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Ramnathan, Balasubramaniam
IM🇮🇳FIDE 5001277· Male· India· Born in 1971
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Balasubramaniam Ramnathan, a 55-year-old Indian International Master, is rated 2065 and sitting in the top 3% of Indian players, and in the top 9% worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +31 Elo over the past 12 months. 159 rated games in the past year (≈110/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Eight Square Chess Academy - 2nd International FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament - 2026, The 3rd Xaverian International FIDE Rating Open Chess Tournament, and Warrior Chess Academy - International 2nd FIDE Open Chess Tournament. Also played 30 rapid (including Festival Caissa - Sceptre Rapid FIDE Rating Chess Tournament) and 4 blitz events (including Eight Square Chess Academy - 1st International FIDE Rated BLITZ Open Chess Tournament 2026) recently. His peak of 2408 was reached at age 33 (Jan 2004, Indian #19 at the time).
Previously known as Ramnathan Balasubramaniun (until Apr 2008). Awarded IM in 2005 (age 34).
Current rating
2065
Standard
Rpd1932·Blz1937
All-time high
2408
−343 pts below
Jan 2004 · age 33
Jan 2004 · age 33
Activity
111
games / yr avg. · ≈9/mo
137 past 12 mo · ≈11/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#564 · Indian players · of 19,243
Career timeline
23 entries2025
6-month rising streak
+30 Elo
Oct 2025
2023
2,500 career games
at age 52
Nov 2023
2022
5th Indian 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 2165
Jan 2022
2020
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 2180 → returned at 2181
Mar 2020
2019
6th Indian 45-50 player
at age 48 · rated 2213
Sep 2019
Best 12-month gain (+117 Elo)
2096 → 2213
Sep 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+28
2037 → 2065
Tournaments
16
148 games
Score
105/ 14870.9%
105W26D17L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsVignesh B2,242·Eight Square Chess Academy - 2nd International FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament - 2026·R5·+7.4
2.[W]vsRajarishi KarthiCM2,153·4th Zion-Alwin International Fide Rated Open Chess Tournament·R7·+6.5
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 7.5/9 | #3 | 2005 | -1.5 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 8/8 | #1 | 2533 | +4.0 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 7/8 | #3 | 2097 | +5.4 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 7.5/9 | #4 | 2115 | +10.2 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5/7 | #35 | 1833 | -10.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 7.5/9 | #5 | 2101 | +8.1 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 7.5/8 | #1 | 2250 | +14.7 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 6.5/9 | #45 | 2094 | +6.1 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 6.5/9 | #17 | 1926 | -8.3 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsR.R. LaxmanGM
🇮🇳IND·2245
+2 −8 =7
17 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsPrasannaa.sFM
🇮🇳IND·2269
+4 −8 =3
15 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsS. Krishnan RamFM
🇮🇳IND·2046
+1 −7 =7
15 games·last met Sep 2018
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vsS. NitinIM
🇮🇳IND·2332
+1 −8 =4
13 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsK. RatnakaranIM
🇮🇳IND·2159
+2 −8 =3
13 games·last met Feb 2023
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Rankings
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India
#564
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#2,536
in continent
World
#18,981
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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