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Bhandari, Pooja
🇳🇵INACTIVE · since January 2025FIDE 12312967· Female· Nepal· Born in 1998
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Pooja Bhandari, a 28-year-old Nepalese player, is rated 1648. She plays around 12 rated games per year and had 2 career breaks: 26 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included) and 12 months (2023–2024). Also played 3 rapid events (including 2nd Kathmandu Metropolitan City Martyr Suraj Sakya Memorial Inter Ward Team Chess Tournament-2082) recently. Her peak of 1687 was reached at age 26 (Jun 2024).
Current rating
1648
Standard
Rpd1607·Blz1643
All-time high
1687
−39 pts below
Jun 2024 · age 26
Jun 2024 · age 26
Activity
13
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
Moderately active
Signature stat
#128,945
#128,945 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2025
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 1648 → still inactive
Jan 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+212 Elo)
1475 → 1687
Jun 2024
All-time peak 1687
at age 26 · −39 from today
Jun 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 26
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 26
Mar 2024
2023
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1475 → returned at 1687
May 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
11th National Women's Chess Championship-2026 ( Selection for 46th Chess Olympiad)perf 1772 (+124) · 6.5/9 · #6
Top opponent
11th National Women's Chess Championship-2026 ( Selection for 46th Chess Olympiad) · Jun 2026 · +1.5 Elo
Evolution
0
1648 → 1648
Tournaments
1
10 games
Score
6.5/ 1065.0%
5W3D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Jun 2026 | 6.5/9 | #6 | 1772 | +10.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsSindira Joshi
🇳🇵NEP·1666
+5 −8 =2
15 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsBinita Kapali
🇳🇵NEP·1652
+8 −1 =0
9 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsKritisara Adhikari
🇳🇵NEP·1710
+1 −5 =2
8 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsPunam Prasain
🇳🇵NEP·1603
+6 −1 =0
7 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsShanti Dhimal
🇳🇵NEP·1661
+5 −2 =0
7 games·last met May 2026
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Rankings
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Nepal
#267
out of 947 players
Asia-Pacific
#13,655
in continent
World
#127,118
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Nepal
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