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Silwal, Purushottam
CM🇳🇵FIDE 12332313· Male· Nepal· Born in 2008
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Purushottam Silwal, a 18-year-old Nepalese Candidate Master, is rated 2034 and ranked 5th among Nepalese players. He has slipped back 54 Elo over the past 12 months. 103 rated games in the past year (≈58/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include ODISHA OPEN (THE 16TH INTERNATIONAL GRANDMASTERS CHESS FESTIVAL 2025-26 Category 'A' 1900 & Above), MTB International Masters Chess Tournament 2025, and 8th Tulsi Lal Memorial National Team club Chess Championship-2025. Also played 6 rapid (including 27th Asian Youth Chess Championships 2025 - Rapid U18) and 4 blitz events (including 27th Asian Youth Chess Championships 2025 - Blitz U18) recently. His peak of 2130 was reached at age 17 (Aug 2025); he also reached Nepalese #3 in Jun 2024 and has been in Nepalese top 5 for 19 months and counting.
Awarded CM in 2025 (age 17). At junior level, he reached #1, #1, #1 and #2 nationally in U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2034
Standard
Rpd2216·Blz2053
All-time high
2130
−96 pts below
Aug 2025 · age 17
Aug 2025 · age 17
Activity
86
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
103 past 12 mo · ≈9/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#5
#5 · Nepalese players · of 471
National top 5 since Jun 2026
National top 5 since Jun 2026
Career timeline
17 entries2026
19 months in national top 5 (ongoing)
since Jun 2024
Jun 2026
Re-crossed 2000
at age 18
Jun 2026
Re-crossed 2100
at age 18
Jan 2026
2025
1st Nepalese U18 player
at age 17 · rated 2130
Aug 2025
Crossed 2100
at age 17
Aug 2025
All-time peak 2130
at age 17 · −96 from today
Aug 2025
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 2197 (+95) · 5.5/7 · #4
Top opponent
4th Gujarat International Open Grandmasters Chess Tournament-2026 (Category A) · Jun 2026 · +37.1 Elo
Evolution
-43
2077 → 2034
Tournaments
9
109 games
Score
46/ 10942.2%
54W22D33L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsBoris SavchenkoGM2,478·4th Gujarat International Open Grandmasters Chess Tournament-2026 (Category A)·R1·+37.1
3.[W]vsAakanksha HagawaneWIM2,234·17TH KIIT INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL-2026 (CAT-A 1900 & Above)·R9·+30.4
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsRajan Kumar Pokhrel1,848·Martyr Ratna Kumar Bantawa 4th Nationwide Rating Chess Tournament-2081·R8·-33.4
3.[L]vsRishon Thapa1,973·Martyr Ratna Kumar Bantawa 4th Nationwide Rating Chess Tournament-2081·R5·-28.5
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 6/8 | #7 | 2118 | +52.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4.5/10 | #141 | 1871 | -120.4 |
Round-Robin | Dec 2025 | 2.5/9 | #9 | 2111 | +7.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 5.5/7 | #4 | 2197 | +32.5 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4.5/8 | #30 | 2114 | -11.6 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 7.5/9 | #2 | 2123 | +2.8 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4.5/11 | #83 | 1998 | -58.1 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5.5/8 | #17 | 1946 | -21.3 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5.5/9 | #19 | 2177 | +30.4 |
Worst Elo result: ODISHA OPEN (THE 16TH INTERNATIONAL GRANDMASTERS CHESS FESTIVAL 2025-26 Category 'A' 1900 & Above) (-120.4 Elo, finished #141).
Most-Played Opponents
vsRupesh JaiswalFM
🇳🇵NEP·2067
+7 −15 =6
28 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsKshitiz BhandariFM
🇳🇵NEP·2119
+4 −10 =8
22 games·last met Jul 2080
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vsAashish Phunyal
🇳🇵NEP·1940
+7 −7 =7
21 games·last met Jul 2080
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vsSuroj Maharjan
🇳🇵NEP·1897
+7 −5 =3
15 games·last met May 2026
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vsBadrilal Nepali
🇳🇵NEP·1969
+7 −2 =6
15 games·last met Apr 2026
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Rankings
/
Nepal
#5
out of 947 players
Asia-Pacific
#2,928
in continent
World
#22,725
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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