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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 1635. He is on a breakout run, having gained +108 Elo over the past 12 months. 32 rated games in the past year (≈34/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. His peak of 1678 was reached at age 62 (Mar 2026).

Current rating

1635

Standard

Rpd1641·Blz—

All-time high

1678

−43 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 62

Activity

32

games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo

32 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#133,799

#133,799 · players worldwide · of 218,279

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 · −43 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

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated

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
+108
1527 → 1635
Tournaments
5
31 games
Score
13.5/ 3143.5%
11W5D15L
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

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 SCC Club Championship & Reserves
Swiss
Mar 20262/6#231586-17.0
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

/
Canada
#1,193
out of 1,900 players
Americas
#16,430
in continent
World
#133,792
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Canada
1
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2
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3
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2,485
4
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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
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1193🇨🇦Balakrishnan, Shankar1,635
Americas
1
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2,792
1
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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
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16430🇨🇦Balakrishnan, Shankar1,635
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
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2,753
9
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