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Dr. Shah, Santosh Prasad
🇳🇵FIDE 12325341· Male· Nepal· Born in 1988
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Santosh Prasad Dr. Shah, a 38-year-old Nepalese player, is rated 1661 — his current career high. He is progressing steadily with +71 Elo over the past 12 months. 12 rated games in the past year (≈4/year long-term). Recent appearances: Martyr Ratna Kumar Bantawa 4th Nationwide Rating Chess Tournament-2081 and Ubhauli Parwa 1 st Nationwide Rating Chess Tournament-2082. He had 2 career breaks: 57 months (2019–2024, COVID-19 included) and 12 months (2024–2025).
Current rating
1661
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1661
at best
Aug 2025 · age 37
Aug 2025 · age 37
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#123,674
#123,674 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
11 entries2025
27th Nepalese 35-40 player
at age 37 · rated 1661
Aug 2025
All-time peak 1661
at age 37
Aug 2025
Re-crossed 1600
at age 37
Jun 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+246 Elo)
1385 → 1631
Mar 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 36
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 36
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+18
1643 → 1661
Tournaments
2
18 games
Score
10.5/ 1858.3%
9W3D6L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsSachin Kumar Chaudhary1,773·Martyr Ratna Kumar Bantawa 4th Nationwide Rating Chess Tournament-2081·R7·+26.2
3.[W]vsBishnu Prasad Pathak1,728·Ubhauli Parwa 1 st Nationwide Rating Chess Tournament-2082·R7·+24.8
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsBikram Jit Limbu1,728·Martyr Ratna Kumar Bantawa 4th Nationwide Rating Chess Tournament-2081·R3·-16.2
3.[L]vsBasanta Lama1,762·Martyr Ratna Kumar Bantawa 4th Nationwide Rating Chess Tournament-2081·R9·-14.3
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5/6 | #66 | 2057 | +18.0 |
Open Swiss | May 2025 | 5.5/6 | #29 | 2195 | +53.2 |
Rankings
/
Nepal
#206
out of 922 players
Asia-Pacific
#17,857
in continent
World
#123,668
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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