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Karthick Bala G
🇮🇳FIDE 45006512· Male· India· Born in 2004
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Karthick Bala G, a 22-year-old Indian player, is rated 1880 — just 3 short of his peak of 1883 (Dec 2025, age 21). He is progressing steadily with +24 Elo over the past 12 months. 89 rated games in the past year (≈18/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 13th NATIONALS AMATEUR CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP - 2026 (OPEN - BELOW 2300), 4th Zion-Alwin International Fide Rated Open Chess Tournament, and STAR CHESS FOUNDATION 2nd INTERNATIONAL OPEN FIDE RATED CHESS TOURNAMENT. He had 2 career breaks: 15 months (2016–2017) and 16 months (2022–2023).
Current rating
1880
Standard
Rpd1573·Blz—
All-time high
1883
−3 pts below
Dec 2025 · age 21
Dec 2025 · age 21
Activity
50
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
66 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#53,210
#53,210 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2025
All-time peak 1883
at age 21 · −3 from today
Dec 2025
Crossed 1800
at age 21
Jun 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+377 Elo)
1369 → 1746
Dec 2024
100 career games
at age 20
Nov 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 20
Mar 2024
2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
Dollar City 1st International Open FIDE Rated Chess Tournamentperf 2067 (+187) · 7/8 · #12
Top opponent
Evolution
+21
1859 → 1880
Tournaments
6
53 games
Score
38/ 5371.7%
30W16D7L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsStuti Pradeep1,802·13th NATIONALS AMATEUR CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP - 2026 (OPEN - BELOW 2300)·R8·+8.2
2.[W]vsNiranjan Anand1,776·13th NATIONALS AMATEUR CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP - 2026 (OPEN - BELOW 2300)·R3·+7.4
3.[W]vsIshaan Bhowmick1,727·13th NATIONALS AMATEUR CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP - 2026 (OPEN - BELOW 2300)·R2·+6.2
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsSaicharan Srinivasan1,721·4th Zion-Alwin International Fide Rated Open Chess Tournament·R4·-14.0
3.[L]vsR.V. Venkatakrishnan1,770·4th Zion-Alwin International Fide Rated Open Chess Tournament·R8·-12.8
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 7/8 | #12 | 2067 | +12.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5.5/9 | #27 | 1856 | -2.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5.5/8 | #30 | 1779 | -15.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 7/9 | #7 | 1897 | +6.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6.5/9 | #14 | 1837 | -3.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6.5/9 | #34 | 1951 | +20.6 |
Worst Elo result: 4th Zion-Alwin International Fide Rated Open Chess Tournament (-15.6 Elo, finished #30).
Rankings
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India
#1,255
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#6,290
in continent
World
#53,209
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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