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Balakirsky, Mikhail

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FIDEFIDE 34402225· Male· Russia· Born in 2005

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Mikhail Balakirsky, a 21-year-old Russian player, is rated 1854 — just 15 short of his peak of 1869 (Jul 2025, age 20). He plays occasionally (4 games in the last 12 months) and took a 50-month break between Dec 2019 and Mar 2024 (COVID-19 included). Recent appearances: Alef Shabbat A 2026 2-3 and Alef Darom 2025 8-9.

At junior level, he reached #85 nationally in U20.

Current rating

1854

Standard

Rpd1834·Blz1972

All-time high

1869

−15 pts below
Jul 2025 · age 20

Activity

6

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

4 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#60,213

#60,213 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

8 entries
2025
85th Russian U20 player
at age 20 · rated 1869
Aug 2025
All-time peak 1869
at age 20 · −15 from today
Jul 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+258 Elo)
1565 → 1823
Dec 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 19
Dec 2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Dec 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 19
Mar 2024

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Robin Wolfov 1,967
Alef Darom 2025 8-9 · May 2025 · +13.0 Elo
Best comeback
Alef Darom 2025 8-9
finished #2 (seeded #31 of 100)
Evolution
-5
1859 → 1854
Tournaments
2
3 games
Score
2/ 366.7%
2W0D1L
Top 2 wins
1.[W]vsRobin Wolfov1,967·Alef Darom 2025 8-9·R8·+13.0
2.[W]vsOron Han1,814·Alef Darom 2025 8-9·R9·+8.7
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsDaniel Asraf1,684·Alef Shabbat A 2026 2-3·R2·-14.5

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Alef Shabbat A 2026 2-3
Open Swiss
Jan 20260/1#42884-14.8
Alef Darom 2025 8-9
Team
May 20252/2#22691+23.2

Rankings

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Russia
#1,528
out of 13,952 players
Asia-Pacific
#7,184
in continent
World
#60,213
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Russia
1
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2
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2,684
3
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2,654
4
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2,653
4
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2,653
6
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2,641
6
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2,641
8
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2,610
9
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2,598
10
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2,595
...
1528🇷🇺Balakirsky, Mikhail1,854
Asia-Pacific
1
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2,780
2
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2,776
3
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2,753
4
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2,751
5
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2,739
6
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2,738
7
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2,733
8
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2,732
9
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2,731
10
🇷🇺Nepomniachtchi, IanFollow Ian NepomniachtchiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,729
...
7184🇷🇺Balakirsky, Mikhail1,854
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
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2,753
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60213🇷🇺Balakirsky, Mikhail1,854