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Balan, Praneal
🇲🇾FIDE 5744415· Male· Malaysia· Born in 2012
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Praneal Balan, a 14-year-old Malaysian player, is rated 1687 — his current career high. He is climbing fast, having gained +141 Elo over the past 12 months. 41 rated games in the past year (≈25/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include MALAYSIAN NATIONAL CHESS CHALLENGER 2026, 24th KCM Master U1800 FIDE Rated Standard, and COMMONWEALTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 - U14 Open Event. Also played 6 rapid (including 27th GACC Rapid Open) and 2 blitz events (including COMMONWEALTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 - Blitz Youth Event) recently.
At junior level, he reached #33, #29, #4 and #4 nationally in U14, U12, U10 and U8.
Current rating
1687
Standard
Rpd1668·Blz1555
All-time high
1687
at best
May 2026 · age 14
May 2026 · age 14
Activity
36
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
41 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#114,673
#114,673 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2026
33rd Malaysian U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1687
May 2026
All-time peak 1687
at age 14
May 2026
2025
Crossed 1600
at age 13
Dec 2025
Re-crossed 1500
at age 13
Nov 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+408 Elo)
1134 → 1542
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 12
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+140
1547 → 1687
Tournaments
6
47 games
Score
25/ 4753.2%
17W16D14L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6/8 | #14 | 1916 | +94.8 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4/7 | #30 | 1553 | -19.2 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/9 | #8 | 1740 | +104.8 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3.5/4 | #70 | 2056 | -22.4 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4/6 | #16 | 1732 | +37.2 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 2.5/7 | #35 | 1526 | -56.4 |
Worst Elo result: 23rd ASEAN AGE GROUP CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 (U14 Open) (-56.4 Elo, finished #35).
Most-Played Opponents
Rankings
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Malaysia
#345
out of 2,302 players
Asia-Pacific
#15,878
in continent
World
#114,669
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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