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Thapa, Krishna
CM🇳🇵FIDE 12300217· Male· Nepal· Born in 1975
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Krishna Thapa, a 51-year-old Nepalese Candidate Master, is rated 1940 and ranked 18th among Nepalese players. He has fluctuated between 1924 and 2017 over the past 2 years. 39 rated games in the past year (≈36/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Classical FIDE Rated Tournament ( Chess for Everyone), 8th Tulsi Lal Memorial National Team club Chess Championship-2025, and Martyr Ratna Kumar Bantawa 4th Nationwide Rating Chess Tournament-2081. Also played 3 rapid events (including CHRIST SCHOOL CISCE 1st INTERNATIONAL FIDE RATED RAPID CHESS TOURNAMENT-2026) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 38 months (2005–2008) and 12 months (2016–2017). His peak of 2180 was reached at age 29 (Jan 2004); he also reached Nepalese #1 in Oct 2008 and spent 34 months in Nepalese top 5.
Awarded CM in 2013 (age 38).
Current rating
1940
Standard
Rpd1892·Blz1922
All-time high
2180
−240 pts below
Jan 2004 · age 29
Jan 2004 · age 29
Activity
34
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
29 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#18
#18 · Nepalese players · of 471
34 months in National top 5 (2004–2018)
34 months in National top 5 (2004–2018)
Career timeline
19 entries2026
1st Nepalese 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 1968
May 2026
2025
2nd Nepalese 45-50 player
at age 50 · rated 2017
Jan 2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 50
Jan 2025
2020
Best 12-month gain (+99 Elo)
1878 → 1977
Jul 2020
2019
500 career games
at age 44
Jul 2019
Re-crossed 2000
at age 44
Feb 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+16
1924 → 1940
Tournaments
4
41 games
Score
23.5/ 4157.3%
24W10D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5.5/7 | #24 | 1876 | -27.6 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 6.5/7 | #6 | 2128 | +1.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 4.5/6 | #12 | 2098 | +24.4 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 7/9 | #5 | 1994 | +19.4 |
Worst Elo result: Masters Chess Academy 1st Newfort International FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament (-27.6 Elo, finished #24).
Most-Played Opponents
vsRupesh JaiswalFM
🇳🇵NEP·2067
+4 −12 =4
20 games·last met Jan 2025
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vsPrakash Chandra Nepal
🇳🇵NEP·1983
+6 −6 =7
19 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsNabin TandukarCM
🇳🇵NEP·1866
+11 −6 =1
18 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsKshitiz BhandariFM
🇳🇵NEP·2119
+3 −11 =2
16 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsSurbir Lama
🇳🇵NEP·1974
+3 −6 =7
16 games·last met Oct 2022
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Rankings
/
Nepal
#18
out of 947 players
Asia-Pacific
#4,616
in continent
World
#38,759
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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