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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 1941 — just 22 short of his peak of 1963 (Aug 2019, age 28) and ranked 19th among Nepalese players. He is on a steady climb with +57 Elo over the past 12 months. 22 rated games in the past year (≈31/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 8th Tulsi Lal Memorial National Team club Chess Championship-2025, Mangladevi Singh Memorial 2nd Open FIDE rating Chess Tournament-2082, and Ubhauli Parwa 1 st Nationwide Rating Chess Tournament-2082. Also played 9 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. He reached Nepalese #14 in Aug 2019.
Current rating
1941
Standard
Rpd1989·Blz1957
All-time high
1963
−22 pts below
Aug 2019 · age 28
Aug 2019 · age 28
Activity
43
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
22 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#19
#19 · Nepalese players · of 423
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
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Best result
8th Tulsi Lal Memorial National Team club Chess Championship-2025perf 2257 (+316) · 5.5/6 · #10
Top opponent
Evolution
+58
1883 → 1941
Tournaments
3
25 games
Score
18.5/ 2574.0%
16W5D4L
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Dec 2025 | 5.5/6 | #10 | 2257 | +17.8 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 7/8 | #5 | 2196 | +40.2 |
Open Swiss | May 2025 | 6/8 | #15 | 1977 | -0.2 |
Rankings
/
Nepal
#19
out of 922 players
Asia-Pacific
#4,602
in continent
World
#38,572
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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