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Balaji Shankar
🇮🇳FIDE 25688022· Male· India· Born in 1964
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Balaji Shankar, a 62-year-old Indian player, is rated 1571. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 33 months (2016–2019) and 72 months (2019–2025). Recent appearance: Warrior Chess Academy International FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament for Below 1800. His peak of 1626 was reached at age 60 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1571
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1626
−55 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 60
Mar 2024 · age 60
Activity
2
games / yr avg.
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#158,156
#158,156 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2025
86th Indian 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 1565
Aug 2025
2024
Crossed 1600
at age 60
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 60
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 60
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1626
at age 60 · −55 from today
Mar 2024
2020
73rd Indian 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 1376
Jun 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
Warrior Chess Academy International FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament for Below 1800perf 1689 (+124) · 5.5/7 · #124
Top opponent
Warrior Chess Academy International FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament for Below 1800 · Jul 2025 · +13.1 Elo
Evolution
-55
1626 → 1571
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
5.5/ 961.1%
4W3D2L
Top 2 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5.5/7 | #124 | 1689 | -55.2 |
Worst Elo result: Warrior Chess Academy International FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament for Below 1800 (-55.2 Elo, finished #124).
Rankings
/
India
#7,011
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#27,309
in continent
World
#158,140
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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