161,641 · players worldwide · of 218,279
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 · −28 from today
Mar 2024
2022
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 1346 → returned at 1316
Nov 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
1st Sri Krish International Below 1600 Open FIDE Rating Chess Tournamentperf 1941 (+379) · 7.5/8 · #16
Top opponent
Evolution
+74
1488 → 1562
Tournaments
4
35 games
Score
23.5/ 3567.1%
22W3D10L
Top 3 wins
3.[W]vsAlla Hima Srinika1,656·SRR Below 1800 International Open FIDE Rating Chess Tournament·R3·+13.5
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsSrivarshini Tanmayi Tadinada1,422·DANNE's ALL INDIA OPEN BELOW 1800 FIDE RATING CHESS TOURNAMENT - 2026·R7·-13.8
2.[L]vsDevansh Reddy Gangula1,423·DANNE's ALL INDIA OPEN BELOW 1800 FIDE RATING CHESS TOURNAMENT - 2026·R9·-13.8
3.[L]vsVedanth S1,440·1st Sri Krish International Below 1600 Open FIDE Rating Chess Tournament·R3·-13.4
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jun 2026 | 4/4 | #466 | 2299 | -46.8 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 7.5/8 | #16 | 1941 | +38.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5.5/7 | #105 | 1841 | +19.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6.5/3 | #215 | 2339 | +14.0 |
Worst Elo result: DANNE's ALL INDIA OPEN BELOW 1800 FIDE RATING CHESS TOURNAMENT - 2026 (-46.8 Elo, finished #466).
Rankings
/
India
#7,458
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#28,472
in continent
World
#161,624
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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