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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 1922 — just 6 short of his peak of 1928 (Jan 2025, age 46). He is progressing steadily with +32 Elo over the past 12 months. 12 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 5 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
1922
Standard
Rpd1985·Blz1930
All-time high
1928
−6 pts below
Jan 2025 · age 46
Jan 2025 · age 46
Activity
15
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#42,810
#42,810 · players worldwide · of 216,808
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 · −6 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
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Best result
Mangladevi Singh Memorial 2nd Open FIDE rating Chess Tournament-2082perf 2239 (+347) · 6.5/7 · #15
Top opponent
Evolution
+32
1890 → 1922
Tournaments
2
14 games
Score
10.5/ 1475.0%
9W3D2L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsSajin MaharjanCM1,974·8th Tulsi Lal Memorial National Team club Chess Championship-2025·R4·+11.5
2.[W]vsBhagawati Prasad SharmaCM1,836·Mangladevi Singh Memorial 2nd Open FIDE rating Chess Tournament-2082·R6·+8.4
Top 2 losses
1.[L]vsSushil Subedi1,750·Mangladevi Singh Memorial 2nd Open FIDE rating Chess Tournament-2082·R7·-13.9
2.[L]vsSuroj Maharjan1,883·Mangladevi Singh Memorial 2nd Open FIDE rating Chess Tournament-2082·R5·-10.3
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Dec 2025 | 4/5 | #22 | 2133 | +30.0 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 6.5/7 | #15 | 2239 | +2.2 |
Rankings
/
Nepal
#24
out of 922 players
Asia-Pacific
#5,079
in continent
World
#42,810
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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