Balkishan, A.

A. Balkishan, a 33-year-old Indian player, is rated 2144 and sitting in the top 2% of Indian players, and in the top 5% worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2077 and 2172 over the past 2 years. 86 rated games in the past year (≈56/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include ODISHA OPEN (THE 16TH INTERNATIONAL GRANDMASTERS CHESS FESTIVAL 2025-26 Category 'A' 1900 & Above), Athens of the East 5th International Grandmaster Open Chess tournament (Category - A Above 2000), and First Move International Open FIDE Rated Chess Tournament. Also played 2 rapid (including Sivakasi Chess Club FIDE Rapid Rating Chess Tournament - 2025) and 3 blitz events (including Athens of the East 5th International Grandmaster Open FIDE Rated Chess Tournament - 2025 Category D (Blitz)) recently. He took a 14-month break between Oct 2004 and Jan 2006. His peak of 2177 was reached at age 26 (Jul 2019).

At junior level, he reached #36, #31, #40, #74 and #31 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.