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Shrestha, Shyam Sundar
🇳🇵FIDE 12300632· Male· Nepal· Born in 1974
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Shyam Sundar Shrestha, a 52-year-old Nepalese player, is rated 1936 and ranked 20th among Nepalese players. He plays occasionally (3 games in the last 12 months) and took a 123-month break between Oct 2015 and Feb 2026. Recent appearance: 2026 NSWCA Australia Day Weekender. Also played 1 rapid (including 2026 University of Sydney Chess Club Rapid Championship) and 1 blitz events (including Himalayan 100x2: Rajendra KC Memorial Blitz Tournament-2025) recently. His peak of 2019 was reached at age 34 (Apr 2008, Nepalese #10 at the time).
Current rating
1936
Standard
Rpd1919·Blz1921
All-time high
2019
−83 pts below
Apr 2008 · age 34
Apr 2008 · age 34
Activity
1
games / yr avg.
3 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#20
#20 · Nepalese players · of 471
Career timeline
11 entries2026
2nd Nepalese 50-55 player
at age 52 · rated 1936
Jun 2026
2015
Inactive for 123 months
paused at 1954 → returned at 1936
Oct 2015
3rd Nepalese 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 1976
May 2015
Best 12-month gain (+79 Elo)
1899 → 1978
Feb 2015
2011
100 career games
at age 37
Mar 2011
2008
Peak Nepalese rank: #10
at age 34 · rated 2019
Apr 2008
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-36
1972 → 1936
Tournaments
1
3 games
Score
0.5/ 316.7%
0W1D2L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 0.5/3 | #66 | 1479 | -36.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsRajan Puri
🇳🇵NEP·1916
+4 −2 =3
9 games·last met Apr 2014
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vsManish HamalFM
🇳🇵NEP·1978
+2 −4 =3
9 games·last met Apr 2014
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vsNabin TandukarCM
🇳🇵NEP·1866
+1 −6 =2
9 games·last met Apr 2014
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vsSurbir Lama
🇳🇵NEP·1974
+1 −3 =4
8 games·last met Feb 2022
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vsKeshav ShresthaCM
🇳🇵NEP·1931
+2 −5 =1
8 games·last met Apr 2014
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Rankings
/
Nepal
#20
out of 947 players
Asia-Pacific
#4,707
in continent
World
#39,666
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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