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Bhandari, Bimal
🇳🇵FIDE 12319058· Male· Nepal· Born in 1991
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Bimal Bhandari, a 35-year-old Nepalese player, is rated 1630 — just 16 short of his peak of 1646 (Mar 2024, age 33). He plays occasionally (4 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 19 months (2018–2020), 39 months (2020–2023, COVID-19 included) and 23 months (2024–2026).
Current rating
1630
Standard
Rpd1657·Blz—
All-time high
1646
−16 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 33
Mar 2024 · age 33
Activity
1
games / yr avg.
4 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#135,699
#135,699 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2024
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 1622 → returned at 1630
Jun 2024
Best 12-month gain (+246 Elo)
1400 → 1646
Mar 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 33
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 33
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1646
at age 33 · −16 from today
Mar 2024
2020
74th Nepalese 20-35 player
at age 29 · rated 1400
Oct 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+8
1622 → 1630
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
6/ 966.7%
6W0D3L
Top 1 win
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 6/4 | #76 | 2677 | +7.6 |
Rankings
/
Nepal
#268
out of 947 players
Asia-Pacific
#20,773
in continent
World
#135,691
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Nepal
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