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Budathoki, Karna Bahadur
🇳🇵FIDE 12334642· Male· Nepal· Born in 1981
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Karna Bahadur Budathoki, a 45-year-old Nepalese player, is rated 1799 — his current career high. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearances: Butwal Mayor Cup Provisional Chess Tournament-2082 and 8th Tulsi Lal Memorial National Team club Chess Championship-2025. He reached Nepalese #70 in May 2026.
Current rating
1799
Standard
Rpd1728·Blz—
All-time high
1799
at best
Jan 2026 · age 45
Jan 2026 · age 45
Activity
8
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#76,663
#76,663 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
7 entries2026
Peak Nepalese rank: #70
at age 45 · rated 1799
May 2026
11th Nepalese 40-45 player
at age 45 · rated 1799
May 2026
Crossed 1600
at age 45
Jan 2026
Crossed 1500
at age 45
Jan 2026
Crossed 1400
at age 45
Jan 2026
All-time peak 1799
at age 45
Jan 2026
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
—
Tournaments
2
13 games
Score
9/ 1369.2%
9W0D4L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsRabi Shrestha1,785·8th Tulsi Lal Memorial National Team club Chess Championship-2025·R3·+19.2
2.[W]vsSurendra Kumar Shah1,773·8th Tulsi Lal Memorial National Team club Chess Championship-2025·R4·+18.5
3.[W]vsSajal Neupane1,720·8th Tulsi Lal Memorial National Team club Chess Championship-2025·R2·+15.5
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/2 | #40 | 901 | 0.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 5/4 | #31 | 1814 | 0.0 |
Rankings
/
Nepal
#70
out of 922 players
Asia-Pacific
#9,382
in continent
World
#76,663
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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