Format
BB
Basnet, Bal Bahadur
🇳🇵FIDE 12326224· Male· Nepal· Born in 1981
Follow Bal Bahadur BasnetTrack his monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
Bal Bahadur Basnet, a 45-year-old Nepalese player, is rated 1664. He plays occasionally (3 games in the last 12 months) and took a 18-month break between May 2024 and Dec 2025. Recent appearance: Sushila Kandangwa Memorial 2nd Patharishanishchare Chess Championship-2082. His peak of 1738 was reached at age 43 (Mar 2024); he also reached Nepalese #92 in Jan 2024.
Current rating
1664
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1738
−74 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 43
Mar 2024 · age 43
Activity
4
games / yr avg.
3 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#122,926
#122,926 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2024
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 1696 → returned at 1664
May 2024
Best 12-month gain (+132 Elo)
1606 → 1738
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 43
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1738
at age 43 · −74 from today
Mar 2024
Peak Nepalese rank: #92
at age 43 · rated 1606
Jan 2024
2023
15th Nepalese 40-45 player
at age 42 · rated 1606
Oct 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-32
1696 → 1664
Tournaments
1
8 games
Score
2/ 825.0%
2W0D6L
Top 1 win
1.[W]vsSemril Rai1,430·Sushila Kandangwa Memorial 2nd Patharishanishchare Chess Championship-2082·R1·+8.3
Top 2 losses
1.[L]vsAayush Limbu1,610·Sushila Kandangwa Memorial 2nd Patharishanishchare Chess Championship-2082·R5·-23.1
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2/3 | #34 | 1735 | -31.6 |
Worst Elo result: Sushila Kandangwa Memorial 2nd Patharishanishchare Chess Championship-2082 (-31.6 Elo, finished #34).
Rankings
/
Nepal
#208
out of 947 players
Asia-Pacific
#17,704
in continent
World
#122,920
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Nepal
| 1 | 🇳🇵Follow Bibek ThingTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,248 |
| 2 | 🇳🇵Follow Kshitiz BhandariTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,119 |
| 3 | 🇳🇵Follow Rupesh JaiswalTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,067 |
| 4 | 🇳🇵Follow Rishon ThapaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,061 |
| 5 | 🇳🇵Follow Purushottam SilwalTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,034 |
| 6 | 🇳🇵Follow Sushrut DahalTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,019 |
| 7 | 🇳🇵Follow Niken KusathaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,007 |
| 8 | 🇳🇵Follow Milan LamaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,005 |
| 9 | 🇳🇵Follow Purusottam ChaulagainTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,002 |
| 10 | 🇳🇵Follow Muhan Narshing ShresthaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1,992 |
| ... | ||
| 208 | 1,664 | |
Asia-Pacific
| 1 | 🇺🇿Follow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,777 |
| 1 | 🇺🇿Follow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,777 |
| 3 | 🇮🇳Follow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,761 |
| 4 | 🇨🇳Follow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,753 |
| 5 | 🇮🇳Follow Viswanathan AnandTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,739 |
| 6 | 🇨🇳Follow Liren DingTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,738 |
| 7 | 🇮🇳Follow Praggnanandhaa RTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,735 |
| 8 | 🇷🇺Follow Ian NepomniachtchiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,733 |
| 9 | 🇮🇳Follow Gukesh DTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,732 |
| 10 | 🇻🇳Follow Quang Liem LeTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,731 |
| ... | ||
| 17704 | 1,664 | |
World
| 1 | 🇳🇴Follow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,841 |
| 2 | 🇺🇸Follow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,792 |
| 2 | 🇺🇸Follow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,792 |
| 4 | 🇺🇿Follow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,777 |
| 4 | 🇺🇿Follow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,777 |
| 6 | 🇩🇪Follow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,767 |
| 7 | 🇳🇱Follow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,764 |
| 8 | 🇮🇳Follow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,761 |
| 9 | 🇺🇸Follow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,753 |
| 9 | 🇨🇳Follow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,753 |
| ... | ||
| 122920 | 1,664 | |