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Rai, Himal
🇳🇵FIDE 12302406· Male· Nepal· Born in 1985
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Himal Rai, a 41-year-old Nepalese player, is rated 1843 — just 6 short of his peak of 1849 (Jun 2025, age 40). He has held steady between 1800 and 1850 for 2 years. 14 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent appearances: First Phakphokthum Open Nationwide Rating Chess Tournament-2082 and Ubhauli Parwa 1 st Nationwide Rating Chess Tournament-2082. Also played 2 rapid events (including Khotang National Open-2nd Grand Khotang Halesi sports, Literary and Tourism Fest) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 14 months (2012–2014), 37 months (2014–2017) and 24 months (2021–2023). He reached Nepalese #43 in Jul 2015.
Current rating
1843
Standard
Rpd1892·Blz1884
All-time high
1849
−6 pts below
Jun 2025 · age 40
Jun 2025 · age 40
Activity
10
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#63,371
#63,371 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
14 entries2026
7th Nepalese 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 1843
May 2026
2025
All-time peak 1849
at age 40 · −6 from today
Jun 2025
100 career games
at age 40
Jun 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+116 Elo)
1721 → 1837
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 39
Mar 2024
2021
Inactive for 24 months
paused at 1721 → returned at 1728
Apr 2021
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-6
1849 → 1843
Tournaments
2
17 games
Score
11/ 1764.7%
10W2D5L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsMahendra Kumar Sambahamphe1,770·Ubhauli Parwa 1 st Nationwide Rating Chess Tournament-2082·R8·+7.8
3.[W]vsLaxmi Prasad Kandangwa1,717·Ubhauli Parwa 1 st Nationwide Rating Chess Tournament-2082·R3·+6.4
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsPurusottam ChaulagainCM1,898·Ubhauli Parwa 1 st Nationwide Rating Chess Tournament-2082·R4·-8.6
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5/7 | #15 | 1917 | -6.4 |
Open Swiss | May 2025 | 6/7 | #21 | 2115 | +2.0 |
Rankings
/
Nepal
#53
out of 922 players
Asia-Pacific
#7,557
in continent
World
#63,371
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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