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Chaulagain, Purusottam
CM🇳🇵FIDE 12300730· Male· Nepal· Born in 1986
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Purusottam Chaulagain, a 40-year-old Nepalese Candidate Master, is rated 2025 — just 14 short of his peak of 2039 (Dec 2019, age 33) and ranked 5th among Nepalese players. He is on a breakout run, having gained +127 Elo over the past 12 months. 24 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 7 rapid (including 64th Happy Birthday of Badri Lal Nepali FIDE Rapid Rating Chess Tournament-2082) and 2 blitz events (including Himalayan 100x2: Rajendra KC Memorial Blitz Tournament-2025) recently. He took a 22-month break between Jun 2016 and May 2018. He reached Nepalese #4 in Dec 2019 and has been in Nepalese top 5 for 19 months and counting.
Previously known as Chaugaim Purushottam (until Jan 2009). Awarded CM in 2022 (age 36).
Current rating
2025
Standard
Rpd1950·Blz1967
All-time high
2039
−14 pts below
Dec 2019 · age 33
Dec 2019 · age 33
Activity
34
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
24 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#5
#5 · Nepalese players · of 423
National top 5 since Apr 2026
National top 5 since Apr 2026
Career timeline
16 entries2026
19 months in national top 5 (ongoing)
longest streak 17 months · since Nov 2019
May 2026
Best 12-month gain (+127 Elo)
1898 → 2025
May 2026
Re-crossed 2000
at age 40
Jan 2026
2022
CM title awardedCM
at age 36
Sep 2022
Re-crossed 2000
at age 36
Sep 2022
2019
Peak Nepalese rank: #4
at age 33 · rated 2039
Dec 2019
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Best result
8th Tulsi Lal Memorial National Team club Chess Championship-2025perf 2324 (+300) · 6.5/7 · #1
Top opponent
Evolution
+73
1952 → 2025
Tournaments
2
16 games
Score
14/ 1687.5%
12W4D0L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsPrakash Chandra Nepal1,978·8th Tulsi Lal Memorial National Team club Chess Championship-2025·R5·+8.7
2.[W]vsDhiren Rai1,917·Martyr Ratna Kumar Bantawa 4th Nationwide Rating Chess Tournament-2081·R8·+8.1
3.[W]vsAashish Phunyal1,955·8th Tulsi Lal Memorial National Team club Chess Championship-2025·R7·+8.0
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Dec 2025 | 6.5/7 | #1 | 2324 | +41.2 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 7.5/9 | #3 | 2113 | +31.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsNabin TandukarCM
🇳🇵NEP·1873
+6 −8 =0
14 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsPrakash Chandra Nepal
🇳🇵NEP·1963
+3 −5 =5
13 games·last met May 2026
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vsRupesh JaiswalFM
🇳🇵NEP·2091
+1 −8 =3
12 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsPurushottam SilwalCM
🇳🇵NEP·1982
+1 −6 =3
10 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsBadrilal Nepali
🇳🇵NEP·1969
+0 −4 =6
10 games·last met Jul 2025
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Rankings
/
Nepal
#5
out of 922 players
Asia-Pacific
#3,075
in continent
World
#23,864
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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