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Mithilesh Krishnan Balagopalan
🇮🇳FIDE 46653465· Male· India· Born in 2001
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Mithilesh Krishnan Balagopalan, a 25-year-old Indian player, is rated 1618 — just 1 short of his peak of 1619 (Feb 2026, age 25). He has held steady between 1600 and 1650 for 2 years. 15 rated games in the past year (≈27/year long-term). Recent appearances: "SINGH'S GAMBIT" 2nd International FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament and Vimana City 1st International Below 1700 FIDE Rated Chess Tournament. Also played 2 rapid (including SRM 3rd International FIDE Rapid Rating Open Chess Tournament-2025) and 1 blitz events (including Eight Square Chess Academy - 1st International FIDE Rated BLITZ Open Chess Tournament 2026) recently. He took a 69-month break between Jan 2020 and Nov 2025 (COVID-19 included).
Current rating
1618
Standard
Rpd1588·Blz1620
All-time high
1619
−1 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 25
Feb 2026 · age 25
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#140,090
#140,090 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2026
All-time peak 1619
at age 25 · −1 from today
Feb 2026
2024
Crossed 1600
at age 23
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 23
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1400
at age 23
Mar 2024
2020
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2020
Inactive for 69 months
paused at 1349 → returned at 1616
Jan 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
"SINGH'S GAMBIT" 2nd International FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournamentperf 1755 (+137) · 3.5/6 · #193
Top opponent
Evolution
+9
1609 → 1618
Tournaments
2
23 games
Score
9.5/ 2341.3%
12W3D8L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsAbhineeth Bhat1,770·"SINGH'S GAMBIT" 2nd International FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament·R4·+14.1
2.[W]vsNaushad Vavachan1,520·Vimana City 1st International Below 1700 FIDE Rated Chess Tournament·R3·+7.3
3.[W]vsShine Raj N1,506·Vimana City 1st International Below 1700 FIDE Rated Chess Tournament·R9·+6.9
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsBaghel Sagar1,503·17TH KIIT INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL-2026 (CAT-C 1699 and Below)·R4·-13.2
3.[L]vsKeerthi Kumar A1,513·Vimana City 1st International Below 1700 FIDE Rated Chess Tournament·R7·-12.9
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3.5/6 | #193 | 1755 | +1.6 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 6/9 | #40 | 1634 | +7.4 |
Rankings
/
India
#5,139
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#21,933
in continent
World
#140,081
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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