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Imbung, Jwala
🇳🇵FIDE 12316237· Male· Nepal· Born in 1993
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Jwala Imbung, a 33-year-old Nepalese player, is rated 1973 — his current career high and ranked 12th among Nepalese players. He is progressing steadily with +66 Elo over the past 12 months. 74 rated games in the past year (≈16/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 1st Gauradaha Province Level FIDE Rating Chess Tourmament 2083, 8th Tulsi Lal Memorial National Team club Chess Championship-2025, and First Phakphokthum Open Nationwide Rating Chess Tournament-2082. Also played 4 rapid (including 1st KMC-29 Ward Chairman Cup Rapid Chess Tournament-2082) and 1 blitz events (including 1st Assam University International Blitz Rated Chess Tournament) recently. He took a 61-month break between Apr 2020 and Jun 2025 (COVID-19 included). He reached Nepalese #12 in Jun 2026.
Previously known as Jwala Limbu (until May 2018).
Current rating
1973
Standard
Rpd1934·Blz1817
All-time high
1973
at best
Jun 2026 · age 33
Jun 2026 · age 33
Activity
25
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
66 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#12
#12 · Nepalese players · of 471
Career timeline
11 entries2026
Peak Nepalese rank: #12
at age 33 · rated 1973
Jun 2026
Best 12-month gain (+66 Elo)
1907 → 1973
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1973
at age 33
Jun 2026
2025
100 career games
at age 32
Aug 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 31
Mar 2024
2020
Inactive for 61 months
paused at 1789 → returned at 1907
Apr 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
1st Siliguri SCGC International FIDE Rated Classical Chess Tournament 2025perf 2109 (+238) · 6.5/7 · #51
Top opponent
Evolution
+66
1907 → 1973
Tournaments
8
72 games
Score
52.5/ 7272.9%
47W11D14L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsRupesh JaiswalFM2,068·Martyr Ratna Kumar Bantawa 4th Nationwide Rating Chess Tournament-2081·R9·+13.9
2.[W]vsSushrut DahalCM2,056·Martyr Ratna Kumar Bantawa 4th Nationwide Rating Chess Tournament-2081·R8·+13.6
3.[W]vsSabin Chandra Ghimire1,930·8th Tulsi Lal Memorial National Team club Chess Championship-2025·R7·+10.1
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 6.5/9 | #4 | 1954 | +10.4 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 7.5/9 | #1 | 2093 | +37.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 3.5/6 | #27 | 1964 | +8.2 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 7.5/9 | #3 | 2100 | +47.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6.5/7 | #51 | 2109 | -31.8 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 7/8 | #43 | 1978 | -23.6 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 7.5/9 | #4 | 2081 | +36.8 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 6.5/9 | #11 | 1802 | -17.8 |
Worst Elo result: 1st Siliguri SCGC International FIDE Rated Classical Chess Tournament 2025 (-31.8 Elo, finished #51).
Most-Played Opponents
vsPrakash Chandra Nepal
🇳🇵NEP·1983
+1 −6 =0
7 games·last met May 2026
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vsBishwo Bijay Ghimire
🇳🇵NEP·1767
+4 −1 =0
5 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsRajan Subedi
🇳🇵NEP·1944
+1 −3 =1
5 games·last met May 2025
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vsBhupendra NiraulaCM
🇳🇵NEP·1963
+1 −2 =2
5 games·last met Apr 2019
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Rankings
/
Nepal
#12
out of 947 players
Asia-Pacific
#3,917
in continent
World
#32,076
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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