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Chaudhary, Nikhil
🇳🇵FIDE 12340499· Male· Nepal· Born in 1990
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Nikhil Chaudhary, a 36-year-old Nepalese player, is rated 1742. He is on a breakout run, having gained +87 Elo over the past 12 months. 22 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include 8th Tulsi Lal Memorial National Team club Chess Championship-2025, Martyr Ratna Kumar Bantawa 4th Nationwide Rating Chess Tournament-2081, and Ubhauli Parwa 1 st Nationwide Rating Chess Tournament-2082. Also played 1 rapid event (including Bhakta Rana Memorial FIDE Rapid Rating Below 1900 Chess Tournament-2082) recently. His peak of 1795 was reached at age 35 (Aug 2025); he also reached Nepalese #78 in Nov 2025.
Current rating
1742
Standard
Rpd1902·Blz—
All-time high
1795
−53 pts below
Aug 2025 · age 35
Aug 2025 · age 35
Activity
22
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
22 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#95,216
#95,216 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
7 entries2025
Peak Nepalese rank: #78
at age 35 · rated 1795
Nov 2025
Best 12-month gain (+140 Elo)
1655 → 1795
Aug 2025
All-time peak 1795
at age 35 · −53 from today
Aug 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 35
Jun 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 35
Jun 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 35
Jun 2025
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Best result
Martyr Ratna Kumar Bantawa 4th Nationwide Rating Chess Tournament-2081perf 1944 (+149) · 6.5/9 · #8
Top opponent
Evolution
+87
1655 → 1742
Tournaments
3
25 games
Score
13.5/ 2554.0%
13W1D11L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsSachin Kumar Chaudhary1,773·Ubhauli Parwa 1 st Nationwide Rating Chess Tournament-2082·R8·+26.5
2.[W]vsShree Krishna Shrestha1,828·8th Tulsi Lal Memorial National Team club Chess Championship-2025·R4·+24.9
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsMahesh Khadka1,735·8th Tulsi Lal Memorial National Team club Chess Championship-2025·R3·-20.3
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Dec 2025 | 2/7 | #61 | 1649 | -56.4 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6.5/9 | #8 | 1944 | +142.8 |
Open Swiss | May 2025 | 5/6 | #42 | 1597 | 0.0 |
Worst Elo result: 8th Tulsi Lal Memorial National Team club Chess Championship-2025 (-56.4 Elo, finished #61).
Rankings
/
Nepal
#117
out of 922 players
Asia-Pacific
#12,278
in continent
World
#95,215
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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