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Bhandari, Hem
🇳🇵FIDE 12318469· Male· Nepal· Born in 1974
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Hem Bhandari, a 52-year-old Nepalese player, is rated 1796 — just 11 short of his peak of 1807 (Jan 2025, age 51). He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 27 months (2018–2021, COVID-19 included) and 32 months (2021–2024). Recent appearance: 8th Tulsi Lal Memorial National Team club Chess Championship-2025. Also played 7 rapid (including 64th Happy Birthday of Badri Lal Nepali FIDE Rapid Rating Chess Tournament-2082) and 3 blitz events (including 2nd JJs' Cafe Open Blitz Chess Tournament 2025) recently. He reached Nepalese #72 in Nov 2025.
Current rating
1796
Standard
Rpd1803·Blz1727
All-time high
1807
−11 pts below
Jan 2025 · age 51
Jan 2025 · age 51
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#77,644
#77,644 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 52
Jan 2026
2025
Peak Nepalese rank: #72
at age 51 · rated 1807
Nov 2025
8th Nepalese 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 1807
Sep 2025
Best 12-month gain (+274 Elo)
1533 → 1807
Jan 2025
Crossed 1800
at age 51
Jan 2025
All-time peak 1807
at age 51 · −11 from today
Jan 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
8th Tulsi Lal Memorial National Team club Chess Championship-2025perf 2123 (+327) · 4.5/5 · #43
Top opponent
Evolution
-11
1807 → 1796
Tournaments
1
7 games
Score
4.5/ 764.3%
3W3D1L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsRohan Maharjan1,631·8th Tulsi Lal Memorial National Team club Chess Championship-2025·R7·+5.6
3.[D]vsBadrilal Nepali1,958·8th Tulsi Lal Memorial National Team club Chess Championship-2025·R2·+4.4
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Dec 2025 | 4.5/5 | #43 | 2123 | -11.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsPurna Raj Khadka
🇳🇵NEP·1924
+0 −3 =2
5 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsBadrilal Nepali
🇳🇵NEP·1969
+0 −4 =1
5 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsJaganath Tamrakar
🇳🇵NEP·1870
+1 −3 =1
5 games·last met Jan 2025
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vsGanesh Man Duwal
🇳🇵NEP·1826
+2 −1 =2
5 games·last met Jul 2024
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Rankings
/
Nepal
#81
out of 947 players
Asia-Pacific
#9,511
in continent
World
#77,643
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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