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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 1482. He has slipped back 31 Elo over the past 12 months. 32 rated games in the past year (≈27/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Collingwood Somborac Chess Festival U1900, 2026 Reading Week Open - U1600, and 2025 Holidays Open - U1600. His peak of 1564 was reached at age 50 (Oct 2024).

Current rating

1482

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1564

−82 pts below
Oct 2024 · age 50

Activity

25

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

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

Signature stat

#192,573

#192,573 · players worldwide · of 218,279

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 · −82 from today
Oct 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 50
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 50
Mar 2024

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Haroon Ikhlas Khan 1,541
2025 Holidays Open - U1600 · Dec 2025 · +2.1 Elo
Evolution
-9
1491 → 1482
Tournaments
7
33 games
Score
14/ 3342.4%
11W8D14L
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

7 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 Collingwood Somborac Chess Festival U1900
Swiss
May 20262/3#16—+15.8
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
2025 AFM1st Peel Region - Under 1800 Chess Championship 3
Open Swiss
Sep 20252/2#222505-9.4

Rankings

/
Canada
#1,616
out of 1,900 players
Americas
#23,140
in continent
World
#192,495
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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2,485
4
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2,470
5
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2,459
6
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2,454
6
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2,454
8
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2,427
9
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2,419
10
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2,414
...
1616🇨🇦Sreekumar Maliekal, Balakrishnan1,482
Americas
1
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2,792
1
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2,792
3
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2,753
4
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2,742
5
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2,732
6
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2,724
7
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2,696
7
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2,696
9
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2,656
10
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2,653
...
23140🇨🇦Sreekumar Maliekal, Balakrishnan1,482
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
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2,753
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192495🇨🇦Sreekumar Maliekal, Balakrishnan1,482