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Lama, Basanta

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FIDEFIDE 12302660· Male· Nepal· Born in 1963

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Basanta Lama, a 63-year-old Nepalese player, is rated 1760. He has held steady between 1750 and 1800 for 2 years. 35 rated games in the past year (≈10/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 1st Gauradaha Province Level FIDE Rating Chess Tourmament 2083, First Phakphokthum Open Nationwide Rating Chess Tournament-2082, and Martyr Ratna Kumar Bantawa 4th Nationwide Rating Chess Tournament-2081. Also played 1 rapid event (including Bhakta Rana Memorial FIDE Rapid Rating Below 1900 Chess Tournament-2082) recently. He had 4 career breaks: 13 months (2010–2011), 14 months (2011–2013), 26 months (2014–2016) and 25 months (2016–2019). His peak of 1805 was reached at age 47 (Mar 2010); he also reached Nepalese #47 in Mar 2015.

Current rating

1760

Standard

Rpd1805·Blz1877

All-time high

1805

−45 pts below
Mar 2010 · age 47

Activity

20

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

30 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#89,176

#89,176 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

18 entries
2026
4th Nepalese 60-65 player
at age 63 · rated 1778
May 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+172 Elo)
1594 → 1766
Sep 2024
2023
Re-crossed 1600
at age 60
Dec 2023
100 career games
at age 60
May 2023
2022
6th Nepalese 55-60 player
at age 59 · rated 1649
Apr 2022
2016
Inactive for 25 months
paused at 1770 → returned at 1703
Dec 2016

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Best result
1st Gauradaha Province Level FIDE Rating Chess Tourmament 2083
perf 1832 (+72) · 4.5/6 · #20
Top opponent
vs Dilliram Ghimire 1,738
Trisali Pooja and Mela 2nd Nationwide FIDE Rating Chess Tournament-2083 (Below 1900) · May 2026 · +9.4 Elo
Evolution
+1
1759 → 1760
Tournaments
4
34 games
Score
21/ 3461.8%
20W2D12L

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
1st Gauradaha Province Level FIDE Rating Chess Tourmament 2083
Open Swiss
May 20264.5/6#201832-10.6
Trisali Pooja and Mela 2nd Nationwide FIDE Rating Chess Tournament-2083 (Below 1900)
Open Swiss
May 20265.5/8#111831-7.6
First Phakphokthum Open Nationwide Rating Chess Tournament-2082
Open Swiss
Oct 20256/9#61831+17.6
Martyr Ratna Kumar Bantawa 4th Nationwide Rating Chess Tournament-2081
Open Swiss
Jul 20255/7#221754+0.6

Most-Played Opponents

vsPrakash Chandra Nepal
🇳🇵NEP·1983
+0 −6 =3
9 games·last met May 2026
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vsRajan Subedi
🇳🇵NEP·1944
+1 −5 =0
6 games·last met Sep 2022
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vsBishwo Bijay Ghimire
🇳🇵NEP·1767
+1 −2 =2
5 games·last met Oct 2024
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vsMission Dahal
🇳🇵NEP·1803
+4 −0 =1
5 games·last met Oct 2023
View head-to-head →

Rankings

/
Nepal
#112
out of 947 players
Asia-Pacific
#11,263
in continent
World
#89,174
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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5
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6
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7
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8
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Asia-Pacific
1
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1
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3
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5
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6
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7
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8
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2,733
9
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10
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World
1
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2
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4
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2,777
4
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6
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2,767
7
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8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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