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Rai, Umesh
🇳🇵FIDE 12300373· Male· Nepal· Born in 1980
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Umesh Rai, a 46-year-old Nepalese player, is rated 1830 — his current career high. He is on a steady climb with +77 Elo over the past 12 months. 41 rated games in the past year (≈19/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 1st Gauradaha Province Level FIDE Rating Chess Tourmament 2083, 8th Tulsi Lal Memorial National Team club Chess Championship-2025, and First Phakphokthum Open Nationwide Rating Chess Tournament-2082. Also played 6 rapid events (including 1st KMC-29 Ward Chairman Cup Rapid Chess Tournament-2082) recently. He took a 33-month break between Jan 2015 and Nov 2017. He reached Nepalese #49 in Apr 2018.
Current rating
1830
Standard
Rpd1791·Blz1841
All-time high
1830
at best
Jun 2026 · age 46
Jun 2026 · age 46
Activity
39
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
36 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#67,178
#67,178 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2026
4th Nepalese 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 1830
Jun 2026
Re-crossed 1800
at age 46
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1830
at age 46
Jun 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+181 Elo)
1630 → 1811
Feb 2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 45
Feb 2025
2024
Crossed 1800
at age 44
Jun 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
1st Gauradaha Province Level FIDE Rating Chess Tourmament 2083perf 2309 (+479) · 6.5/7 · #12
Top opponent
Evolution
+77
1753 → 1830
Tournaments
5
41 games
Score
25.5/ 4162.2%
24W3D14L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsPrakash Chandra Nepal1,963·1st Gauradaha Province Level FIDE Rating Chess Tourmament 2083·R3·+13.7
3.[W]vsMuhan Narshing Shrestha1,891·First Phakphokthum Open Nationwide Rating Chess Tournament-2082·R3·+13.2
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsNarayan Rai1,621·Martyr Ratna Kumar Bantawa 4th Nationwide Rating Chess Tournament-2081·R5·-13.7
2.[L]vsSushil Subedi1,760·8th Tulsi Lal Memorial National Team club Chess Championship-2025·R6·-10.7
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 6.5/7 | #12 | 2309 | +34.6 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 5.5/8 | #12 | 1922 | +10.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 3/6 | #36 | 1824 | +7.4 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4.5/8 | #13 | 1858 | +21.6 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6/7 | #34 | 2050 | +2.0 |
Hot streak: 5 tournaments without losing Elo.
Most-Played Opponents
vsPrakash Chandra Nepal
🇳🇵NEP·1983
+2 −5 =4
11 games·last met May 2026
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vsSuman Shrestha
🇳🇵NEP·1860
+2 −4 =1
7 games·last met May 2026
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vsKrishna ThapaCM
🇳🇵NEP·1940
+1 −6 =0
7 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsLalit Bahadur Rai
🇳🇵NEP·1888
+0 −4 =2
6 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsRaj Kumar Bantawa
🇳🇵NEP·1672
+3 −1 =2
6 games·last met Jun 2025
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Rankings
/
Nepal
#61
out of 947 players
Asia-Pacific
#8,068
in continent
World
#67,177
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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