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Rajbhandari, Rijendra
FM🇳🇵INACTIVE · since March 2025FIDE 12300403· Male· Nepal· Born in 1974
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Rijendra Rajbhandari, a 52-year-old Nepalese FIDE Master, is rated 2009 and ranked 7th among Nepalese players. He plays around 24 rated games per year and had 2 career breaks: 12 months (2021–2022) and 25 months (2022–2025). Also played 1 rapid event (including Suraj Sakya Memorial 1st KMC Inter ward Team Chess Tournamenr) recently. His peak of 2110 was reached at age 40 (Sep 2014, Nepalese #2 at the time); he has been in Nepalese top 10 for 91 months and counting (3 consecutive years on his current run).
Awarded FM in 2018 (age 44) and CM in 2015 (age 41).
Current rating
2009
Standard
Rpd1973·Blz1941
All-time high
2110
−101 pts below
Sep 2014 · age 40
Sep 2014 · age 40
Activity
10
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
Moderately active
Signature stat
#7
#7 · Nepalese players · of 423
National top 10 since Jan 2022
National top 10 since Jan 2022
Career timeline
20 entries2026
91 months in national top 10 (ongoing)
longest streak 36 months · since Nov 2011
May 2026
2025
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 2009 → still inactive
Mar 2025
1st Nepalese 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 2016
Jan 2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 51
Jan 2025
2023
2nd Nepalese 45-50 player
at age 49 · rated 1998
Oct 2023
2022
Inactive for 25 months
paused at 1998 → returned at 2016
Nov 2022
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
0
2009 → 2009
Most-Played Opponents
vsSajin MaharjanCM
🇳🇵NEP·1932
+7 −4 =6
17 games·last met Dec 2024
View head-to-head →
vsNabin TandukarCM
🇳🇵NEP·1873
+9 −1 =1
11 games·last met Jan 2025
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vsSumit Panta
🇳🇵NEP·1997
+4 −4 =3
11 games·last met Apr 2021
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vsRupesh JaiswalFM
🇳🇵NEP·2091
+1 −5 =4
10 games·last met Jan 2025
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vsBadrilal Nepali
🇳🇵NEP·1969
+1 −4 =5
10 games·last met Mar 2021
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Rankings
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Nepal
#8
out of 922 players
Asia-Pacific
#2,232
in continent
World
#26,131
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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