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Rai, Pawan
🇳🇵FIDE 12326534· Male· Nepal· Born in 1971
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Pawan Rai, a 55-year-old Nepalese player, is rated 1537. He plays occasionally (4 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 50 months (2019–2023, COVID-19 included) and 14 months (2024–2025). Recent appearance: Martyr Ratna Kumar Bantawa 4th Nationwide Rating Chess Tournament-2081. His peak of 1589 was reached at age 53 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1537
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1589
−52 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 53
Mar 2024 · age 53
Activity
2
games / yr avg.
4 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#170,436
#170,436 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
10 entries2024
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 1561 → returned at 1537
May 2024
Best 12-month gain (+273 Elo)
1316 → 1589
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 53
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 53
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1589
at age 53 · −52 from today
Mar 2024
2023
31st Nepalese 50-55 player
at age 52 · rated 1315
Aug 2023
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-24
1561 → 1537
Tournaments
1
8 games
Score
2.5/ 831.3%
2W1D5L
Top 1 win
1.[D]vsUddhav Raj Thapa1,768·Martyr Ratna Kumar Bantawa 4th Nationwide Rating Chess Tournament-2081·R5·+11.6
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 2.5/4 | #113 | 1844 | -23.6 |
Worst Elo result: Martyr Ratna Kumar Bantawa 4th Nationwide Rating Chess Tournament-2081 (-23.6 Elo, finished #113).
Rankings
/
Nepal
#360
out of 922 players
Asia-Pacific
#31,722
in continent
World
#170,404
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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