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Balasubramaniam H
FM🇮🇳FIDE 35053248· Male· India· Born in 2004
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Balasubramaniam H, a 22-year-old Indian FIDE Master, is rated 2260 and sitting in the top 1% of Indian players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 44 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included), 13 months (2022–2024) and 23 months (2024–2026). Recent appearance: 40th Tamil Nadu IM Norm Closed Circuit Chess Tournament - Coimbatore. Also played 1 rapid event (including Eight Square Chess Academy - 1st International RAPID FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament - 2026) recently. His peak of 2298 was reached at age 15 (Feb 2019).
Awarded FM in 2026 (age 22). At junior level, he reached World #94 in U16, World #44 in U14, World #60 in U12, World #97 in U10 and #32 and #17 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
2260
Standard
Rpd1997·Blz2200
All-time high
2298
−38 pts below
Feb 2019 · age 15
Feb 2019 · age 15
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 1%
#241 · Indian players · of 19,102
Career timeline
21 entries2026
FM title awardedFM
at age 22
Jan 2026
2024
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 2221 → returned at 2260
Jan 2024
2023
32nd Indian U20 player
at age 19 · rated 2213
Jan 2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2023
2022
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 2213 → returned at 2221
Nov 2022
2021
17th Indian U18 player
at age 17 · rated 2298
Jan 2021
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Best result
40th Tamil Nadu IM Norm Closed Circuit Chess Tournament - Coimbatoreperf 2376 (+116) · 6/9 · #2
Top opponent
Evolution
+39
2221 → 2260
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
6/ 966.7%
5W2D2L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsNithin Babu2,326·40th Tamil Nadu IM Norm Closed Circuit Chess Tournament - Coimbatore·R9·+11.9
2.[W]vsJai Sankar SubramanianFM2,283·40th Tamil Nadu IM Norm Closed Circuit Chess Tournament - Coimbatore·R7·+10.7
3.[W]vsJorge Marcos Gomez SanchezIM2,282·40th Tamil Nadu IM Norm Closed Circuit Chess Tournament - Coimbatore·R1·+10.6
Top 2 losses
1.[L]vsRaul ClaverieIM2,164·40th Tamil Nadu IM Norm Closed Circuit Chess Tournament - Coimbatore·R2·-12.7
2.[L]vsDiasmany Otero AcostaIM2,317·40th Tamil Nadu IM Norm Closed Circuit Chess Tournament - Coimbatore·R4·-8.4
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Dec 2025 | 6/9 | #2 | 2376 | +38.6 |
Rankings
/
India
#241
out of 26,549 players
Asia-Pacific
#963
in continent
World
#5,437
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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