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Jaiswal, Rupesh
FM🇳🇵FIDE 12300870· Male· Nepal· Born in 1998
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Rupesh Jaiswal, a 28-year-old Nepalese FIDE Master, is rated 2067 and ranked 3rd among Nepalese players, and in the top 9% worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2039 and 2119 over the past 2 years. 99 rated games in the past year (≈50/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include BIHAR OPEN FIDE RATING CHESS TOURNAMENT - 2026, ODISHA OPEN (THE 16TH INTERNATIONAL GRANDMASTERS CHESS FESTIVAL 2025-26 Category 'A' 1900 & Above), and 43rd Tamil Nadu IM Norm Closed Circuit Chess Tournament - Chennai. Also played 5 rapid (including The 8th SCO International Team Chess Tournament 2026) and 2 blitz events (including Himalayan 100x2: Rajendra KC Memorial Blitz Tournament-2025) recently. His peak of 2238 was reached at age 17 (May 2015); he also reached Nepalese #1 in Mar 2015 and spent 16 months as Nepalese #1.
Awarded FM in 2015 (age 17) and CM in 2012 (age 14). At junior level, he reached #1, #1, #1, #1 and #1 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2067
Standard
Rpd2138·Blz2135
All-time high
2238
−171 pts below
May 2015 · age 17
May 2015 · age 17
Activity
100
games / yr avg. · ≈8/mo
90 past 12 mo · ≈8/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#3
#3 · Nepalese players · of 471
16 months in #1 nationally (2015–2017)
16 months in #1 nationally (2015–2017)
Career timeline
28 entries2026
Re-crossed 2100
at age 28
Feb 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2100
at age 27
Feb 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2000
at age 26
May 2024
2023
500 career games
at age 25
Mar 2023
2022
Re-crossed 2100
at age 24
Sep 2022
2020
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2115 → returned at 2150
Mar 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
ODISHA OPEN (THE 16TH INTERNATIONAL GRANDMASTERS CHESS FESTIVAL 2025-26 Category 'A' 1900 & Above)perf 2277 (+174) · 6/10 · #53
Top opponent
Evolution
+4
2063 → 2067
Tournaments
8
81 games
Score
42.5/ 8152.5%
35W24D22L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 6.5/9 | #5 | 1866 | -24.0 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 7/8 | #13 | 2136 | -13.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 6/10 | #53 | 2277 | +44.6 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 2/9 | #9 | 2040 | -7.9 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5.5/10 | #115 | 1939 | -30.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/9 | #106 | 2184 | +21.6 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 5/7 | #8 | 2131 | +14.6 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6.5/9 | #10 | 2013 | -3.2 |
Worst Elo result: 16 th Chennai Open International Grandmaster Chess Tournament 2025 for Sakthi Group Dr.N.Mahalingam Trophy (-30.2 Elo, finished #115).
Most-Played Opponents
vsKshitiz BhandariFM
🇳🇵NEP·2119
+7 −6 =18
31 games·last met Jul 2080
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vsPurushottam SilwalCM
🇳🇵NEP·2034
+15 −7 =6
28 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsAashish Phunyal
🇳🇵NEP·1940
+10 −4 =8
22 games·last met Jul 2080
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vsRajan Subedi
🇳🇵NEP·1944
+14 −3 =4
21 games·last met May 2026
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vsKrishna ThapaCM
🇳🇵NEP·1940
+12 −4 =4
20 games·last met Jan 2025
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Rankings
/
Nepal
#3
out of 947 players
Asia-Pacific
#2,510
in continent
World
#18,755
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Nepal
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