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Balaji Kothandaraman
🇮🇳FIDE 531076866· Male· India· Born in 1988
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Balaji Kothandaraman, a 38-year-old Indian player, is rated 1471 — just 27 short of his peak of 1498 (Feb 2026, age 38). He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearances: Eight Square Chess Academy - 2nd International FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament - 2026 and 23rd Adyar Times FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament 2025. Also played 1 rapid event (including Eight Square Chess Academy - 3rd International FIDE Rated RAPID Chess Tournament - 2026) recently.
Current rating
1471
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1498
−27 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 38
Feb 2026 · age 38
Activity
12
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#196,566
#196,566 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
4 entries2026
All-time peak 1498
at age 38 · −27 from today
Feb 2026
2025
Crossed 1400
at age 37
Nov 2025
Crossed 1200
at age 37
Nov 2025
First FIDE rating
1476 · at age 37
Nov 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-5
1476 → 1471
Tournaments
2
25 games
Score
5.5/ 2522.0%
4W9D12L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsSubash Chandra Bose G1,427·1st Chengalpattu International FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament·R9·-22.5
2.[L]vsAligi Amrutha Hemal1,482·1st Chengalpattu International FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament·R6·-19.4
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2.5/2 | #306 | 1445 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3/4 | #338 | 806 | 0.0 |
Rankings
/
India
#13,463
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#41,885
in continent
World
#195,977
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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