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Moktan, Suman
🇳🇵FIDE 12316342· Male· Nepal· Born in 1981
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Suman Moktan, a 45-year-old Nepalese player, is rated 1773 — just 6 short of his peak of 1779 (Apr 2025, age 44). He has held steady between 1750 and 1800 for 15 months. 11 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent appearance: 8th Tulsi Lal Memorial National Team club Chess Championship-2025. Also played 11 rapid events (including 64th Happy Birthday of Badri Lal Nepali FIDE Rapid Rating Chess Tournament-2082) recently. He took a 21-month break between Nov 2017 and Sep 2019. He reached Nepalese #86 in Apr 2026.
Current rating
1773
Standard
Rpd1780·Blz1836
All-time high
1779
−6 pts below
Apr 2025 · age 44
Apr 2025 · age 44
Activity
7
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#84,884
#84,884 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2026
12th Nepalese 40-45 player
at age 45 · rated 1778
May 2026
Peak Nepalese rank: #86
at age 45 · rated 1778
Apr 2026
2025
All-time peak 1779
at age 44 · −6 from today
Apr 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+197 Elo)
1577 → 1774
Apr 2024
2023
Crossed 1600
at age 42
Jun 2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 42
Jun 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-6
1779 → 1773
Tournaments
2
16 games
Score
9/ 1656.3%
9W0D7L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsSinghesor Das1,924·8th Tulsi Lal Memorial National Team club Chess Championship-2025·R5·+14.0
2.[W]vsBikram Chokami1,880·8th Tulsi Lal Memorial National Team club Chess Championship-2025·R6·+12.9
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsAnkit Pokhrel1,585·8th Tulsi Lal Memorial National Team club Chess Championship-2025·R2·-15.0
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 5/6 | #33 | 2034 | -5.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 4/5 | #56 | 2028 | -0.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsRajan Puri
🇳🇵NEP·1916
+3 −4 =2
9 games·last met Jul 2080
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vsBadrilal Nepali
🇳🇵NEP·1969
+1 −5 =0
6 games·last met May 2026
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vsAashish Phunyal
🇳🇵NEP·1940
+0 −5 =1
6 games·last met May 2026
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vsSabin Chandra Ghimire
🇳🇵NEP·1921
+1 −5 =0
6 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsAshok Mohan Shrestha
🇳🇵NEP·1800
+4 −2 =0
6 games·last met Nov 2024
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Rankings
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Nepal
#100
out of 947 players
Asia-Pacific
#10,558
in continent
World
#84,882
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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