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Shah, Surendra Kumar
🇳🇵FIDE 12303216· Male· Nepal· Born in 1959
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Surendra Kumar Shah, a 67-year-old Nepalese player, is rated 1723. He plays occasionally (4 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 26 months (2011–2014), 65 months (2014–2019) and 76 months (2019–2026). Recent appearance: 8th Tulsi Lal Memorial National Team club Chess Championship-2025. His peak of 1773 was reached at age 65 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1723
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1773
−50 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 65
Mar 2024 · age 65
Activity
1
games / yr avg.
4 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#101,807
#101,807 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2026
4th Nepalese 65-70 player
at age 67 · rated 1723
Jun 2026
2024
All-time peak 1773
at age 65 · −50 from today
Mar 2024
2020
6th Nepalese 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 1621
Jul 2020
2019
Best 12-month gain (+92 Elo)
1529 → 1621
Aug 2019
Crossed 1600
at age 60
Aug 2019
Inactive for 76 months
paused at 1621 → returned at 1723
Aug 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-50
1773 → 1723
Tournaments
1
7 games
Score
2/ 728.6%
1W2D4L
Top 1 win
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsKarna Bahadur Budathoki1,728·8th Tulsi Lal Memorial National Team club Chess Championship-2025·R4·-19.7
3.[L]vsKrijan Maharjan1,729·8th Tulsi Lal Memorial National Team club Chess Championship-2025·R7·-19.7
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Dec 2025 | 2/4 | #69 | 1652 | -49.6 |
Worst Elo result: 8th Tulsi Lal Memorial National Team club Chess Championship-2025 (-49.6 Elo, finished #69).
Rankings
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Nepal
#142
out of 947 players
Asia-Pacific
#13,381
in continent
World
#101,805
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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