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Maharjan, Rajendra
🇳🇵FIDE 12301299· Male· Nepal· Born in 1984
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Rajendra Maharjan, a 42-year-old Nepalese player, is rated 1738. He has held steady between 1700 and 1750 for 2 years. 10 rated games in the past year (≈2/year long-term). Recent appearances: 8th Tulsi Lal Memorial National Team club Chess Championship-2025 and Mangladevi Singh Memorial 2nd Open FIDE rating Chess Tournament-2082. Also played 4 rapid (including 2nd Kathmandu Metropolitan City Martyr Suraj Sakya Memorial Inter Ward Team Chess Tournament-2082) and 1 blitz events (including 2nd Mayor Cup Blitz Rating Chess Tournament-2082) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 129 months (2012–2023) and 15 months (2024–2025). His peak of 1832 was reached at age 28 (May 2012); he also reached Nepalese #47 in Oct 2012.
Current rating
1738
Standard
Rpd1800·Blz1679
All-time high
1832
−94 pts below
May 2012 · age 28
May 2012 · age 28
Activity
4
games / yr avg.
10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#96,605
#96,605 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
12 entries2026
18th Nepalese 40-45 player
at age 42 · rated 1738
May 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 42
Jan 2026
2024
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 1734 → returned at 1704
Apr 2024
Best 12-month gain (+126 Elo)
1685 → 1811
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 40
Mar 2024
2012
Peak Nepalese rank: #47
at age 28 · rated 1832
Oct 2012
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Best result
8th Tulsi Lal Memorial National Team club Chess Championship-2025perf 1805 (+67) · 4/6 · #17
Top opponent
Evolution
+4
1734 → 1738
Tournaments
2
16 games
Score
9/ 1656.3%
9W0D7L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsRoshan Karnajeet1,645·Mangladevi Singh Memorial 2nd Open FIDE rating Chess Tournament-2082·R6·+16.6
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsRiya Shrestha1,618·Mangladevi Singh Memorial 2nd Open FIDE rating Chess Tournament-2082·R7·-24.9
2.[L]vsKhim Bahadur Pun1,631·Mangladevi Singh Memorial 2nd Open FIDE rating Chess Tournament-2082·R2·-24.1
3.[L]vsGanesh Bahadur Thapa1,663·8th Tulsi Lal Memorial National Team club Chess Championship-2025·R6·-12.1
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Dec 2025 | 4/6 | #17 | 1805 | +34.0 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 5/4 | #34 | 2386 | -30.4 |
Worst Elo result: Mangladevi Singh Memorial 2nd Open FIDE rating Chess Tournament-2082 (-30.4 Elo, finished #34).
Rankings
/
Nepal
#119
out of 922 players
Asia-Pacific
#12,512
in continent
World
#96,604
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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