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Basnet, Nilam
🇳🇵FIDE 12339954· Male· Nepal· Born in 1975
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Nilam Basnet, a 51-year-old Nepalese player, is rated 1874 — just 21 short of his peak of 1895 (Aug 2025, age 50). He has held steady between 1850 and 1900 for 15 months. 18 rated games in the past year (≈19/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Sushila Kandangwa Memorial 2nd Patharishanishchare Chess Championship-2082, Martyr Ratna Kumar Bantawa 4th Nationwide Rating Chess Tournament-2081, and Ubhauli Parwa 1 st Nationwide Rating Chess Tournament-2082. He reached Nepalese #30 in Oct 2025.
Current rating
1874
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1895
−21 pts below
Aug 2025 · age 50
Aug 2025 · age 50
Activity
18
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#54,768
#54,768 · players worldwide · of 216,808
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 · −21 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
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Best result
Sushila Kandangwa Memorial 2nd Patharishanishchare Chess Championship-2082perf 2473 (+601) · 6.5/6 · #8
Top opponent
Evolution
+1
1873 → 1874
Tournaments
3
27 games
Score
20/ 2774.1%
19W2D6L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsRajan Subedi2,051·Martyr Ratna Kumar Bantawa 4th Nationwide Rating Chess Tournament-2081·R4·+14.2
2.[W]vsBishwo Bijay Ghimire1,786·Martyr Ratna Kumar Bantawa 4th Nationwide Rating Chess Tournament-2081·R7·+7.0
3.[W]vsNarayan Prasad Khatiwada1,692·Ubhauli Parwa 1 st Nationwide Rating Chess Tournament-2082·R8·+5.2
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
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 6.5/6 | #8 | 2473 | -21.2 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 7/8 | #14 | 2120 | +22.0 |
Open Swiss | May 2025 | 6.5/4 | #25 | 2438 | +7.2 |
Worst Elo result: Sushila Kandangwa Memorial 2nd Patharishanishchare Chess Championship-2082 (-21.2 Elo, finished #8).
Rankings
/
Nepal
#38
out of 922 players
Asia-Pacific
#6,494
in continent
World
#54,768
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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