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Koirala, Sunil Bahadur
🇳🇵FIDE 12313700· Male· Nepal· Born in 1973
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Sunil Bahadur Koirala, a 53-year-old Nepalese player, is rated 1646 — just 19 short of his peak of 1665 (May 2024, age 51). He plays occasionally (2 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 23 months (2015–2017), 53 months (2019–2024, COVID-19 included) and 13 months (2024–2026). Recent appearance: 8th Tulsi Lal Memorial National Team club Chess Championship-2025. He reached Nepalese #61 in Sep 2015.
Current rating
1646
Standard
Rpd1753·Blz1644
All-time high
1665
−19 pts below
May 2024 · age 51
May 2024 · age 51
Activity
3
games / yr avg.
2 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#129,713
#129,713 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
18 entries2025
30th Nepalese 50-55 player
at age 52 · rated 1662
May 2025
2024
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 1662 → returned at 1647
Nov 2024
Best 12-month gain (+273 Elo)
1392 → 1665
May 2024
All-time peak 1665
at age 51 · −19 from today
May 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 51
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 51
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-16
1662 → 1646
Tournaments
1
3 games
Score
1/ 333.3%
1W0D2L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top 2 losses
1.[L]vsPratyus Shrestha1,541·8th Tulsi Lal Memorial National Team club Chess Championship-2025·R3·-13.0
2.[L]vsSushrut DahalCM2,037·8th Tulsi Lal Memorial National Team club Chess Championship-2025·R2·-1.9
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/2 | #106 | 1789 | -15.2 |
Worst Elo result: 8th Tulsi Lal Memorial National Team club Chess Championship-2025 (-15.2 Elo, finished #106).
Rankings
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Nepal
#246
out of 947 players
Asia-Pacific
#19,240
in continent
World
#129,707
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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