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Pokhrel, Rajan Kumar
🇳🇵FIDE 12306150· Male· Nepal· Born in 1981
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Rajan Kumar Pokhrel, a 45-year-old Nepalese player, is rated 1872 — his current career high. He is on a steady climb with +24 Elo over the past 12 months. 17 rated games in the past year (≈6/year long-term). Recent appearances: Martyr Ratna Kumar Bantawa 4th Nationwide Rating Chess Tournament-2081 and Ubhauli Parwa 1 st Nationwide Rating Chess Tournament-2082. He had 4 career breaks: 13 months (2013–2014), 57 months (2014–2019), 40 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included) and 14 months (2022–2024). He reached Nepalese #39 in May 2015.
Current rating
1872
Standard
Rpd1853·Blz1870
All-time high
1872
at best
Feb 2026 · age 45
Feb 2026 · age 45
Activity
10
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
17 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#55,302
#55,302 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
14 entries2026
3rd Nepalese 40-45 player
at age 45 · rated 1872
May 2026
All-time peak 1872
at age 45
Feb 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+100 Elo)
1749 → 1849
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 43
Mar 2024
2022
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 1749 → returned at 1849
Dec 2022
2019
Inactive for 40 months
paused at 1788 → returned at 1752
May 2019
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Best result
Martyr Ratna Kumar Bantawa 4th Nationwide Rating Chess Tournament-2081perf 2060 (+190) · 7.5/9 · #2
Top opponent
Best comeback
Martyr Ratna Kumar Bantawa 4th Nationwide Rating Chess Tournament-2081finished #2 (seeded #14 of 100)
Evolution
+52
1820 → 1872
Tournaments
2
18 games
Score
12.5/ 1869.4%
12W1D5L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsPurushottam SilwalCM2,088·Martyr Ratna Kumar Bantawa 4th Nationwide Rating Chess Tournament-2081·R8·+15.6
2.[W]vsDhiren Rai1,917·Martyr Ratna Kumar Bantawa 4th Nationwide Rating Chess Tournament-2081·R9·+11.3
3.[W]vsMahendra Kumar Sambahamphe1,770·Ubhauli Parwa 1 st Nationwide Rating Chess Tournament-2082·R5·+8.6
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 7.5/9 | #2 | 2060 | +52.4 |
Open Swiss | May 2025 | 5/8 | #18 | 1797 | -28.0 |
Worst Elo result: Ubhauli Parwa 1 st Nationwide Rating Chess Tournament-2082 (-28.0 Elo, finished #18).
Rankings
/
Nepal
#41
out of 922 players
Asia-Pacific
#6,555
in continent
World
#55,302
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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