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Limbu, Bhawani
🇳🇵FIDE 12300926· Male· Nepal· Born in 1958
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Bhawani Limbu, a 68-year-old Nepalese player, is rated 1797. He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and had 4 career breaks: 15 months (2009–2011), 48 months (2014–2018), 13 months (2018–2019) and 63 months (2019–2025, COVID-19 included). Recent appearance: 8th Tulsi Lal Memorial National Team club Chess Championship-2025. His peak of 1841 was reached at age 53 (Sep 2011); he also reached Nepalese #48 in Jul 2009.
Current rating
1797
Standard
Rpd1815·Blz—
All-time high
1841
−44 pts below
Sep 2011 · age 53
Sep 2011 · age 53
Activity
3
games / yr avg.
6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#77,317
#77,317 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
18 entries2026
100 career games
at age 68
Jan 2026
2025
3rd Nepalese 65-70 player
at age 67 · rated 1808
Nov 2025
Best 12-month gain (+91 Elo)
1717 → 1808
Jan 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 66
Mar 2024
2020
5th Nepalese 60-65 player
at age 62 · rated 1717
Aug 2020
2019
Inactive for 63 months
paused at 1717 → returned at 1808
Sep 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-11
1808 → 1797
Tournaments
1
6 games
Score
2/ 633.3%
2W0D4L
Top 2 wins
1.[W]vsNikhil Chaudhary1,795·8th Tulsi Lal Memorial National Team club Chess Championship-2025·R1·+9.9
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsRadha Krishna Maharjan1,806·8th Tulsi Lal Memorial National Team club Chess Championship-2025·R6·-9.7
2.[L]vsNabin TandukarCM1,861·8th Tulsi Lal Memorial National Team club Chess Championship-2025·R4·-8.2
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Dec 2025 | 2/6 | #62 | 1748 | -11.2 |
Rankings
/
Nepal
#78
out of 947 players
Asia-Pacific
#9,467
in continent
World
#77,316
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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