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Rai, Lalit Bahadur
🇳🇵FIDE 12340286· Male· Nepal· Born in 1996
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Lalit Bahadur Rai, a 30-year-old Nepalese player, is rated 1842 — his current career high. He is progressing steadily with +22 Elo over the past 12 months. 18 rated games in the past year (≈27/year long-term). Recent appearances: First Phakphokthum Open Nationwide Rating Chess Tournament-2082 and Martyr Ratna Kumar Bantawa 4th Nationwide Rating Chess Tournament-2081. Also played 1 rapid event (including Unite Nepal Through Chess -2082 FIDE Rapid Rating Below 1800 Chess Tournament) recently. He reached Nepalese #54 in Dec 2025.
Current rating
1842
Standard
Rpd1754·Blz—
All-time high
1842
at best
Dec 2025 · age 29
Dec 2025 · age 29
Activity
28
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#63,635
#63,635 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
7 entries2025
Peak Nepalese rank: #54
at age 29 · rated 1842
Dec 2025
All-time peak 1842
at age 29
Dec 2025
Crossed 1800
at age 29
Mar 2025
Best 12-month gain (+238 Elo)
1539 → 1777
Feb 2025
2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 28
May 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 28
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Best result
First Phakphokthum Open Nationwide Rating Chess Tournament-2082perf 1890 (+50) · 6.5/9 · #4
Top opponent
Evolution
+22
1820 → 1842
Tournaments
2
18 games
Score
12.5/ 1869.4%
12W1D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsNabin Pradhan1,603·Martyr Ratna Kumar Bantawa 4th Nationwide Rating Chess Tournament-2081·R8·-15.6
2.[L]vsMuhan Narshing Shrestha1,891·First Phakphokthum Open Nationwide Rating Chess Tournament-2082·R6·-8.5
3.[L]vsDhiren Rai1,917·Martyr Ratna Kumar Bantawa 4th Nationwide Rating Chess Tournament-2081·R7·-7.3
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 6.5/9 | #4 | 1890 | +18.6 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6/9 | #15 | 1817 | +1.8 |
Rankings
/
Nepal
#54
out of 922 players
Asia-Pacific
#7,596
in continent
World
#63,635
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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