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Neupane, Sajal
🇳🇵FIDE 12344850· Male· Nepal· Born in 2009
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Sajal Neupane, a 17-year-old Nepalese player, is rated 1690 — just 7 short of his peak of 1697 (Jan 2026, age 17). He is on a steady climb with +34 Elo over the past 12 months. 23 rated games in the past year (≈10/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2nd National Junior Chess Championship-2026, Himalayan Challengers 2026, and 8th Tulsi Lal Memorial National Team club Chess Championship-2025. Also played 6 rapid (including 2nd Kathmandu Metropolitan City Martyr Suraj Sakya Memorial Inter Ward Team Chess Tournament-2082) and 5 blitz events (including Himalayan 100x2: Rajendra KC Memorial Blitz Tournament-2025) recently.
At junior level, he reached #10 and #6 nationally in U18 and U16.
Current rating
1690
Standard
Rpd1928·Blz1916
All-time high
1697
−7 pts below
Jan 2026 · age 17
Jan 2026 · age 17
Activity
10
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
20 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#113,622
#113,622 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2026
Best 12-month gain (+34 Elo)
1656 → 1690
Jun 2026
10th Nepalese U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1697
Jan 2026
All-time peak 1697
at age 17 · −7 from today
Jan 2026
2025
6th Nepalese U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1692
Jan 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 16
Jan 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 16
Jan 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+43
1647 → 1690
Tournaments
3
25 games
Score
16/ 2564.0%
13W6D6L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsSajin MaharjanCM1,974·8th Tulsi Lal Memorial National Team club Chess Championship-2025·R7·+33.3
3.[W]vsAnkur Pokhrel1,541·8th Tulsi Lal Memorial National Team club Chess Championship-2025·R4·+11.6
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsKarna Bahadur Budathoki1,728·8th Tulsi Lal Memorial National Team club Chess Championship-2025·R2·-18.2
3.[L]vsSachin Kumar Chaudhary1,733·8th Tulsi Lal Memorial National Team club Chess Championship-2025·R5·-17.9
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 5.5/3 | #14 | 2383 | +4.0 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 6.5/7 | #3 | 1998 | -10.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 4/4 | #53 | 2590 | +41.2 |
Rankings
/
Nepal
#182
out of 947 players
Asia-Pacific
#15,687
in continent
World
#113,618
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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