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Saathvik Balamurugan
🇮🇳FIDE 547031719· Male· India· Born in 2017
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Saathvik Balamurugan, a 9-year-old Indian player, is rated 1405 — just 30 short of his peak of 1435 (Jan 2026, age 9). He has slipped back 30 Elo over the past 12 months. 17 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include 12th BBCF - International Below 1700 FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament, Eight Square Chess Academy - 2nd International FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament - 2026, and Warrior Chess Academy - International 2nd FIDE Open Chess Tournament. Also played 6 rapid (including Eight Square Chess Academy - 1st International RAPID FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament - 2026) and 1 blitz events (including Eight Square Chess Academy - 1st International FIDE Rated BLITZ Open Chess Tournament 2026) recently.
Current rating
1405
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1435
−30 pts below
Jan 2026 · age 9
Jan 2026 · age 9
Activity
51
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
17 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#216,900
#216,900 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
4 entries2026
Crossed 1400
at age 9
Jan 2026
Crossed 1200
at age 9
Jan 2026
All-time peak 1435
at age 9 · −30 from today
Jan 2026
First FIDE rating
1435 · at age 9
Jan 2026
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-30
1435 → 1405
Tournaments
7
60 games
Score
22.5/ 6037.5%
18W9D33L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsAwais Khan D1,478·"SINGH'S GAMBIT" 2nd International FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament·R2·+22.5
3.[W]vsSelvaganesan G B1,444·"SINGH'S GAMBIT" 2nd International FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament·R7·+20.5
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsNisarga Girisha Priya1,412·Hunters Queens Trophy 1st International Classical Fide Rated Open Chess Tournament-2025·R7·-21.3
2.[L]vsKavin Kumar V1,452·Hunters Queens Trophy 1st International Classical Fide Rated Open Chess Tournament-2025·R1·-19.0
3.[L]vsM. Dhamodharan1,464·"SINGH'S GAMBIT" 2nd International FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament·R6·-18.3
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3.5/8 | #112 | 1294 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3/3 | #401 | 2347 | -26.0 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1.5/4 | #365 | 1670 | -42.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3.5/4 | #226 | 1944 | -35.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/4 | #130 | 1381 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3/8 | #174 | 1415 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4/4 | #350 | 1269 | 0.0 |
Worst Elo result: Eight Square Chess Academy - 2nd International FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament - 2026 (-42.4 Elo, finished #365).
Rankings
/
India
#18,479
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#51,540
in continent
World
#215,542
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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