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Ramnathan, Balasubramaniam

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FIDEFIDE 5001277· Male· India· Born in 1971

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Balasubramaniam Ramnathan, a 55-year-old Indian International Master, is rated 2057 and sitting in the top 3% of Indian players, and in the top 9% worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +27 Elo over the past 12 months. 134 rated games in the past year (≈109/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

2057

Standard

Rpd1943·Blz1937

All-time high

2408

−351 pts below
Jan 2004 · age 33

Activity

102

games / yr avg. · ≈9/mo

134 past 12 mo · ≈11/mo
classical only
Very active

Signature stat

Top 3%

#590 · Indian players · of 19,102

Career timeline

23 entries
2025
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

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
4th Zion-Alwin International Fide Rated Open Chess Tournament
perf 2250 (+201) · 7.5/8 · #1
Top opponent
vs Vignesh B 2,242
Eight Square Chess Academy - 2nd International FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament - 2026 · Apr 2026 · +7.4 Elo
Evolution
+23
2034 → 2057
Tournaments
17
138 games
Score
110.5/ 13880.1%
101W19D18L

Last 12 months — tournaments

7 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Eight Square Chess Academy - 2nd International FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament - 2026
Open Swiss
Apr 20267.5/9#42115+10.2
The 3rd Xaverian International FIDE Rating Open Chess Tournament
Open Swiss
Mar 20265/7#351833-10.6
Warrior Chess Academy - International 2nd FIDE Open Chess Tournament
Open Swiss
Feb 20267.5/9#52101+8.1
4th Zion-Alwin International Fide Rated Open Chess Tournament
Open Swiss
Jan 20267.5/8#12250+14.7
16 th Chennai Open International Grandmaster Chess Tournament 2025 for Sakthi Group Dr.N.Mahalingam Trophy
Open Swiss
Jan 20266.5/9#452094+6.1

Rankings

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India
#590
out of 26,549 players
Asia-Pacific
#2,652
in continent
World
#19,909
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
India
1
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2,751
2
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2,739
3
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2,733
4
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2,732
5
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2,723
6
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2,708
7
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2,692
8
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2,676
9
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2,657
10
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2,648
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590🇮🇳Ramnathan, Balasubramaniam2,057
Asia-Pacific
1
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2,780
2
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2,776
3
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2,753
4
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2,751
5
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2,739
6
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2,738
7
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2,733
8
🇮🇳Gukesh DFollow Gukesh DTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,732
9
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2,731
10
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2,729
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2652🇮🇳Ramnathan, Balasubramaniam2,057
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
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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2,753
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19909🇮🇳Ramnathan, Balasubramaniam2,057