Bala Ganesan
IND · FIDE ID 35014498 · 21 tournament games since 2023
Standard
1628
#5027 in IND (active)
Rapid
1703
#2766 in IND (active)
Blitz
1691
#2340 in IND (active)
Score
62%
12 W · 2 D · 7 L
Opp. avg
1709
Last 21 games
Last game
2026-06-07
4th Gujarat International Open Grandmasters Chess Tournament-2026 | Category C
Prep summary
- As White: 1.e4 in 85% of games (scores 68%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...e5 in 3 of 4 games (King's Pawn Game), scoring 50%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...d5 in 2 of 3 games (Queen's Pawn Game), scoring 100%.
- By opponent strength: 43% against higher-rated players, 40% against lower-rated.
Based on 21 over-the-board games (14 classical · 3 rapid · 2 blitz). 13 with White (65%), 8 with Black (56%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.e4 | 11 | 68% |
| 1.d4 | 2 | 50% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Sicilian Defense: Modern Variations, Main Line | 1 | 50% |
| King's Indian Defense: Petrosian Variation | 1 | 0% |
| French Defense: Rubinstein Variation, Blackburne Defense | 1 | 100% |
| Sicilian Defense: Modern Variations | 1 | 100% |
| Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Short Variation | 1 | 0% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (4 games)
| 1...e5 King's Pawn Game | 3 | 50% |
| 1...e6 French Defense | 1 | 0% |
Against 1.d4 (3 games)
| 1...d5 Queen's Pawn Game | 2 | 100% |
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 1 | 100% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Slav Defense: Exchange Variation | 1 | 100% |
| Queen's Gambit Declined: Modern Variation, Knight Defense | 1 | 100% |
| Ruy Lopez: Classical Variation | 1 | 100% |
| Scotch Game: Classical Variation, Millennium Variation | 1 | 0% |
| King's Indian Attack: Wahls Defense | 1 | 0% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-07 | Dr Kanani Parth R (1680) 4th Gujarat International Open Grandmasters Chess Tournament-2026 | Category C | ½ |
| 2026-06-06 | Shah Marmik (1669) 4th Gujarat International Open Grandmasters Chess Tournament-2026 | Category C | L |
| 2025-08 | Yuxiang Zhou Asian Amateur Chess Championship 2025 | Open U1700 · classical | W |
| 2025-08 | Tsz Yiu Christ Lau (1682) Asian Amateur Chess Championship 2025 | Open U1700 · classical | W |
| 2025-08 | John Michael Magpily Asian Amateur Chess Championship 2025 | Open U1700 · classical | W |
| 2025-08 | Baatar Altangerel Asian Amateur Chess Championship 2025 | Open U1700 · classical | W |
| 2025-08 | Djon Carlos Francis Cortes (1532) Asian Amateur Chess Championship 2025 | Open U1700 · classical | L |
| 2025-08 | Audric Kan (1523) Asian Amateur Chess Championship 2025 | Open U1700 · classical | W |
| 2025-08 | Jasper Cheung Asian Amateur Chess Championship 2025 | Open U1700 · classical | W |
| 2025-08 | Hashmi Amr Iftikhar (1464) Asian Amateur Chess Championship 2025 | Open U1700 · classical | L |
Data: FIDE rating list (October 2026 list; national ranks count active players) and tournament games broadcast on Lichess since 2020 (open data, CC0). Results are matched to FIDE players by name or FIDE ID and may be incomplete. This page shows public chess results only. Is this you and you want the page removed? Email chessmoose1@gmail.com and we remove it.