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 1969 — his current career high and ranked 13th among Nepalese players. He is progressing steadily with +41 Elo over the past 12 months. 54 rated games in the past year (≈35/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 6 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 #13 in Jun 2026.
Current rating
1969
Standard
Rpd2046·Blz1906
All-time high
1969
at best
Jun 2026 · age 31
Jun 2026 · age 31
Activity
43
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
47 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#13
#13 · Nepalese players · of 471
Career timeline
7 entries2026
Peak Nepalese rank: #13
at age 31 · rated 1969
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1969
at age 31
Jun 2026
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
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
First Phakphokthum Open Nationwide Rating Chess Tournament-2082perf 2094 (+141) · 6.5/8 · #8
Top opponent
Evolution
+41
1928 → 1969
Tournaments
5
39 games
Score
26.5/ 3967.9%
24W5D10L
Top 3 wins
3.[W]vsBijay Maharjan1,889·8th Tulsi Lal Memorial National Team club Chess Championship-2025·R2·+8.2
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsRajan Kumar Pokhrel1,848·Martyr Ratna Kumar Bantawa 4th Nationwide Rating Chess Tournament-2081·R9·-12.7
2.[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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 6/8 | #10 | 2054 | +22.0 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 6/9 | #4 | 1904 | -4.8 |
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 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAashish Phunyal
🇳🇵NEP·1940
+6 −13 =0
19 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsPurushottam SilwalCM
🇳🇵NEP·2034
+2 −9 =2
13 games·last met May 2026
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vsRupesh JaiswalFM
🇳🇵NEP·2067
+3 −9 =0
12 games·last met Jul 2080
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vsKshitiz BhandariFM
🇳🇵NEP·2119
+1 −10 =1
12 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsNabin TandukarCM
🇳🇵NEP·1866
+5 −3 =3
11 games·last met Jul 2080
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Rankings
/
Nepal
#13
out of 947 players
Asia-Pacific
#3,990
in continent
World
#32,875
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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