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Ganesh Karthikeyan Balaji
🇮🇳FIDE 547052678· Male· India· Born in 2015
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Ganesh Karthikeyan Balaji, a 11-year-old Indian player, is rated 1560. He is rising rapidly, having gained +147 Elo over the past 12 months. 32 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include 12th BBCF - International Below 1700 FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament, INTERNATIONAL FIDE RATED (Below 1600) OPEN CHESS TOURNAMENT - 2025, and "SINGH'S GAMBIT" 2nd International FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament. His peak of 1598 was reached at age 11 (May 2026).
Current rating
1560
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1598
−38 pts below
May 2026 · age 11
May 2026 · age 11
Activity
128
games / yr avg. · ≈11/mo
32 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#162,400
#162,400 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
6 entries2026
Best 12-month gain (+185 Elo)
1413 → 1598
May 2026
Crossed 1500
at age 11
May 2026
All-time peak 1598
at age 11 · −38 from today
May 2026
Crossed 1400
at age 11
Jan 2026
Crossed 1200
at age 11
Jan 2026
First FIDE rating
1413 · at age 11
Jan 2026
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+147
1413 → 1560
Tournaments
9
78 games
Score
33.5/ 7842.9%
29W9D40L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsR Janakiraman1,511·"SINGH'S GAMBIT" 2nd International FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament·R2·+25.5
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsAdithiya S1,479·12th BBCF - International Below 1700 FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament·R5·-26.6
2.[L]vsDaniel George1,489·12th BBCF - International Below 1700 FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament·R3·-26.1
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4.5/8 | #81 | 1725 | +10.4 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/9 | #106 | 1500 | -48.0 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/9 | #74 | 1530 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2.5/4 | #596 | 1594 | -60.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3/6 | #284 | 1270 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4/5 | #487 | 778 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3/4 | #295 | 1135 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2.5/2 | #427 | 740 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4.5/5 | #365 | 1146 | 0.0 |
Worst Elo result: INTERNATIONAL FIDE RATED (Below 1600) OPEN CHESS TOURNAMENT - 2025 (-60.0 Elo, finished #596).
Rankings
/
India
#7,550
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#28,717
in continent
World
#162,383
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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