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Balashov, Yuri S
GM🇷🇺FIDE 4100263· Male· Russia· Born in 1949
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Yuri S Balashov, a 77-year-old Russian Grandmaster, is rated 2376 and sitting in the top 1% of Russian players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He plays occasionally (4 games in the last 12 months) and took a 26-month break between Jan 2024 and Apr 2026. Recent appearance: Aeroflot Open 2026_Legends. Also played 5 rapid (including Senior Men February Rapid 2026) and 1 blitz events (including Seniors men_final BLITZ Grand Prix of Russia) recently. His peak of 2581 was reached at age 52 (Apr 2001, World #138 at the time).
Awarded GM in 2001 (age 52).
Current rating
2376
Standard
Rpd2256·Blz2300
All-time high
2581
−205 pts below
Apr 2001 · age 52
Apr 2001 · age 52
Activity
10
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
4 past 12 mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 1%
#99 · Russian players · of 6,953
Career timeline
19 entries2026
2nd 75-80 player worldwide
at age 77 · rated 2376
Jun 2026
2024
Inactive for 26 months
paused at 2382 → returned at 2376
Jan 2024
2020
4th 70-75 player worldwide
at age 71 · rated 2465
Jan 2020
2019
Best 12-month gain (+51 Elo)
2423 → 2474
Jun 2019
2016
1,000 career games
at age 67
Nov 2016
2015
6th 65-70 player worldwide
at age 66 · rated 2448
Jun 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-6
2382 → 2376
Tournaments
1
4 games
Score
1/ 425.0%
0W2D2L
Top 2 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 1/4 | #5 | 2257 | -6.3 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsEvgeni DragomarezkijIM
🇷🇺RUS·2219
+4 −7 =44
55 games·last met May 2026
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vsEvgenij KaleginIM
🇷🇺RUS·2282
+7 −6 =23
36 games·last met Dec 2024
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vsArkadi Eremeevich VulGM
🇷🇺RUS·2109
+18 −4 =11
33 games·last met Oct 2023
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vsAnatoli I. ShvedchikovIM
🇷🇺RUS·2261
+7 −2 =17
26 games·last met Nov 2023
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vsVladimir V ZhelninIM
🇷🇺RUS·2271
+9 −4 =12
25 games·last met Aug 2023
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Rankings
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Russia
#99
out of 13,878 players
Asia-Pacific
#446
in continent
World
#2,102
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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