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Ray, Suraj
🇳🇵FIDE 12312860· Male· Nepal· Born in 1988
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Suraj Ray, a 38-year-old Nepalese player, is rated 1819 — his current career high. He has held steady between 1800 and 1850 for 13 months. 15 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent appearance: 1st Gauradaha Province Level FIDE Rating Chess Tourmament 2083. He had 2 career breaks: 16 months (2016–2017) and 43 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included). He reached Nepalese #65 in May 2026.
Current rating
1819
Standard
Rpd1808·Blz1756
All-time high
1819
at best
Jun 2026 · age 38
Jun 2026 · age 38
Activity
8
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#70,455
#70,455 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2026
All-time peak 1819
at age 38
Jun 2026
Peak Nepalese rank: #65
at age 38 · rated 1807
May 2026
2025
Crossed 1800
at age 37
Jun 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+174 Elo)
1611 → 1785
May 2024
2019
Inactive for 43 months
paused at 1641 → returned at 1614
Feb 2019
2018
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 30
Jun 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
1st Gauradaha Province Level FIDE Rating Chess Tourmament 2083perf 1979 (+160) · 6.5/8 · #8
Top opponent
Evolution
+12
1807 → 1819
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
6.5/ 972.2%
6W1D2L
Top 3 wins
3.[W]vsRaj Kumar Bantawa1,675·1st Gauradaha Province Level FIDE Rating Chess Tourmament 2083·R3·+6.1
Top 2 losses
1.[L]vsChudamani Kulung Rai1,776·1st Gauradaha Province Level FIDE Rating Chess Tourmament 2083·R6·-11.2
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 6.5/8 | #8 | 1979 | +12.4 |
Rankings
/
Nepal
#68
out of 947 players
Asia-Pacific
#8,547
in continent
World
#70,454
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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