Format
PS
Poudel, Shiv Prasad
🇳🇵FIDE 12309931· Male· Nepal· Born in 1970
Follow Shiv Prasad PoudelTrack his monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
Shiv Prasad Poudel, a 56-year-old Nepalese player, is rated 1657. He plays occasionally (2 games in the last 12 months) and had 6 career breaks: 23 months (2014–2016), 12 months (2016–2017), 20 months (2018–2020), 40 months (2020–2023, COVID-19 included), 15 months (2023–2024) and 13 months (2024–2026). Recent appearance: 8th Tulsi Lal Memorial National Team club Chess Championship-2025. Also played 3 rapid (including Ganesh Man Shing Memorial Open Rapid rating Chess Tournament -2082) and 1 blitz events (including Unite Nepal through Chess Veteran(S50) Blitz Chess Tournament-2082) recently. His peak of 1694 was reached at age 54 (Mar 2024); he also reached Nepalese #83 in Apr 2016.
Current rating
1657
Standard
Rpd1619·Blz1615
All-time high
1694
−37 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 54
Mar 2024 · age 54
Activity
3
games / yr avg.
2 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#125,591
#125,591 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
20 entries2026
13th Nepalese 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 1657
May 2026
2024
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 1656 → returned at 1657
Nov 2024
Best 12-month gain (+171 Elo)
1523 → 1694
Mar 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 54
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 54
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1694
at age 54 · −37 from today
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+1
1656 → 1657
Tournaments
1
3 games
Score
1/ 333.3%
0W2D1L
Top 1 win
1.[D]vsSurendra Kumar Shah1,773·8th Tulsi Lal Memorial National Team club Chess Championship-2025·R3·+3.2
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/2 | #89 | 1873 | +0.6 |
Rankings
/
Nepal
#223
out of 947 players
Asia-Pacific
#18,283
in continent
World
#125,585
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Nepal
| 1 | 🇳🇵Follow Bibek ThingTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,248 |
| 2 | 🇳🇵Follow Kshitiz BhandariTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,119 |
| 3 | 🇳🇵Follow Rupesh JaiswalTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,067 |
| 4 | 🇳🇵Follow Rishon ThapaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,061 |
| 5 | 🇳🇵Follow Purushottam SilwalTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,034 |
| 6 | 🇳🇵Follow Sushrut DahalTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,019 |
| 7 | 🇳🇵Follow Niken KusathaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,007 |
| 8 | 🇳🇵Follow Milan LamaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,005 |
| 9 | 🇳🇵Follow Purusottam ChaulagainTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,002 |
| 10 | 🇳🇵Follow Muhan Narshing ShresthaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1,992 |
| ... | ||
| 223 | 1,657 | |
Asia-Pacific
| 1 | 🇺🇿Follow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,777 |
| 1 | 🇺🇿Follow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,777 |
| 3 | 🇮🇳Follow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,761 |
| 4 | 🇨🇳Follow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,753 |
| 5 | 🇮🇳Follow Viswanathan AnandTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,739 |
| 6 | 🇨🇳Follow Liren DingTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,738 |
| 7 | 🇮🇳Follow Praggnanandhaa RTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,735 |
| 8 | 🇷🇺Follow Ian NepomniachtchiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,733 |
| 9 | 🇮🇳Follow Gukesh DTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,732 |
| 10 | 🇻🇳Follow Quang Liem LeTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,731 |
| ... | ||
| 18283 | 1,657 | |
World
| 1 | 🇳🇴Follow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,841 |
| 2 | 🇺🇸Follow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,792 |
| 2 | 🇺🇸Follow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,792 |
| 4 | 🇺🇿Follow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,777 |
| 4 | 🇺🇿Follow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,777 |
| 6 | 🇩🇪Follow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,767 |
| 7 | 🇳🇱Follow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,764 |
| 8 | 🇮🇳Follow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,761 |
| 9 | 🇺🇸Follow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,753 |
| 9 | 🇨🇳Follow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,753 |
| ... | ||
| 125585 | 1,657 | |