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Kapali, Binita
🇳🇵FIDE 12304018· Female· Nepal· Born in 1995
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Binita Kapali, a 31-year-old Nepalese player, is rated 1652. She plays occasionally (4 games in the last 12 months) and had 4 career breaks: 22 months (2011–2013), 12 months (2015–2016), 29 months (2016–2018) and 12 months (2023–2024). Recent appearance: Mangladevi Singh Memorial 2nd Open FIDE rating Chess Tournament-2082. Also played 2 rapid events (including 2nd Kathmandu Metropolitan City Martyr Suraj Sakya Memorial Inter Ward Team Chess Tournament-2082) recently. Her peak of 1781 was reached at age 16 (Sep 2011); she also reached Nepalese #58 in Apr 2016.
At junior level, she reached #4, #2 and #4 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
1652
Standard
Rpd1640·Blz1716
All-time high
1781
−129 pts below
Sep 2011 · age 16
Sep 2011 · age 16
Activity
15
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
4 past 12 mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#127,492
#127,492 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
21 entries2025
Best 12-month gain (+232 Elo)
1457 → 1689
Jan 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 29
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 29
Mar 2024
2023
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1457 → returned at 1652
May 2023
100 career games
at age 28
Mar 2023
2021
Re-crossed 1500
at age 26
May 2021
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
11th National Women's Chess Championship-2026 ( Selection for 46th Chess Olympiad)perf 1706 (+54) · 6.5/10 · #5
Top opponent
11th National Women's Chess Championship-2026 ( Selection for 46th Chess Olympiad) · Jun 2026 · +1.7 Elo
Evolution
-19
1671 → 1652
Tournaments
1
11 games
Score
6.5/ 1159.1%
4W5D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Jun 2026 | 6.5/10 | #5 | 1706 | -4.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsSindira Joshi
🇳🇵NEP·1666
+6 −6 =1
13 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsKritisara Adhikari
🇳🇵NEP·1710
+1 −6 =3
10 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsPooja Bhandari
🇳🇵NEP·1648
+1 −8 =0
9 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsPunam Prasain
🇳🇵NEP·1603
+6 −2 =0
8 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsShanti Dhimal
🇳🇵NEP·1661
+4 −3 =1
8 games·last met Jan 2025
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Rankings
/
Nepal
#232
out of 947 players
Asia-Pacific
#18,746
in continent
World
#127,486
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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