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Balan Vairavan
🇮🇳FIDE 33437530· Male· India· Born in 1966
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Balan Vairavan, a 60-year-old Indian player, is rated 1596 — just 25 short of his peak of 1621 (Jul 2025, age 59). He has held steady between 1550 and 1600 for 8 months. 71 rated games in the past year (≈32/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Kamaraj College International FIDE Rated Tournament Below 1800, Little England 5th International Open FIDE Rated Chess Tournament 2025, and Akshaya Institutions 2nd International FIDE rated below 1800 chess tournament - 2025. Also played 5 rapid events (including Sivakasi Chess Club FIDE Rapid Rating Chess Tournament - 2025) recently.
Current rating
1596
Standard
Rpd1589·Blz1564
All-time high
1621
−25 pts below
Jul 2025 · age 59
Jul 2025 · age 59
Activity
34
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
59 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#148,530
#148,530 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2025
100 career games
at age 59
Aug 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 59
Jul 2025
All-time peak 1621
at age 59 · −25 from today
Jul 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+299 Elo)
1280 → 1579
Apr 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 58
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 58
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
Kamaraj College International FIDE Rated Tournament Below 1800perf 1860 (+272) · 6/7 · #50
Top opponent
Visalakshi- Arunachalam 9th SCS International FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament · Jun 2025 · +5.9 Elo
Evolution
-25
1621 → 1596
Tournaments
8
68 games
Score
42.5/ 6862.5%
36W13D19L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 6/7 | #50 | 1860 | -4.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/8 | #73 | 1681 | -1.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4.5/7 | #103 | 1660 | +1.2 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5.5/4 | #52 | 2423 | -13.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6/8 | #25 | 1694 | -5.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6/8 | #51 | 1729 | +3.6 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 4.5/6 | #133 | 1728 | +1.0 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 5/7 | #65 | 1865 | +29.0 |
Rankings
/
India
#5,964
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#24,385
in continent
World
#148,517
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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