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Maharjan, Prem Krishna
🇳🇵FIDE 12300152· Male· Nepal· Born in 1975
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Prem Krishna Maharjan, a 51-year-old Nepalese player, is rated 1890. He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 53 months (2014–2018) and 31 months (2021–2024). Recent appearance: 8th Tulsi Lal Memorial National Team club Chess Championship-2025. Also played 2 rapid (including Ganesh Man Shing Memorial Open Rapid rating Chess Tournament -2082) and 4 blitz events (including Himalayan 100x2: Rajendra KC Memorial Blitz Tournament-2025) recently. His peak of 2096 was reached at age 32 (Apr 2007); he also reached Nepalese #9 in Oct 2007.
Previously known as Krishna Maharjan Prem (until Jan 2009).
Current rating
1890
Standard
Rpd1953·Blz1895
All-time high
2096
−206 pts below
Apr 2007 · age 32
Apr 2007 · age 32
Activity
19
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#50,574
#50,574 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2026
3rd Nepalese 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 1890
Jun 2026
2022
4th Nepalese 45-50 player
at age 47 · rated 1889
Apr 2022
2021
Inactive for 31 months
paused at 1889 → returned at 1899
Oct 2021
2019
4th Nepalese 40-45 player
at age 44 · rated 1967
Mar 2019
2014
Inactive for 53 months
paused at 1973 → returned at 1958
Mar 2014
2013
Best 12-month gain (+36 Elo)
1943 → 1979
Jul 2013
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+7
1883 → 1890
Tournaments
1
6 games
Score
4/ 666.7%
3W2D1L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsSandesh Shrestha1,773·8th Tulsi Lal Memorial National Team club Chess Championship-2025·R7·+6.8
3.[W]vsChaman Gaha Magar1,679·8th Tulsi Lal Memorial National Team club Chess Championship-2025·R1·+4.6
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsPurusottam ChaulagainCM1,984·8th Tulsi Lal Memorial National Team club Chess Championship-2025·R2·-7.4
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Dec 2025 | 4/6 | #21 | 1921 | +7.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsRupesh JaiswalFM
🇳🇵NEP·2067
+1 −10 =3
14 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsRajan Puri
🇳🇵NEP·1916
+1 −4 =8
13 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsSurbir Lama
🇳🇵NEP·1974
+3 −5 =5
13 games·last met May 2023
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vsNabin TandukarCM
🇳🇵NEP·1866
+4 −5 =2
11 games·last met May 2025
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vsKeshav ShresthaCM
🇳🇵NEP·1931
+1 −8 =2
11 games·last met Jul 2024
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Rankings
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Nepal
#34
out of 947 players
Asia-Pacific
#5,955
in continent
World
#50,573
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Nepal
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