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Prasain, Punam
🇳🇵INACTIVEFIDE 12307548· Female· Nepal· Born in 2003
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Punam Prasain, a 23-year-old Nepalese player, is rated 1603 — just 2 short of her peak of 1605 (Mar 2025, age 22). She plays around 12 rated games per year and had 2 career breaks: 23 months (2014–2016) and 12 months (2018–2019). Also played 3 rapid (including 3rd Ward Chairman Cup FIDE Rapid Rating Chess Tournament 2082) and 3 blitz events (including Himalayan 100x2: Rajendra KC Memorial Blitz Tournament-2025) recently.
At junior level, she reached #21, #12, #25, #6 and #2 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
1603
Standard
Rpd1497·Blz1612
All-time high
1605
−2 pts below
Mar 2025 · age 22
Mar 2025 · age 22
Activity
15
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
Moderately active
Signature stat
#145,882
#145,882 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
20 entries2026
Re-crossed 1600
at age 23
Mar 2026
2025
Re-crossed 1600
at age 22
Jun 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 22
Mar 2025
All-time peak 1605
at age 22 · −2 from today
Mar 2025
Best 12-month gain (+289 Elo)
1258 → 1547
Feb 2025
2024
Crossed 1500
at age 21
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
11th National Women's Chess Championship-2026 ( Selection for 46th Chess Olympiad) · Jun 2026 · +12.8 Elo
Evolution
+4
1599 → 1603
Tournaments
1
13 games
Score
3/ 1323.1%
2W2D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsNihana Shrestha1,462·11th National Women's Chess Championship-2026 ( Selection for 46th Chess Olympiad)·R11·-13.8
2.[L]vsAngel Maharjan1,538·11th National Women's Chess Championship-2026 ( Selection for 46th Chess Olympiad)·R8·-11.8
3.[L]vsAnkur Pokhrel1,541·8th Tulsi Lal Memorial National Team club Chess Championship-2025·R1·-11.7
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Jun 2026 | 3/10 | #10 | 1456 | -39.8 |
Worst Elo result: 11th National Women's Chess Championship-2026 ( Selection for 46th Chess Olympiad) (-39.8 Elo, finished #10).
Most-Played Opponents
vsKritisara Adhikari
🇳🇵NEP·1710
+3 −10 =0
13 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsSindira Joshi
🇳🇵NEP·1666
+1 −5 =4
10 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsBinita Kapali
🇳🇵NEP·1652
+2 −6 =0
8 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsSushila Gurung
🇳🇵NEP·1549
+3 −5 =0
8 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsShanti Dhimal
🇳🇵NEP·1661
+4 −4 =0
8 games·last met Jan 2025
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Rankings
/
Nepal
#337
out of 947 players
Asia-Pacific
#17,598
in continent
World
#146,468
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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