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Bala, Mukilan
🇮🇳FIDE 5063566· Male· India· Born in 1996
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Mukilan Bala, a 30-year-old Indian player, is rated 1487 — just 27 short of his peak of 1514 (Mar 2026, age 30). He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and had 4 career breaks: 35 months (2016–2019), 31 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included), 18 months (2022–2023) and 22 months (2023–2025). Recent appearances: Tiruvarur 1st FIDE Rating International Open Chess Tournament 2025 and Warrior Chess Academy International FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament for Below 1800. Also played 2 rapid events (including Athens of the East 1st International Rapid Open Chess Tournament) recently.
Current rating
1487
Standard
Rpd1486·Blz1456
All-time high
1514
−27 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 30
Mar 2026 · age 30
Activity
4
games / yr avg.
6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#190,707
#190,707 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2026
All-time peak 1514
at age 30 · −27 from today
Mar 2026
Re-crossed 1500
at age 30
Feb 2026
2025
Crossed 1500
at age 29
Sep 2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 29
Aug 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+348 Elo)
1138 → 1486
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 28
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
Warrior Chess Academy International FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament for Below 1800perf 2451 (+962) · 5.5/5 · #248
Top opponent
Warrior Chess Academy International FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament for Below 1800 · Jul 2025 · +5.0 Elo
Evolution
+1
1486 → 1487
Tournaments
2
17 games
Score
11.5/ 1767.6%
11W1D5L
Top 2 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 6/1 | #209 | 2662 | -2.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5.5/5 | #248 | 2451 | +2.8 |
Rankings
/
India
#12,314
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#39,617
in continent
World
#190,631
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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