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Balaguru Vinodhkumar
🇮🇳FIDE 5035546· Male· India· Born in 1993
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Balaguru Vinodhkumar, a 33-year-old Indian player, is rated 2166 and sitting in the top 2% of Indian players, and in the top 5% worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +59 Elo over the past 12 months. 47 rated games in the past year (≈48/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Championnat individuel d'echecs de Paris 2026 des moins de 2200, Team 2026 - Nationale 2 r7-9, and 3eme Open d'hiver de parties lentes du club d'Arpajon. Also played 13 rapid events (including 4e Bois-Colombes Rapide Chess Master) recently. His peak of 2197 was reached at age 33 (Apr 2026).
Previously known as Vinodhkumar Balaguru (until Feb 2023). At junior level, he reached #64 and #64 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
2166
Standard
Rpd2247·Blz2117
All-time high
2197
−31 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 33
Apr 2026 · age 33
Activity
47
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
35 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 2%
#379 · Indian players · of 19,243
Career timeline
21 entries2026
All-time peak 2197
at age 33 · −31 from today
Apr 2026
Re-crossed 2100
at age 33
Feb 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2100
at age 32
Jun 2025
Re-crossed 2100
at age 32
Mar 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2100
at age 31
Aug 2024
2023
Re-crossed 2100
at age 30
Feb 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+65
2101 → 2166
Tournaments
9
35 games
Score
25.5/ 3572.9%
22W7D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsLeo Paul Cuguillere1,727·Championnat individuel d'echecs de Paris 2026 des moins de 2200·R1·-18.7
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3.5/5 | #11 | 2140 | +2.6 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3.5/5 | #178 | 1921 | -21.8 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/5 | #3 | 1941 | -11.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #366 | 2787 | +5.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5/6 | #3 | 2226 | +9.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1.5/2 | #73 | 2493 | +20.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 6/9 | #20 | 2389 | +65.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #707 | 1226 | -12.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #244 | 2838 | +8.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMoawia Ahmed Holi AliCM
🇸🇩SUD·2054
+6 −3 =5
14 games·last met May 2026
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vsJudicael MeillonFM
🇫🇷FRA·2291
+2 −9 =0
11 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsVincent SchmitFM
🇫🇷FRA·2266
+1 −2 =5
8 games·last met May 2026
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vsSlim BelkhodjaGM
🇫🇷FRA·2267
+2 −2 =3
7 games·last met May 2026
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vsAlban DelormeFM
🇫🇷FRA·2267
+1 −3 =3
7 games·last met Sep 2025
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Rankings
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India
#379
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#1,535
in continent
World
#10,178
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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