Format
BN
Basnet, Nilam
🇳🇵FIDE 12339954· Male· Nepal· Born in 1975
Follow Nilam BasnetTrack his monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
Nilam Basnet, a 51-year-old Nepalese player, is rated 1857. He has held steady between 1850 and 1900 for 16 months. 27 rated games in the past year (≈21/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 1st Gauradaha Province Level FIDE Rating Chess Tourmament 2083, Sushila Kandangwa Memorial 2nd Patharishanishchare Chess Championship-2082, and Martyr Ratna Kumar Bantawa 4th Nationwide Rating Chess Tournament-2081. His peak of 1895 was reached at age 50 (Aug 2025); he also reached Nepalese #30 in Oct 2025.
Current rating
1857
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1895
−38 pts below
Aug 2025 · age 50
Aug 2025 · age 50
Activity
21
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
23 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#59,454
#59,454 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2026
4th Nepalese 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 1874
May 2026
2025
Peak Nepalese rank: #30
at age 50 · rated 1895
Oct 2025
4th Nepalese 45-50 player
at age 50 · rated 1895
Sep 2025
All-time peak 1895
at age 50 · −38 from today
Aug 2025
2024
Crossed 1800
at age 49
Sep 2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 49
Sep 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
Sushila Kandangwa Memorial 2nd Patharishanishchare Chess Championship-2082perf 2473 (+601) · 6.5/6 · #8
Top opponent
Evolution
-16
1873 → 1857
Tournaments
3
27 games
Score
19/ 2770.4%
18W2D7L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsRajan Subedi2,051·Martyr Ratna Kumar Bantawa 4th Nationwide Rating Chess Tournament-2081·R4·+14.2
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsRoshan Dhungana1,701·Sushila Kandangwa Memorial 2nd Patharishanishchare Chess Championship-2082·R6·-14.6
2.[L]vsAnish Tamang1,765·Sushila Kandangwa Memorial 2nd Patharishanishchare Chess Championship-2082·R3·-13.0
3.[L]vsSurendra Kumar Rai1,770·1st Gauradaha Province Level FIDE Rating Chess Tourmament 2083·R3·-12.5
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 5.5/9 | #6 | 1780 | -17.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 6.5/6 | #8 | 2473 | -21.2 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 7/8 | #14 | 2120 | +22.0 |
Worst Elo result: Sushila Kandangwa Memorial 2nd Patharishanishchare Chess Championship-2082 (-21.2 Elo, finished #8).
Rankings
/
Nepal
#52
out of 947 players
Asia-Pacific
#7,080
in continent
World
#59,453
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Nepal
| 1 | 🇳🇵Follow Bibek ThingTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,248 |
| 2 | 🇳🇵Follow Kshitiz BhandariTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,119 |
| 3 | 🇳🇵Follow Rupesh JaiswalTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,067 |
| 4 | 🇳🇵Follow Rishon ThapaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,061 |
| 5 | 🇳🇵Follow Purushottam SilwalTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,034 |
| 6 | 🇳🇵Follow Sushrut DahalTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,019 |
| 7 | 🇳🇵Follow Niken KusathaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,007 |
| 8 | 🇳🇵Follow Milan LamaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,005 |
| 9 | 🇳🇵Follow Purusottam ChaulagainTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,002 |
| 10 | 🇳🇵Follow Muhan Narshing ShresthaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1,992 |
| ... | ||
| 52 | 1,857 | |
Asia-Pacific
| 1 | 🇺🇿Follow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,777 |
| 1 | 🇺🇿Follow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,777 |
| 3 | 🇮🇳Follow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,761 |
| 4 | 🇨🇳Follow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,753 |
| 5 | 🇮🇳Follow Viswanathan AnandTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,739 |
| 6 | 🇨🇳Follow Liren DingTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,738 |
| 7 | 🇮🇳Follow Praggnanandhaa RTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,735 |
| 8 | 🇷🇺Follow Ian NepomniachtchiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,733 |
| 9 | 🇮🇳Follow Gukesh DTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,732 |
| 10 | 🇻🇳Follow Quang Liem LeTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,731 |
| ... | ||
| 7080 | 1,857 | |
World
| 1 | 🇳🇴Follow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,841 |
| 2 | 🇺🇸Follow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,792 |
| 2 | 🇺🇸Follow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,792 |
| 4 | 🇺🇿Follow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,777 |
| 4 | 🇺🇿Follow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,777 |
| 6 | 🇩🇪Follow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,767 |
| 7 | 🇳🇱Follow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,764 |
| 8 | 🇮🇳Follow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,761 |
| 9 | 🇺🇸Follow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,753 |
| 9 | 🇨🇳Follow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,753 |
| ... | ||
| 59453 | 1,857 | |