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Joshi, Janak Raj
🇳🇵FIDE 12340987· Male· Nepal· Born in 1983
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Janak Raj Joshi, a 43-year-old Nepalese player, is rated 1651. He plays occasionally (4 games in the last 12 months) and took a 14-month break between Mar 2023 and Jun 2024. Recent appearance: Mangladevi Singh Memorial 2nd Open FIDE rating Chess Tournament-2082. Also played 6 rapid (including 64th Happy Birthday of Badri Lal Nepali FIDE Rapid Rating Chess Tournament-2082) and 1 blitz events (including Himalayan 100x2: Rajendra KC Memorial Blitz Tournament-2025) recently. His peak of 1758 was reached at age 41 (Mar 2024); he also reached Nepalese #98 in Jan 2024.
Current rating
1651
Standard
Rpd1625·Blz1713
All-time high
1758
−107 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 41
Mar 2024 · age 41
Activity
7
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
4 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#127,872
#127,872 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 42
Apr 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+46 Elo)
1597 → 1643
Nov 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 41
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1758
at age 41 · −107 from today
Mar 2024
Peak Nepalese rank: #98
at age 41 · rated 1597
Jan 2024
13th Nepalese 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 1597
Jan 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
0
1651 → 1651
Tournaments
1
8 games
Score
4/ 850.0%
4W0D4L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsRahul Chau Pradhan1,837·Mangladevi Singh Memorial 2nd Open FIDE rating Chess Tournament-2082·R4·-5.1
2.[L]vsShailendra Neupane1,939·Mangladevi Singh Memorial 2nd Open FIDE rating Chess Tournament-2082·R2·-3.2
3.[L]vsRishon Thapa1,973·Mangladevi Singh Memorial 2nd Open FIDE rating Chess Tournament-2082·R6·-2.7
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 4/4 | #53 | 2716 | +0.2 |
Rankings
/
Nepal
#236
out of 947 players
Asia-Pacific
#18,837
in continent
World
#127,866
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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