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Bala Kannamma P
WFM🇮🇳FIDE 5081432· Female· India· Born in 1996
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Bala Kannamma P, a 30-year-old Indian Woman FIDE Master, is rated 2029 and sitting in the top 3% of Indian women. She plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and took a 40-month break between Nov 2022 and Apr 2026. Recent appearance: 13th NATIONALS AMATEUR CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP - 2026 (Women - BELOW 2300). Also played 1 rapid event (including NALLU Memorial 3rd International Open Fide Rapid Rating Chess Tournament 2024) recently. Her peak of 2124 was reached at age 20 (Dec 2016).
Awarded WFM in 2023 (age 27). At junior level, she reached #27, #40, #34, #57 and #89 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2029
Standard
Rpd1873·Blz1981
All-time high
2124
−95 pts below
Dec 2016 · age 20
Dec 2016 · age 20
Activity
3
games / yr avg.
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 3%
#72 · Indian women · of 2,640
Career timeline
24 entries2023
WFM title awardedWFM
at age 27
May 2023
2022
Inactive for 40 months
paused at 2046 → returned at 2029
Nov 2022
2020
Re-crossed 2100
at age 24
Mar 2020
2018
Re-crossed 2100
at age 22
Aug 2018
2017
Re-crossed 2000
at age 21
Aug 2017
1,000 career games
at age 21
Feb 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-17
2046 → 2029
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
6.5/ 972.2%
6W1D2L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsKrupha S Ukkali1,853·13th NATIONALS AMATEUR CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP - 2026 (Women - BELOW 2300)·R6·+5.3
3.[W]vsHarshitha B J1,790·13th NATIONALS AMATEUR CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP - 2026 (Women - BELOW 2300)·R2·+4.0
Top 2 losses
1.[L]vsBhillva Nilaya Kondari Eswara KrishnaWCM1,751·13th NATIONALS AMATEUR CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP - 2026 (Women - BELOW 2300)·R4·-16.6
2.[L]vsKirthika BWCM1,802·13th NATIONALS AMATEUR CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP - 2026 (Women - BELOW 2300)·R7·-15.7
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6.5/9 | #2 | 1950 | -17.0 |
Worst Elo result: 13th NATIONALS AMATEUR CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP - 2026 (Women - BELOW 2300) (-17.0 Elo, finished #2).
Most-Played Opponents
vsV VarshiniWGM
🇮🇳IND·2167
+4 −0 =10
14 games·last met Mar 2022
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vsJ SaranyaWFM
🇮🇳IND·1975
+3 −4 =7
14 games·last met Jan 2022
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vsP Michelle CatherinaWIM
🇮🇳IND·2078
+4 −5 =5
14 games·last met Feb 2020
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vsNandakumar Akshaya
🇮🇳IND·1852
+8 −1 =3
12 games·last met Jan 2022
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vsP V NandhidhaaWGM
🇮🇳IND·2248
+0 −6 =6
12 games·last met Jun 2018
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Rankings
/
India
#648
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#3,000
in continent
World
#23,382
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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