New Zealand NZL

ID: 4317629

Raj Balakeyan

FIDE ratings

1,692Classical

1,636Rapid

Performance

18 games

6% Win

39% Draw

55% Loss

Raj Balakeyan's playing style

Overall score:25%1W 7D 10L over 18 games

Steady recent form:25%1W 7D 10L in last 18 games

Hard to beat — high draw rate:39%of games are draws

Openings as White

Among the openings shown, Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense has the largest White sample, with 2 games. Select a row to explore its moves and inspect example games below.

Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense

50%

Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation

100%

Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation

100%

Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Levenfish Variation

100%

Openings as Black

Among the openings shown, Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Positional Variation has the largest Black sample, with 2 games. These results describe the available sample, not a prediction of the player’s next choice.

Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Positional Variation

100%

Sicilian Defense: McDonnell Attack

100%

Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Maróczy Bind, Réti Variation

100%

Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Polugaevsky Variation

100%

King's Indian Defense: Accelerated Averbakh Variation

100%

Repertoire

9 games as white in scope

Move arrowsfrequency, not engine evaluation

Starting position

9 games in this line · White to move

Results for Balakeyan, Raj as white · Wins / Draws / Losses

W / D / L

11%

33%

56%

Move
	6 · 67%	1y ago	17% 50% 33%
	3 · 33%	9mo ago	100%

Game History

(18 games)

Date	Source	Opponent	Result	Time	Event	Opening	Link
Jan 16, 2026	OTB - LichessBroadcast	FMAng, Alphaeus Wei Ern(2366)	L	Classical	ACC Monday Nights 2026 \| Autumn	A45cIndian Defense: Accelerated London System	—
Jan 16, 2026	OTB - LichessBroadcast	FMAng, Alphaeus Wei Ern(2366)	L	Classical	ACC Monday Nights 2026 \| Autumn	A45cIndian Defense: Accelerated London System	—
Jan 16, 2026	OTB - LichessBroadcast	FMAng, Alphaeus Wei Ern(2366)	L	Classical	ACC Monday Nights 2026 \| Autumn	A45cIndian Defense: Accelerated London System	—
Oct 18, 2025	OTB - LichessBroadcast	Zhu, David Junyang	L	Classical	ACC Monday Nights 2025 \| Spring	D35bQueen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Positional Variation	—
Oct 18, 2025	OTB - LichessBroadcast	Zhu, David Junyang(1950)	L	Classical	ACC Monday Nights 2025 \| Spring	D35bQueen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Positional Variation	—
Feb 17, 2025	OTB - LichessBroadcast	WCMXu, Luna Yuexiu(1903)	L	Bullet (1+30)	ACC Summer Cup 2025	B22Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation	—
Sep 12, 1967	OTB - Codekiddy	Drouilly, Michel	D	Classical	FRA Ch 42nd	B21cSicilian Defense: McDonnell Attack	—
Sep 11, 1967	OTB - Codekiddy	Vacca, Georges(2129)	L	Classical	FRA Ch Dieppe FRA	B41dSicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Maróczy Bind, Réti Variation	—
Sep 10, 1967	OTB - ChessNostalgia	Saint Bonnet	L	Classical	—	C74Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense	—
Sep 9, 1967	OTB - Codekiddy	Bogdanov, Daniel Vitaly(1349)	L	Classical	FRA Ch 42nd	B42bSicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Polugaevsky Variation	—

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Raj Balakeyan is rated 1692 in standard, 1636 in rapid by FIDE. Raj Balakeyan plays for New Zealand.

Raj Balakeyan has FIDE ID 4317629.

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Raj Balakeyan

FIDE ratings

Performance

Raj Balakeyan's playing style

Openings as White

Openings as Black

Repertoire

Starting position

Games in this line

Game History

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