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Maharjan, Bijay
🇳🇵FIDE 12300462· Male· Nepal· Born in 1974
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Bijay Maharjan, a 52-year-old Nepalese player, is rated 1855. He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months) and had 5 career breaks: 15 months (2009–2011), 17 months (2011–2013), 75 months (2013–2019), 53 months (2019–2024, COVID-19 included) and 21 months (2024–2026). Recent appearance: 8th Tulsi Lal Memorial National Team club Chess Championship-2025. Also played 2 rapid events (including 1st LMC Ward 19 Cup Open Rapid Rating Chess Tournament-2082) recently. His peak of 1889 was reached at age 50 (Mar 2024); he also reached Nepalese #23 in Apr 2008.
Current rating
1855
Standard
Rpd1835·Blz—
All-time high
1889
−34 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 50
Mar 2024 · age 50
Activity
2
games / yr avg.
5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#59,948
#59,948 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
15 entries2026
6th Nepalese 50-55 player
at age 52 · rated 1855
May 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+74 Elo)
1815 → 1889
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1889
at age 50 · −34 from today
Mar 2024
Inactive for 21 months
paused at 1889 → returned at 1855
Mar 2024
2020
7th Nepalese 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 1815
Aug 2020
2019
7th Nepalese 40-45 player
at age 45 · rated 1815
Nov 2019
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-34
1889 → 1855
Tournaments
1
6 games
Score
2.5/ 641.7%
2W1D3L
Top 2 wins
2.[D]vsDeergha Raj Joshi1,859·8th Tulsi Lal Memorial National Team club Chess Championship-2025·R6·+0.1
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsKshitiz Parajuli1,719·8th Tulsi Lal Memorial National Team club Chess Championship-2025·R3·-13.7
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Dec 2025 | 2.5/5 | #70 | 1772 | -34.2 |
Worst Elo result: 8th Tulsi Lal Memorial National Team club Chess Championship-2025 (-34.2 Elo, finished #70).
Rankings
/
Nepal
#49
out of 922 players
Asia-Pacific
#7,142
in continent
World
#59,948
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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