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Pradhan, Rahul Chau
🇳🇵FIDE 12301418· Male· Nepal· Born in 1984
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Rahul Chau Pradhan, a 42-year-old Nepalese player, is rated 1822. He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months) and had 4 career breaks: 13 months (2009–2010), 29 months (2010–2013), 84 months (2014–2021) and 37 months (2021–2024). Recent appearance: Mangladevi Singh Memorial 2nd Open FIDE rating Chess Tournament-2082. Also played 1 rapid (including Ganesh Man Shing Memorial Open Rapid rating Chess Tournament -2082) and 1 blitz events (including 2nd Mayor Cup Blitz Rating Chess Tournament-2082) recently. His peak of 1891 was reached at age 40 (Mar 2024); he also reached Nepalese #41 in Dec 2022.
Current rating
1822
Standard
Rpd1787·Blz1897
All-time high
1891
−69 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 40
Mar 2024 · age 40
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#69,558
#69,558 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2025
6th Nepalese 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 1848
Feb 2025
2024
All-time peak 1891
at age 40 · −69 from today
Mar 2024
2022
Peak Nepalese rank: #41
at age 38 · rated 1819
Dec 2022
2021
Inactive for 37 months
paused at 1819 → returned at 1873
Apr 2021
2014
Best 12-month gain (+51 Elo)
1761 → 1812
Mar 2014
Inactive for 84 months
paused at 1812 → returned at 1819
Mar 2014
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-15
1837 → 1822
Tournaments
1
8 games
Score
4/ 850.0%
4W0D4L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsAashish Phunyal1,965·Mangladevi Singh Memorial 2nd Open FIDE rating Chess Tournament-2082·R6·+13.9
2.[W]vsRohit Shrestha1,652·Mangladevi Singh Memorial 2nd Open FIDE rating Chess Tournament-2082·R5·+5.5
3.[W]vsJanak Raj Joshi1,651·Mangladevi Singh Memorial 2nd Open FIDE rating Chess Tournament-2082·R4·+5.4
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsKrishna Prasad Sigdel1,625·Mangladevi Singh Memorial 2nd Open FIDE rating Chess Tournament-2082·R2·-15.1
2.[L]vsPrem Khadka1,695·Mangladevi Singh Memorial 2nd Open FIDE rating Chess Tournament-2082·R9·-13.5
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 4/8 | #18 | 1758 | -15.4 |
Worst Elo result: Mangladevi Singh Memorial 2nd Open FIDE rating Chess Tournament-2082 (-15.4 Elo, finished #18).
Rankings
/
Nepal
#66
out of 947 players
Asia-Pacific
#8,403
in continent
World
#69,557
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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