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Maharjan, Suroj
🇳🇵FIDE 12329100· Male· Nepal· Born in 1991
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Suroj Maharjan, a 35-year-old Nepalese player, is rated 1897. He has fluctuated between 1883 and 1952 over the past 2 years. 30 rated games in the past year (≈31/year long-term). Recent appearances: 8th Tulsi Lal Memorial National Team club Chess Championship-2025 and Mangladevi Singh Memorial 2nd Open FIDE rating Chess Tournament-2082. Also played 8 rapid (including 64th Happy Birthday of Badri Lal Nepali FIDE Rapid Rating Chess Tournament-2082) and 3 blitz events (including Himalayan 100x2: Rajendra KC Memorial Blitz Tournament-2025) recently. His peak of 1963 was reached at age 28 (Aug 2019, Nepalese #14 at the time).
Current rating
1897
Standard
Rpd1930·Blz1977
All-time high
1963
−66 pts below
Aug 2019 · age 28
Aug 2019 · age 28
Activity
41
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
22 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#48,854
#48,854 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2025
Best 12-month gain (+151 Elo)
1801 → 1952
Feb 2025
2024
100 career games
at age 33
Apr 2024
2021
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 30
Apr 2021
2019
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 1833 → returned at 1859
Dec 2019
Peak Nepalese rank: #14
at age 28 · rated 1963
Aug 2019
Crossed 1800
at age 28
Aug 2019
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 2257 (+316) · 5.5/6 · #10
Top opponent
Evolution
+14
1883 → 1897
Tournaments
3
25 games
Score
18/ 2572.0%
15W6D4L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsRishon Thapa1,973·Mangladevi Singh Memorial 2nd Open FIDE rating Chess Tournament-2082·R8·+11.4
2.[W]vsPrakash Chandra Nepal1,978·8th Tulsi Lal Memorial National Team club Chess Championship-2025·R4·+11.1
3.[W]vsKamal Shrestha1,890·Mangladevi Singh Memorial 2nd Open FIDE rating Chess Tournament-2082·R5·+9.1
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 5.5/8 | #21 | 1790 | -43.6 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 5.5/6 | #10 | 2257 | +17.8 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 7/8 | #5 | 2196 | +40.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsRupesh JaiswalFM
🇳🇵NEP·2067
+3 −10 =4
17 games·last met Jul 2080
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vsKshitiz BhandariFM
🇳🇵NEP·2119
+2 −14 =1
17 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsPurushottam SilwalCM
🇳🇵NEP·2034
+5 −7 =3
15 games·last met May 2026
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vsAashish Phunyal
🇳🇵NEP·1940
+2 −7 =2
11 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsDhiren Rai
🇳🇵NEP·1969
+4 −6 =0
10 games·last met Jun 2025
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Rankings
/
Nepal
#30
out of 947 players
Asia-Pacific
#5,747
in continent
World
#48,853
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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