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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 1982 and ranked 9th among Nepalese players. He has slipped back 105 Elo over the past 12 months. 95 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 7 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 spent 18 months in Nepalese top 5.
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
1982
Standard
Rpd2178·Blz2057
All-time high
2130
−148 pts below
Aug 2025 · age 17
Aug 2025 · age 17
Activity
88
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
95 past 12 mo · ≈8/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#9
#9 · Nepalese players · of 423
18 months in National top 5 (2024–2026)
18 months in National top 5 (2024–2026)
Career timeline
16 entries2026
18 months in national top 5
since Jun 2024
Jan 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 · −148 from today
Aug 2025
CM title awardedCM
at age 17
May 2025
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-106
2088 → 1982
Tournaments
11
99 games
Score
62/ 9962.6%
55W14D30L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsKshitiz BhandariFM2,116·8th Tulsi Lal Memorial National Team club Chess Championship-2025·R4·+20.8
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
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 8.5/9 | #1 | 2341 | +43.2 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 8/6 | #4 | 2543 | -2.4 |
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·2091
+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·1968
+7 −6 =7
20 games·last met Jul 2080
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vsBadrilal Nepali
🇳🇵NEP·1969
+7 −2 =6
15 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsSuroj Maharjan
🇳🇵NEP·1941
+7 −4 =3
14 games·last met Jun 2025
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Rankings
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Nepal
#9
out of 922 players
Asia-Pacific
#3,735
in continent
World
#30,463
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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