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Limbu, Aayush
🇳🇵FIDE 12351229· Male· Nepal· Born in 2006
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Aayush Limbu, a 20-year-old Nepalese player, is rated 1719 — his current career high. He is rising rapidly, having gained +185 Elo over the past 12 months. 19 rated games in the past year (≈15/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Sushila Kandangwa Memorial 2nd Patharishanishchare Chess Championship-2082, First Phakphokthum Open Nationwide Rating Chess Tournament-2082, and Martyr Ratna Kumar Bantawa 4th Nationwide Rating Chess Tournament-2081. Also played 7 rapid events (including 64th Happy Birthday of Badri Lal Nepali FIDE Rapid Rating Chess Tournament-2082) recently.
At junior level, he reached #6 and #24 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
1719
Standard
Rpd1479·Blz—
All-time high
1719
at best
Feb 2026 · age 20
Feb 2026 · age 20
Activity
14
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
19 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#102,976
#102,976 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
9 entries2026
All-time peak 1719
at age 20
Feb 2026
2025
6th Nepalese U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1718
Dec 2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Dec 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 19
Nov 2025
2024
24th Nepalese U18 player
at age 18 · rated 1540
Dec 2024
Best 12-month gain (+326 Elo)
1214 → 1540
May 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Best result
Sushila Kandangwa Memorial 2nd Patharishanishchare Chess Championship-2082perf 2135 (+417) · 6.5/7 · #3
Top opponent
Evolution
+199
1520 → 1719
Tournaments
4
34 games
Score
20.5/ 3460.3%
19W3D12L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsSubham Upreti1,751·Martyr Ratna Kumar Bantawa 4th Nationwide Rating Chess Tournament-2081·R9·+31.5
2.[W]vsBishwo Bijay Ghimire1,787·First Phakphokthum Open Nationwide Rating Chess Tournament-2082·R2·+29.4
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsKritisara Adhikari1,699·First Phakphokthum Open Nationwide Rating Chess Tournament-2082·R3·-15.0
2.[L]vsRaj Kumar Rai1,628·Martyr Ratna Kumar Bantawa 4th Nationwide Rating Chess Tournament-2081·R3·-14.1
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 6.5/7 | #3 | 2135 | +107.6 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4.5/6 | #23 | 1939 | +87.2 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4.5/4 | #105 | 2532 | +4.4 |
Open Swiss | May 2025 | 5/2 | #119 | 2603 | -14.4 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
Nepal
#142
out of 922 players
Asia-Pacific
#13,646
in continent
World
#102,975
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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