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Balliram, Luke

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FIDEFIDE 7705700· Male· Trinidad and Tobago· Born in 2008

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Luke Balliram, a 18-year-old player, is rated 1619 — his current career high. He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months) and took a 15-month break between Sep 2024 and Jan 2026. Recent appearance: XX Festival de Ajedrez Centroamericano y del Caribe de la Juventud - Sub 18 Absoluto. Also played 2 rapid events (including National Secondary School Individual Rapid Chess Tournament 2025) recently. He reached #25 nationally in Mar 2022.

At junior level, he reached #6, #5, #1 and #1 nationally in U18, U16, U14 and U12.

Current rating

1619

Standard

Rpd1704·Blz1600

All-time high

1619

at best
Jan 2026 · age 18

Activity

15

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#139,719

#139,719 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

14 entries
2026
6th U18 player nationally
at age 18 · rated 1619
Jan 2026
Re-crossed 1600
at age 18
Jan 2026
All-time peak 1619
at age 18
Jan 2026
2024
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 1543 → returned at 1619
Sep 2024
Best 12-month gain (+361 Elo)
1239 → 1600
Jul 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 16
Mar 2024

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Best result
XX Festival de Ajedrez Centroamericano y del Caribe de la Juventud - Sub 18 Absoluto
perf 1843 (+224) · 5/8 · #13
Top opponent
vs Justin James 1,877
XX Festival de Ajedrez Centroamericano y del Caribe de la Juventud - Sub 18 Absoluto · Dec 2025 · +12.6 Elo
Evolution
+76
1543 → 1619
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
5/ 955.6%
4W2D3L

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
XX Festival de Ajedrez Centroamericano y del Caribe de la Juventud - Sub 18 Absoluto
Swiss
Dec 20255/8#131843+76.0

Most-Played Opponents

vsKael Samuel BisnathCM
🇹🇹TTO·1857
+3 −6 =0
9 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsJames Gillette
🇹🇹TTO·1415
+6 −0 =1
7 games·last met Aug 2024
View head-to-head →
vsTaydan Balliram
🇹🇹TTO·1595
+3 −0 =2
5 games·last met May 2024
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Rankings

/
Trinidad and Tobago
#56
out of 187 players
Americas
#17,189
in continent
World
#139,710
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Trinidad and Tobago
1
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2
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3
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2,220
4
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5
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2,176
6
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2,151
7
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2,143
8
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2,125
9
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2,111
10
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2,085
...
56🇹🇹Balliram, Luke1,619
Americas
1
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2,792
1
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2,792
3
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2,753
4
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2,742
5
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2,732
6
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2,724
7
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2,696
7
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2,696
9
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2,656
10
🇺🇸Robson, RayFollow Ray RobsonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,653
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17189🇹🇹Balliram, Luke1,619
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
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2,753
...
139710🇹🇹Balliram, Luke1,619