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Shrestha, Kamal
🇳🇵FIDE 12302155· Male· Nepal· Born in 1979
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Kamal Shrestha, a 47-year-old Nepalese player, is rated 1920 — just 8 short of his peak of 1928 (Jan 2025, age 46). He is progressing steadily with +30 Elo over the past 12 months. 19 rated games in the past year (≈10/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 3 rapid events (including 64th Happy Birthday of Badri Lal Nepali FIDE Rapid Rating Chess Tournament-2082) recently. He had 4 career breaks: 32 months (2010–2013), 26 months (2014–2016), 14 months (2017–2018) and 15 months (2022–2023). He reached Nepalese #24 in Jan 2025.
Current rating
1920
Standard
Rpd1945·Blz1901
All-time high
1928
−8 pts below
Jan 2025 · age 46
Jan 2025 · age 46
Activity
15
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
19 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#43,243
#43,243 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
16 entries2026
1st Nepalese 45-50 player
at age 47 · rated 1922
May 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+121 Elo)
1807 → 1928
Feb 2025
Peak Nepalese rank: #24
at age 46 · rated 1928
Jan 2025
All-time peak 1928
at age 46 · −8 from today
Jan 2025
2022
4th Nepalese 40-45 player
at age 43 · rated 1860
Apr 2022
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 1860 → returned at 1855
Feb 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
8th Tulsi Lal Memorial National Team club Chess Championship-2025perf 2133 (+211) · 4/5 · #22
Top opponent
Evolution
+30
1890 → 1920
Tournaments
2
14 games
Score
9.5/ 1467.9%
8W3D3L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsSajin MaharjanCM1,974·8th Tulsi Lal Memorial National Team club Chess Championship-2025·R4·+11.5
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 5.5/7 | #19 | 2053 | -1.6 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 4/5 | #22 | 2133 | +30.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsNabin TandukarCM
🇳🇵NEP·1866
+5 −6 =1
12 games·last met May 2026
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vsBadrilal Nepali
🇳🇵NEP·1969
+2 −5 =4
11 games·last met May 2026
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vsRupesh JaiswalFM
🇳🇵NEP·2067
+1 −6 =2
9 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsKshitiz BhandariFM
🇳🇵NEP·2119
+0 −9 =0
9 games·last met Nov 2024
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vsSajin MaharjanCM
🇳🇵NEP·1932
+4 −3 =1
8 games·last met Dec 2025
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Rankings
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Nepal
#25
out of 947 players
Asia-Pacific
#5,115
in continent
World
#43,242
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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