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Rai, Pukar
🇳🇵FIDE 12339075· Male· Nepal· Born in 1989
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Pukar Rai, a 37-year-old Nepalese player, is rated 1699. He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and took a 18-month break between May 2024 and Dec 2025. Recent appearance: Sushila Kandangwa Memorial 2nd Patharishanishchare Chess Championship-2082. His peak of 1755 was reached at age 35 (Mar 2024); he also reached Nepalese #96 in Jan 2024.
Current rating
1699
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1755
−56 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 35
Mar 2024 · age 35
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#110,034
#110,034 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
8 entries2024
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 1707 → returned at 1700
May 2024
Best 12-month gain (+157 Elo)
1598 → 1755
Mar 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 35
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1755
at age 35 · −56 from today
Mar 2024
Peak Nepalese rank: #96
at age 35 · rated 1598
Jan 2024
2023
Crossed 1500
at age 34
May 2023
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Best result
Sushila Kandangwa Memorial 2nd Patharishanishchare Chess Championship-2082perf 1967 (+267) · 5/6 · #13
Top opponent
Evolution
-8
1707 → 1699
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
5/ 955.6%
4W2D3L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsTulasi Bhandari1,637·Sushila Kandangwa Memorial 2nd Patharishanishchare Chess Championship-2082·R8·+16.4
2.[D]vsNilam Basnet1,895·Sushila Kandangwa Memorial 2nd Patharishanishchare Chess Championship-2082·R2·+10.2
Top 2 losses
1.[L]vsAnish Tamang1,765·Sushila Kandangwa Memorial 2nd Patharishanishchare Chess Championship-2082·R5·-16.3
2.[L]vsRohit Subba1,791·Sushila Kandangwa Memorial 2nd Patharishanishchare Chess Championship-2082·R9·-14.9
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/6 | #13 | 1967 | -7.6 |
Rankings
/
Nepal
#166
out of 922 players
Asia-Pacific
#14,979
in continent
World
#110,032
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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