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Balu Karthick

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FIDEFIDE 35011880· Male· India· Born in 1990

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Balu Karthick, a 36-year-old Indian player, is rated 1688 — his current career high. He is progressing steadily with +41 Elo over the past 12 months. 44 rated games in the past year (≈14/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Vimana City 1st International Open FIDE Rated Chess Tournament, KCA's International Chess Festival God's Own Country's 1st GM International Open-C (1800 and Below), and 21st Delhi International Open Grandmasters Chess Tournament-2025 (Category 'C'). He had 2 career breaks: 14 months (2015–2016) and 64 months (2019–2025, COVID-19 included).

Current rating

1688

Standard

Rpd1601·Blz1644

All-time high

1688

at best
Aug 2025 · age 35

Activity

16

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

36 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#114,321

#114,321 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

14 entries
2025
All-time peak 1688
at age 35
Aug 2025
2024
Crossed 1600
at age 34
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 34
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1400
at age 34
Mar 2024
2019
Inactive for 64 months
paused at 1397 → returned at 1635
Nov 2019
2018
100 career games
at age 28
Dec 2018

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Best result
KCA's International Chess Festival God's Own Country's 1st GM International Open-C (1800 and Below)
perf 1910 (+222) · 6/8 · #73
Top opponent
vs Abhinav M B 1,874
Vimana City 1st International Open FIDE Rated Chess Tournament · Jul 2025 · +4.9 Elo
Evolution
+62
1626 → 1688
Tournaments
2
18 games
Score
10.5/ 1858.3%
6W9D3L

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Vimana City 1st International Open FIDE Rated Chess Tournament
Open Swiss
Jul 20254.5/8#1821827+21.8
KCA's International Chess Festival God's Own Country's 1st GM International Open-C (1800 and Below)
Open Swiss
Jul 20256/8#731910+40.2

Rankings

/
India
#3,403
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#15,817
in continent
World
#114,317
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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India
1
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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9
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Asia-Pacific
1
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2,777
1
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3
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2,761
4
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2,753
5
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2,739
6
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2,738
7
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2,735
8
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2,733
9
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2,732
10
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World
1
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2
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2
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4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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