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Balaev, Vasily
🇷🇺FIDE 34221131· Male· Russia· Born in 1984
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Vasily Balaev, a 42-year-old Russian player, is rated 1744. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and took a 67-month break between Mar 2020 and Nov 2025 (COVID-19 included). Recent appearance: 32 th chess festival_Vladimir Kurochkin Memorial. His peak of 1794 was reached at age 40 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1744
Standard
Rpd1760·Blz—
All-time high
1794
−50 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 40
Mar 2024 · age 40
Activity
3
games / yr avg.
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#94,634
#94,634 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2024
All-time peak 1794
at age 40 · −50 from today
Mar 2024
2020
Best 12-month gain (+78 Elo)
1579 → 1657
Mar 2020
Inactive for 67 months
paused at 1657 → returned at 1744
Mar 2020
2019
Re-crossed 1600
at age 35
Nov 2019
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 35
Nov 2019
2016
Crossed 1600
at age 32
Nov 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-50
1794 → 1744
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
1/ 911.1%
1W0D8L
Top 1 win
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Oct 2025 | 1/9 | #9 | 1528 | -50.4 |
Rankings
/
Russia
#2,241
out of 13,878 players
Asia-Pacific
#12,138
in continent
World
#94,632
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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