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Samba, Lok Sagar
🇳🇵FIDE 12316253· Male· Nepal· Born in 1982
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Lok Sagar Samba, a 44-year-old Nepalese player, is rated 1852 — just 15 short of his peak of 1867 (Jun 2024, age 42). He is progressing steadily with +44 Elo over the past 12 months. 22 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent appearances: Sushila Kandangwa Memorial 2nd Patharishanishchare Chess Championship-2082 and Martyr Ratna Kumar Bantawa 4th Nationwide Rating Chess Tournament-2081. Also played 1 rapid event (including Fulmati Songmi Memorial Province Rapid Chess Tournament-2082) recently. He took a 25-month break between Dec 2016 and Feb 2019. He reached Nepalese #48 in Feb 2025.
Current rating
1852
Standard
Rpd1791·Blz1734
All-time high
1867
−15 pts below
Jun 2024 · age 42
Jun 2024 · age 42
Activity
25
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#60,858
#60,858 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2025
100 career games
at age 43
Mar 2025
Peak Nepalese rank: #48
at age 43 · rated 1865
Feb 2025
2024
7th Nepalese 40-45 player
at age 42 · rated 1865
Oct 2024
Best 12-month gain (+268 Elo)
1599 → 1867
Jun 2024
All-time peak 1867
at age 42 · −15 from today
Jun 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 42
May 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
Sushila Kandangwa Memorial 2nd Patharishanishchare Chess Championship-2082perf 2492 (+642) · 8.5/8 · #1
Top opponent
Evolution
+44
1808 → 1852
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
8.5/ 994.4%
8W1D0L
Top 3 wins
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 8.5/8 | #1 | 2492 | +48.4 |
Rankings
/
Nepal
#56
out of 947 players
Asia-Pacific
#7,255
in continent
World
#60,857
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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