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Puri, Rajan
🇳🇵FIDE 12300500· Male· Nepal· Born in 1981
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Rajan Puri, a 45-year-old Nepalese player, is rated 1916. He has held steady between 1900 and 1950 for 13 months. 22 rated games in the past year (≈21/year long-term). Recent appearances: 8th Tulsi Lal Memorial National Team club Chess Championship-2025 and Martyr Ratna Kumar Bantawa 4th Nationwide Rating Chess Tournament-2081. Also played 6 rapid (including 64th Happy Birthday of Badri Lal Nepali FIDE Rapid Rating Chess Tournament-2082) and 4 blitz events (including Himalayan 100x2: Rajendra KC Memorial Blitz Tournament-2025) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 17 months (2006–2008) and 43 months (2014–2018). His peak of 2033 was reached at age 31 (Nov 2012); he also reached Nepalese #9 in Nov 2013.
Previously known as Rajan Chhetri (until Sep 2009).
Current rating
1916
Standard
Rpd1974·Blz1972
All-time high
2033
−117 pts below
Nov 2012 · age 31
Nov 2012 · age 31
Activity
21
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#44,191
#44,191 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
17 entries2025
2nd Nepalese 40-45 player
at age 44 · rated 1917
Aug 2025
Best 12-month gain (+105 Elo)
1768 → 1873
Feb 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 43
Mar 2024
2023
Re-crossed 1800
at age 42
May 2023
2014
Inactive for 43 months
paused at 1994 → returned at 1944
Sep 2014
2013
Peak Nepalese rank: #9
at age 32 · rated 2020
Nov 2013
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
Martyr Ratna Kumar Bantawa 4th Nationwide Rating Chess Tournament-2081perf 2088 (+171) · 7/8 · #12
Top opponent
Evolution
+7
1909 → 1916
Tournaments
2
16 games
Score
11.5/ 1671.9%
10W3D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsSandesh Shrestha1,773·8th Tulsi Lal Memorial National Team club Chess Championship-2025·R6·-13.9
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Dec 2025 | 4.5/6 | #26 | 2025 | -1.2 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 7/8 | #12 | 2088 | +7.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsRupesh JaiswalFM
🇳🇵NEP·2067
+8 −8 =3
19 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsNabin TandukarCM
🇳🇵NEP·1866
+8 −3 =8
19 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsManish HamalFM
🇳🇵NEP·1978
+4 −5 =8
17 games·last met Sep 2019
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vsBadrilal Nepali
🇳🇵NEP·1969
+1 −8 =7
16 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsKshitiz BhandariFM
🇳🇵NEP·2119
+0 −9 =5
14 games·last met Jul 2080
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Rankings
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Nepal
#27
out of 947 players
Asia-Pacific
#5,227
in continent
World
#44,190
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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