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Balakrishnan, Shankar

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FIDEFIDE 2672340· Male· Canada· Born in 1964

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Shankar Balakrishnan, a 62-year-old Canadian player, is rated 1652 — just 26 short of his peak of 1678 (Mar 2026, age 62). He is on a breakout run, having gained +125 Elo over the past 12 months. 26 rated games in the past year (≈32/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 SCC Winter Swiss, 2025 SCC Jack Frost, and 2025 SCC Falling Leaves Swiss. Also played 1 rapid event (including 2026 Toronto Rapid Chess Championship U1800) recently.

Current rating

1652

Standard

Rpd1641·Blz—

All-time high

1678

−26 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 62

Activity

30

games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo

26 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#127,013

#127,013 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

8 entries
2026
32nd Canadian 60-65 player
at age 62 · rated 1678
Mar 2026
Best 12-month gain (+141 Elo)
1537 → 1678
Mar 2026
All-time peak 1678
at age 62 · −26 from today
Mar 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 62
Mar 2026
2025
Crossed 1600
at age 61
Nov 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 61
Mar 2025

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
2025 SCC Falling Leaves Swiss
perf 1802 (+157) · 3.5/5 · #18
Top opponent
vs David Southam 1,817
2025 SCC Falling Leaves Swiss · Oct 2025 · +9.2 Elo
Evolution
+125
1527 → 1652
Tournaments
4
24 games
Score
11.5/ 2447.9%
10W3D11L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsBrady Chen1,532·2025 SCC Falling Leaves Swiss·R4·-26.3
2.[L]vsAdithya Sekaran1,754·2025 SCC Falling Leaves Swiss·R3·-13.9
3.[L]vsDavid Southam1,863·2026 SCC Winter Swiss·R1·-4.6

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 SCC Winter Swiss
Swiss
Feb 20261.5/6#151614-24.8
2025 SCC Jack Frost
Swiss
Dec 20253/5#51784+32.0
2025 SCC Falling Leaves Swiss
Swiss
Oct 20253.5/5#181802+38.0
2025 SCC Howard Ridout Swiss
Open Swiss
Sep 20253.5/6#8—+97.6
Worst Elo result: 2026 SCC Winter Swiss (-24.8 Elo, finished #15).

Rankings

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Canada
#1,100
out of 1,861 players
Americas
#15,498
in continent
World
#127,007
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Canada
1
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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
...
1100🇨🇦Balakrishnan, Shankar1,652
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
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2,696
9
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2,656
10
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2,653
...
15498🇨🇦Balakrishnan, Shankar1,652
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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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
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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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127007🇨🇦Balakrishnan, Shankar1,652