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Balakumar, Arush

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FIDEFIDE 39966623· Male· United States of America· Born in 2010

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Arush Balakumar, a 16-year-old American player, is rated 1975 — just 12 short of his peak of 1987 (Feb 2026, age 16). He is on a breakout run, having gained +157 Elo over the past 12 months. 29 rated games in the past year (≈31/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Phillip ONeal Taylor Georgia State Championship, 2026 Spring Southeastern FIDE - Championship, and 2026 Charlotte Open - U2100.

At junior level, he reached #85 nationally in U16.

Current rating

1975

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1987

−12 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 16

Activity

29

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

29 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#31,660

#31,660 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

5 entries
2026
85th American U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1987
Feb 2026
Best 12-month gain (+175 Elo)
1812 → 1987
Feb 2026
All-time peak 1987
at age 16 · −12 from today
Feb 2026
2025
Crossed 1800
at age 15
Feb 2025
First FIDE rating
1812 · at age 15
Feb 2025

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
2026 Charlotte Open - U2100
perf 2148 (+161) · 5/6 · #1
Top opponent
vs Ravi Krishna G 2,122
2025 Thad Rogers Memorial Georgia Class Championships - Master and Expert · Oct 2025 · +9.4 Elo
Evolution
+157
1818 → 1975
Tournaments
6
31 games
Score
18.5/ 3159.7%
15W7D9L

Last 12 months — tournaments

6 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 Phillip ONeal Taylor Georgia State Championship
Open Swiss
Apr 20262.5/5#171965-8.0
2026 Spring Southeastern FIDE - Championship
Swiss
Mar 20261.5/4#341974-3.6
2026 Charlotte Open - U2100
Open Swiss
Jan 20265/6#12148+62.8
2025 Georgia Open and Amateur Championship
Open Swiss
Nov 20252/3#271902-21.2
2025 Thad Rogers Memorial Georgia Class Championships - Master and Expert
Swiss
Oct 20253/4#62167+57.6
Worst Elo result: 2025 Georgia Open and Amateur Championship (-21.2 Elo, finished #27).

Rankings

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United States of America
#876
out of 5,412 players
Americas
#3,363
in continent
World
#31,660
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
United States of America
1
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2
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3
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2,754
4
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2,732
5
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2,728
6
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2,724
7
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2,718
8
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2,696
9
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2,656
10
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2,653
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876🇺🇸Balakumar, Arush1,975
Americas
1
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
2
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,788
3
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
4
🇺🇸Dominguez Perez, LeinierFollow Leinier Dominguez PerezTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,732
5
🇺🇸Niemann, Hans MokeFollow Hans Moke NiemannTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,728
6
🇺🇸Aronian, LevonFollow Levon AronianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,724
7
🇺🇸Liang, AwonderFollow Awonder LiangTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,718
8
🇺🇸Sevian, SamuelFollow Samuel SevianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,696
9
🇺🇸Xiong, JefferyFollow Jeffery XiongTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,656
10
🇺🇸Robson, RayFollow Ray RobsonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,653
...
3363🇺🇸Balakumar, Arush1,975
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
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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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31660🇺🇸Balakumar, Arush1,975