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Boobalan, Vikraman
🇺🇸FIDE 30921791· Male· United States of America· Born in 1974
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Vikraman Boobalan, a 52-year-old American player, is rated 1629. He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 61 months (2016–2021, COVID-19 included) and 56 months (2021–2026). His peak of 1671 was reached at age 50 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1629
Standard
Rpd1677·Blz1674
All-time high
1671
−42 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 50
Mar 2024 · age 50
Activity
2
games / yr avg.
6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#136,039
#136,039 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2024
Crossed 1600
at age 50
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 50
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1671
at age 50 · −42 from today
Mar 2024
2022
73rd American 45-50 player
at age 48 · rated 1451
Apr 2022
2021
Inactive for 56 months
paused at 1451 → returned at 1629
Sep 2021
2016
Inactive for 61 months
paused at 1465 → returned at 1451
Jul 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-42
1671 → 1629
Tournaments
1
7 games
Score
3.5/ 750.0%
3W1D3L
Top 2 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3.5/6 | #31 | 1660 | -42.4 |
Rankings
/
United States of America
#4,093
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#16,727
in continent
World
#136,031
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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