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Dhanvant Balachandran
🇮🇳FIDE 33417288· Male· India· Born in 2014
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Dhanvant Balachandran, a 12-year-old Indian player, is rated 1661 — just 18 short of his peak of 1679 (Jun 2025, age 11). He is climbing fast, having gained +241 Elo over the past 12 months. 37 rated games in the past year (≈20/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 12th BBCF - International Below 1700 FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament, Eight Square Chess Academy - 2nd International FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament - 2026, and Golden Aura Karnataka State Amateur Chess Championship. Also played 2 rapid (including 4th Check n Mate All India Open FIDE Rated Chess Tournament) and 1 blitz events (including Eight Square Chess Academy - 1st International FIDE Rated BLITZ Open Chess Tournament 2026) recently.
Current rating
1661
Standard
Rpd1519·Blz1423
All-time high
1679
−18 pts below
Jun 2025 · age 11
Jun 2025 · age 11
Activity
20
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
37 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#123,674
#123,674 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
7 entries2026
Best 12-month gain (+241 Elo)
1420 → 1661
May 2026
Re-crossed 1600
at age 12
May 2026
2025
Crossed 1600
at age 11
Jun 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 11
Jun 2025
All-time peak 1679
at age 11 · −18 from today
Jun 2025
2024
Crossed 1400
at age 10
Oct 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Best result
Karnataka State Under 13 OPEN FIDE rating Chess Championship -2025perf 2338 (+749) · 5/5 · #51
Top opponent
Evolution
-18
1679 → 1661
Tournaments
6
54 games
Score
34.5/ 5463.9%
29W11D14L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsZubair Haider1,650·12th BBCF - International Below 1700 FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament·R6·+19.4
3.[W]vsAkshat K1,555·Velammal Ponneri - International FIDE Rated Classical Open Chess Tournament·R5·+13.2
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsManyu Vyasaraja Tantry1,408·Karnataka State Under 13 OPEN FIDE rating Chess Championship -2025·R2·-29.6
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 7.5/7 | #59 | 2321 | +67.6 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/6 | #181 | 1778 | +4.8 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 6/7 | #82 | 1792 | -0.4 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5/5 | #51 | 2338 | -45.6 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 6.5/7 | #9 | 1898 | -40.4 |
Worst Elo result: Karnataka State Under 13 OPEN FIDE rating Chess Championship -2025 (-45.6 Elo, finished #51).
Rankings
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India
#3,889
out of 26,549 players
Asia-Pacific
#17,857
in continent
World
#123,668
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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