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Sreekumar Maliekal, Balakrishnan

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FIDEFIDE 2642689· Male· Canada· Born in 1974

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Balakrishnan Sreekumar Maliekal, a 52-year-old Canadian player, is rated 1466. He has slipped back 66 Elo over the past 12 months. 29 rated games in the past year (≈27/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Reading Week Open - U1600, 2025 Holidays Open - U1600, and 2025 EM-Nov8_9_GP12. His peak of 1564 was reached at age 50 (Oct 2024).

Current rating

1466

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1564

−98 pts below
Oct 2024 · age 50

Activity

25

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

29 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#197,235

#197,235 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

10 entries
2025
34th Canadian 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 1538
Jan 2025
2024
21st Canadian 45-50 player
at age 50 · rated 1564
Oct 2024
Best 12-month gain (+439 Elo)
1125 → 1564
Oct 2024
All-time peak 1564
at age 50 · −98 from today
Oct 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 50
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 50
Mar 2024

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Venkata Saket Reddy Kola 1,578
2025 Ontario Open Chess Championships U2000 · May 2025 · +11.8 Elo
Evolution
-47
1513 → 1466
Tournaments
9
42 games
Score
15.5/ 4236.9%
13W7D22L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsGayathri Sreekumar1,508·EM GP11 Open·R4·-9.1
2.[L]vsGayathri Sreekumar1,508·2025 EM-Oct25-GP11-Open·R4·-8.7
3.[L]vsSamuel Ling1,520·2026 Reading Week Open - U1600·R3·-8.7

Last 12 months — tournaments

9 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 Reading Week Open - U1600
Swiss
Feb 20264/4#102255-1.6
2025 Holidays Open - U1600
Swiss
Dec 20253/2#122333+3.8
2025 EM-Nov8_9_GP12
Swiss
Nov 20250/1#7859-3.2
2025 EM-Oct25-GP11-Open
Round-Robin
Oct 20251.5/4#41571-7.6
EM GP11 Open
Round-Robin
Oct 20251.5/4#41571-7.6
Worst Elo result: 2025 Ontario Open Chess Championships U2000 (-19.4 Elo, finished #62).

Rankings

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Canada
#1,601
out of 1,861 players
Americas
#23,635
in continent
World
#197,120
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Canada
1
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2,533
2
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2,513
3
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2,483
4
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2,470
5
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2,454
6
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2,453
7
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2,443
8
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2,434
9
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2,427
10
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2,414
...
1601🇨🇦Sreekumar Maliekal, Balakrishnan1,466
Americas
1
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2,792
2
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2,788
3
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2,754
4
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2,732
5
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2,728
6
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2,724
7
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2,718
8
🇺🇸Sevian, SamuelFollow Samuel SevianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,696
9
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2,656
10
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2,653
...
23635🇨🇦Sreekumar Maliekal, Balakrishnan1,466
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,788
4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
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2,753
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197120🇨🇦Sreekumar Maliekal, Balakrishnan1,466