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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 1892 — his current career high. He is on a steady climb with +72 Elo over the past 12 months. 26 rated games in the past year (≈6/year long-term). Recent appearances: 1st Gauradaha Province Level FIDE Rating Chess Tourmament 2083 and Martyr Ratna Kumar Bantawa 4th Nationwide Rating Chess Tournament-2081. He had 4 career breaks: 13 months (2013–2014), 57 months (2014–2019), 40 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included) and 16 months (2022–2024). He reached Nepalese #33 in Jun 2026.
Current rating
1892
Standard
Rpd1853·Blz1870
All-time high
1892
at best
Jun 2026 · age 45
Jun 2026 · age 45
Activity
13
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#50,089
#50,089 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2026
Peak Nepalese rank: #33
at age 45 · rated 1892
Jun 2026
3rd Nepalese 40-45 player
at age 45 · rated 1892
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1892
at age 45
Jun 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+94 Elo)
1749 → 1843
May 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 43
Mar 2024
2022
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 1749 → returned at 1843
Dec 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
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
+72
1820 → 1892
Tournaments
2
18 games
Score
14.5/ 1880.6%
14W1D3L
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
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsChudamani Kulung Rai1,776·1st Gauradaha Province Level FIDE Rating Chess Tourmament 2083·R3·-13.2
3.[L]vsSushrut DahalCM2,056·Martyr Ratna Kumar Bantawa 4th Nationwide Rating Chess Tournament-2081·R4·-5.1
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 7/9 | #3 | 1948 | +20.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 7.5/9 | #2 | 2060 | +52.4 |
Rankings
/
Nepal
#33
out of 947 players
Asia-Pacific
#5,897
in continent
World
#50,088
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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