Format
RD
Rai, Dhiren
🇳🇵FIDE 12334162· Male· Nepal· Born in 1995
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Dhiren Rai, a 31-year-old Nepalese player, is rated 1952 — just 1 short of his peak of 1953 (Nov 2025, age 30) and ranked 16th among Nepalese players. He is progressing steadily with +35 Elo over the past 12 months. 37 rated games in the past year (≈33/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 8th Tulsi Lal Memorial National Team club Chess Championship-2025, First Phakphokthum Open Nationwide Rating Chess Tournament-2082, and Martyr Ratna Kumar Bantawa 4th Nationwide Rating Chess Tournament-2081. Also played 8 rapid (including 64th Happy Birthday of Badri Lal Nepali FIDE Rapid Rating Chess Tournament-2082) and 2 blitz events (including 2nd JJs' Cafe Open Blitz Chess Tournament 2025) recently. He reached Nepalese #16 in May 2026.
Current rating
1952
Standard
Rpd2016·Blz1914
All-time high
1953
−1 pts below
Nov 2025 · age 30
Nov 2025 · age 30
Activity
40
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
37 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#16
#16 · Nepalese players · of 423
Career timeline
7 entries2026
Peak Nepalese rank: #16
at age 31 · rated 1952
May 2026
2025
All-time peak 1953
at age 30 · −1 from today
Nov 2025
Best 12-month gain (+426 Elo)
1452 → 1878
Jan 2025
100 career games
at age 30
Jan 2025
2024
Crossed 1800
at age 29
Nov 2024
2022
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 27
Jul 2022
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Best result
First Phakphokthum Open Nationwide Rating Chess Tournament-2082perf 2094 (+141) · 6.5/8 · #8
Top opponent
Evolution
+24
1928 → 1952
Tournaments
5
38 games
Score
26.5/ 3869.7%
26W1D11L
Top 3 wins
3.[W]vsSuroj Maharjan1,883·Mangladevi Singh Memorial 2nd Open FIDE rating Chess Tournament-2082·R7·+8.3
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsRajan Kumar Pokhrel1,848·Martyr Ratna Kumar Bantawa 4th Nationwide Rating Chess Tournament-2081·R9·-12.7
3.[L]vsPurusottam ChaulagainCM1,898·Martyr Ratna Kumar Bantawa 4th Nationwide Rating Chess Tournament-2081·R8·-11.3
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Dec 2025 | 2/4 | #46 | 1949 | -0.4 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 6.5/8 | #8 | 2094 | +9.4 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6/9 | #13 | 1876 | -8.4 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 7/9 | #3 | 2012 | +23.6 |
Open Swiss | May 2025 | 5/7 | #16 | 1971 | +11.2 |
Rankings
/
Nepal
#16
out of 922 players
Asia-Pacific
#4,368
in continent
World
#36,261
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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