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Balmond, Tom
🇬🇧FIDE 343420532· Male· England· Born in 2011
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Tom Balmond, a 15-year-old English player, is rated 1833. He is progressing steadily with +70 Elo over the past 12 months. 58 rated games in the past year (≈36/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include London Chess League FIDE Weekender - April 2026 - Open, Southall FIDE Congress - 28, 29 March 2026 - U2400, and London Chess League FIDE Weekender - March 2026 - Open. Also played 10 rapid (including World Schools Team Championship 2025) and 3 blitz events (including V Mindsports International Festival 2025 - 3rd Night Blitz) recently. His peak of 1902 was reached at age 15 (Mar 2026).
At junior level, he reached #48 and #33 nationally in U16 and U14.
Current rating
1833
Standard
Rpd1865·Blz1782
All-time high
1902
−69 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 15
Mar 2026 · age 15
Activity
35
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
58 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#66,305
#66,305 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
7 entries2026
48th English U16 player
at age 15 · rated 1902
Mar 2026
All-time peak 1902
at age 15 · −69 from today
Mar 2026
2025
33rd English U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1891
Dec 2025
Best 12-month gain (+232 Elo)
1659 → 1891
Dec 2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 14
Oct 2025
Crossed 1800
at age 14
Jul 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
Southall FIDE Congress - 31 January to 1 February 2026 - U2400perf 1999 (+97) · 3.5/5 · #3
Top opponent
Evolution
+13
1820 → 1833
Tournaments
11
50 games
Score
26/ 5052.0%
21W10D19L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2/5 | #9 | 1822 | -16.8 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0/2 | #13 | 1183 | -31.6 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3/5 | #6 | 1947 | +11.6 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1.5/5 | #13 | — | -32.8 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3.5/5 | #3 | 1999 | +37.6 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4.5/6 | #1 | 1933 | +15.2 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 0.5/3 | #50 | 1593 | -42.8 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3.5/5 | #4 | 1974 | +29.6 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 2.5/5 | #10 | 1917 | +30.8 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4/4 | #5 | 2613 | +47.2 |
Rankings
/
England
#1,062
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#48,355
in continent
World
#66,304
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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