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Balamurugan, Druv
🇺🇸FIDE 39932338· Male· United States of America· Born in 2018
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Druv Balamurugan, a 8-year-old American player, is rated 1410. He has slipped back 185 Elo over the past 12 months. 39 rated games in the past year (≈16/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include XV Campeonato Panamericano U7 - U17 de Ajedrez 2026 U09 Absoluto, Reverse Angle 151 - U1900, and CCC Tuesday Night Action 130 - U1600. Also played 19 rapid (including 2025 CCC New Year's Eve Rapid) and 6 blitz events (including CCC Blitz - November 2025) recently. His peak of 1599 was reached at age 8 (May 2026).
At junior level, he reached World #94 in U8.
Current rating
1410
Standard
Rpd1580·Blz1689
All-time high
1599
−189 pts below
May 2026 · age 8
May 2026 · age 8
Activity
16
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
34 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#215,659
#215,659 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
6 entries2026
All-time peak 1599
at age 8 · −189 from today
May 2026
94th U8 player worldwide
at age 8 · rated 1565
Jan 2026
2025
Crossed 1500
at age 7
Jun 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 7
Jun 2025
Crossed 1200
at age 7
Jun 2025
First FIDE rating
1595 · at age 7
Jun 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Best result
XV Campeonato Panamericano U7 - U17 de Ajedrez 2026 U09 Absolutoperf 1747 (+337) · 4/5 · #27
Evolution
-176
1586 → 1410
Tournaments
15
46 games
Score
15/ 4632.6%
10W13D23L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 4/5 | #27 | 1747 | -85.2 |
Swiss | May 2026 | 0/1 | #13 | 880 | -15.6 |
Swiss | May 2026 | 0/2 | #53 | 867 | -32.4 |
Swiss | May 2026 | 0/1 | #21 | 800 | -20.0 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 1.5/5 | #21 | 1467 | -36.0 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2.5/3 | #1 | 1934 | +55.6 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #25 | 1690 | +7.2 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #41 | 811 | -16.8 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/3 | #22 | 1400 | -30.0 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #40 | 2425 | +22.4 |
Worst Elo result: XV Campeonato Panamericano U7 - U17 de Ajedrez 2026 U09 Absoluto (-85.2 Elo, finished #27).
Most-Played Opponents
vsConnor Crosby
🇺🇸USA·1489
+6 −4 =0
10 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsAarush Sahu
🇺🇸USA·1658
+3 −4 =2
9 games·last met May 2026
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vsMurari Raghavan
🇺🇸USA·1774
+3 −2 =1
6 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsArjun Nair
🇺🇸USA·1588
+2 −2 =1
5 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsKishan Karthigeyan
🇺🇸USA·1990
+0 −5 =0
5 games·last met Mar 2026
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Rankings
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United States of America
#5,021
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#25,265
in continent
World
#215,115
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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