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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 +22 Elo over the past 12 months. 22 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Sushila Kandangwa Memorial 2nd Patharishanishchare Chess Championship-2082, Martyr Ratna Kumar Bantawa 4th Nationwide Rating Chess Tournament-2081, and Ubhauli Parwa 1 st Nationwide Rating Chess Tournament-2082. 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
24
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
22 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#60,771
#60,771 · players worldwide · of 216,808
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
Last 12 months — 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
3
27 games
Score
19/ 2770.4%
18W2D7L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsRohit Subba1,791·Sushila Kandangwa Memorial 2nd Patharishanishchare Chess Championship-2082·R4·+8.3
2.[W]vsAnish Tamang1,765·Sushila Kandangwa Memorial 2nd Patharishanishchare Chess Championship-2082·R7·+7.6
3.[W]vsAbiral Rai1,677·Martyr Ratna Kumar Bantawa 4th Nationwide Rating Chess Tournament-2081·R7·+6.5
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsNabin Pradhan1,603·Martyr Ratna Kumar Bantawa 4th Nationwide Rating Chess Tournament-2081·R2·-15.2
3.[L]vsMani Raj Dangi1,789·Martyr Ratna Kumar Bantawa 4th Nationwide Rating Chess Tournament-2081·R3·-10.4
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 8.5/8 | #1 | 2492 | +48.4 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6/8 | #21 | 1882 | -4.2 |
Open Swiss | May 2025 | 4.5/6 | #39 | 1943 | -21.8 |
Worst Elo result: Ubhauli Parwa 1 st Nationwide Rating Chess Tournament-2082 (-21.8 Elo, finished #39).
Rankings
/
Nepal
#51
out of 922 players
Asia-Pacific
#7,261
in continent
World
#60,771
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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