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Bhandari, Kshitiz
FM🇳🇵FIDE 12310654· Male· Nepal· Born in 1989
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Kshitiz Bhandari, a 37-year-old Nepalese FIDE Master, is rated 2119 — his current career high and ranked 2nd among Nepalese players, and in the top 6% worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +30 Elo over the past 12 months. 16 rated games in the past year (≈30/year long-term). Recent appearances: 8th Tulsi Lal Memorial National Team club Chess Championship-2025 and Mangladevi Singh Memorial 2nd Open FIDE rating Chess Tournament-2082. Also played 6 rapid (including 64th Happy Birthday of Badri Lal Nepali FIDE Rapid Rating Chess Tournament-2082) and 4 blitz events (including Himalayan 100x2: Rajendra KC Memorial Blitz Tournament-2025) recently. He took a 12-month break between May 2015 and Jun 2016. He reached Nepalese #2 in Jan 2024 and has been in Nepalese top 3 for 38 months and counting (2 consecutive years on his current run).
Awarded FM in 2020 (age 31) and CM in 2016 (age 27).
Current rating
2119
Standard
Rpd2200·Blz2262
All-time high
2119
at best
Jan 2026 · age 37
Jan 2026 · age 37
Activity
32
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#2
#2 · Nepalese players · of 471
National top 3 since Nov 2025
National top 3 since Nov 2025
Career timeline
15 entries2026
38 months in national top 3 (ongoing)
longest streak 25 months · since Jan 2023
Jun 2026
All-time peak 2119
at age 37
Jan 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2100
at age 36
Aug 2025
2024
Crossed 2100
at age 35
Nov 2024
Peak Nepalese rank: #2
at age 35 · rated 2061
Jan 2024
2021
Re-crossed 2000
at age 32
Apr 2021
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Best result
Mangladevi Singh Memorial 2nd Open FIDE rating Chess Tournament-2082perf 2232 (+116) · 8/9 · #2
Top opponent
Evolution
+30
2089 → 2119
Tournaments
2
16 games
Score
13.5/ 1684.4%
12W3D1L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsRajan Subedi2,059·Mangladevi Singh Memorial 2nd Open FIDE rating Chess Tournament-2082·R8·+8.4
3.[W]vsAashish Phunyal1,965·Mangladevi Singh Memorial 2nd Open FIDE rating Chess Tournament-2082·R9·+5.9
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsPurushottam SilwalCM2,074·8th Tulsi Lal Memorial National Team club Chess Championship-2025·R4·-11.3
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Dec 2025 | 5.5/7 | #3 | 2071 | +2.8 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 8/9 | #2 | 2232 | +26.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsRupesh JaiswalFM
🇳🇵NEP·2067
+6 −7 =18
31 games·last met Jul 2080
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vsNabin TandukarCM
🇳🇵NEP·1866
+20 −2 =7
29 games·last met May 2026
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vsAashish Phunyal
🇳🇵NEP·1940
+3 −2 =18
23 games·last met May 2026
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vsPurushottam SilwalCM
🇳🇵NEP·2034
+10 −4 =8
22 games·last met Jul 2080
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vsBadrilal Nepali
🇳🇵NEP·1969
+12 −4 =6
22 games·last met May 2026
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Rankings
/
Nepal
#2
out of 947 players
Asia-Pacific
#1,940
in continent
World
#13,698
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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