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Mathesh Balaji
🇮🇳FIDE 33420106· Male· India· Born in 2014
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Mathesh Balaji, a 12-year-old Indian player, is rated 1640 — just 26 short of his peak of 1666 (May 2026, age 12). He is climbing fast, having gained +193 Elo over the past 12 months. 90 rated games in the past year (≈69/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 12th BBCF - International Below 1700 FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament, The 3rd Xaverian International FIDE Rating Open Chess Tournament, and 13th NATIONALS AMATEUR CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP - 2026 (OPEN - BELOW 1700). Also played 2 rapid (including Smart Chess Academy 2nd International Open FIDE RAPID Rated Chess Tournament Karur 2025) and 1 blitz events (including Little England 1st International FIDE Rated Blitz Open Chess Tournament - 2026) recently.
Current rating
1640
Standard
Rpd1512·Blz1530
All-time high
1666
−26 pts below
May 2026 · age 12
May 2026 · age 12
Activity
65
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
90 past 12 mo · ≈8/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#131,960
#131,960 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2026
Best 12-month gain (+216 Elo)
1450 → 1666
May 2026
All-time peak 1666
at age 12 · −26 from today
May 2026
Re-crossed 1600
at age 12
Apr 2026
Crossed 1600
at age 12
Feb 2026
Re-crossed 1500
at age 12
Jan 2026
2025
Crossed 1500
at age 11
Sep 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Best result
STAR CHESS FOUNDATION 3rd INTERNATIONAL OPEN FIDE RATED BELOW 1700 CHESS TOURNAMENTperf 2387 (+782) · 6/6 · #154
Top opponent
Evolution
+220
1420 → 1640
Tournaments
13
115 games
Score
69/ 11560.0%
58W22D35L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsSiddesh S.B1,436·13th NATIONALS AMATEUR CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP - 2026 (OPEN - BELOW 1700)·R1·-30.2
2.[L]vsSinddhizhai Divakaran1,469·5th KPK International FIDE Rating Open Chess Tournament 2026·R9·-29.1
Last 12 months — tournaments
13 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 5.5/6 | #51 | 2080 | +18.8 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/7 | #64 | 1720 | -44.8 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 7/9 | #6 | 1712 | +37.6 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5.5/6 | #101 | 2169 | +67.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5.5/9 | #67 | 1557 | -24.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4.5/7 | #165 | 1651 | -20.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4.5/8 | #75 | 1760 | +55.6 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 6/6 | #154 | 2387 | +19.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5.5/4 | #145 | 2507 | +21.2 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4.5/4 | #198 | 2321 | +1.6 |
Worst Elo result: 5th KPK International FIDE Rating Open Chess Tournament 2026 (-44.8 Elo, finished #64).
Rankings
/
India
#4,487
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#19,825
in continent
World
#131,954
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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