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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 1778 — just 27 short of his peak of 1805 (Mar 2010, age 47). He has held steady between 1750 and 1800 for 2 years. 21 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include First Phakphokthum Open Nationwide Rating Chess Tournament-2082, Martyr Ratna Kumar Bantawa 4th Nationwide Rating Chess Tournament-2081, and Ubhauli Parwa 1 st Nationwide Rating Chess Tournament-2082. 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). He reached Nepalese #47 in Mar 2015.

Current rating

1778

Standard

Rpd1805·Blz1877

All-time high

1805

−27 pts below
Mar 2010 · age 47

Activity

15

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

21 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#83,194

#83,194 · players worldwide · of 216,808

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

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
Ubhauli Parwa 1 st Nationwide Rating Chess Tournament-2082
perf 2459 (+700) · 5/5 · #34
Top opponent
vs Ngima Sherpa 1,667
First Phakphokthum Open Nationwide Rating Chess Tournament-2082 · Oct 2025 · +6.9 Elo
Evolution
+19
1759 → 1778
Tournaments
3
25 games
Score
16/ 2564.0%
16W0D9L

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
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
Ubhauli Parwa 1 st Nationwide Rating Chess Tournament-2082
Open Swiss
May 20255/5#342459-3.0

Rankings

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Nepal
#87
out of 922 players
Asia-Pacific
#10,344
in continent
World
#83,193
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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Asia-Pacific
1
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2,780
2
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3
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5
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2,739
6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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World
1
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2
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3
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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9
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10
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83193🇳🇵Lama, Basanta1,778