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Kachhepati, Rajesh
🇳🇵FIDE 12300608· Male· Nepal· Born in 1973
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Rajesh Kachhepati, a 53-year-old Nepalese player, is rated 1790. He plays occasionally (3 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 14 months (2008–2009), 82 months (2011–2018) and 22 months (2021–2023). Recent appearance: 8th Tulsi Lal Memorial National Team club Chess Championship-2025. Also played 2 rapid (including Siddhi Ganesh Saccos Open FIDE RapidRating Tournament-2082(Below 2000)) and 2 blitz events (including Unite Nepal through Chess Veteran(S50) Blitz Chess Tournament-2082) recently. His peak of 1934 was reached at age 38 (Mar 2011); he also reached Nepalese #15 in Apr 2008.
Previously known as Kachhapati Rajesh (until Jan 2009).
Current rating
1790
Standard
Rpd1837·Blz1987
All-time high
1934
−144 pts below
Mar 2011 · age 38
Mar 2011 · age 38
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
3 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#79,521
#79,521 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+96 Elo)
1747 → 1843
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 51
Mar 2024
8th Nepalese 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 1747
Jan 2024
2022
7th Nepalese 45-50 player
at age 49 · rated 1761
Apr 2022
2021
Inactive for 22 months
paused at 1761 → returned at 1747
Apr 2021
2018
4th Nepalese 40-45 player
at age 45 · rated 1873
Aug 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-1
1791 → 1790
Tournaments
1
3 games
Score
1/ 333.3%
1W0D2L
Top 1 win
1.[W]vsNabin TandukarCM1,861·8th Tulsi Lal Memorial National Team club Chess Championship-2025·R5·+12.0
Top 2 losses
1.[L]vsShree Krishna Shrestha1,828·8th Tulsi Lal Memorial National Team club Chess Championship-2025·R7·-8.9
2.[L]vsSushrut DahalCM2,037·8th Tulsi Lal Memorial National Team club Chess Championship-2025·R6·-3.9
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/3 | #83 | 1789 | -1.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsGanesh Man Duwal
🇳🇵NEP·1826
+8 −1 =4
13 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsNabin TandukarCM
🇳🇵NEP·1866
+6 −3 =1
10 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsBijay Jati
🇳🇵NEP·1887
+2 −2 =1
5 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsBhagawati Prasad SharmaCM
🇳🇵NEP·1815
+1 −4 =0
5 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsPrem Krishna Maharjan
🇳🇵NEP·1890
+2 −3 =0
5 games·last met Aug 2025
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Rankings
/
Nepal
#84
out of 947 players
Asia-Pacific
#9,787
in continent
World
#79,519
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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