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Shrestha, Nihana

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FIDEFIDE 12361089· Female· Nepal· Born in 2014

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Nihana Shrestha, a 12-year-old Nepalese player, is rated 1462. She has slipped back 63 Elo over the past 12 months. 16 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include 2nd National Junior Girl Chess Championship-2026, Himalayan Challengers 2026, and 8th Tulsi Lal Memorial National Team club Chess Championship-2025. Also played 5 rapid (including Asian Continental stage of WSTC 2026) and 1 blitz events (including Himalayan 100x2: Rajendra KC Memorial Blitz Tournament-2025) recently. Her peak of 1525 was reached at age 12 (Jan 2026).

At junior level, she reached #9 nationally in U12.

Current rating

1462

Standard

Rpd1561·Blz—

All-time high

1525

−63 pts below
Jan 2026 · age 12

Activity

32

games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo

16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#199,869

#199,869 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

6 entries
2026
9th Nepalese U12 player
at age 12 · rated 1525
Jan 2026
Crossed 1500
at age 12
Jan 2026
Crossed 1400
at age 12
Jan 2026
Crossed 1200
at age 12
Jan 2026
All-time peak 1525
at age 12 · −63 from today
Jan 2026
First FIDE rating
1525 · at age 12
Jan 2026

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated

Activity & highlights

Best result
6th Dolakha Open International Chess Tournament-2026
perf 1885 (+423) · 3.5/5 · #62
Top opponent
vs Sanjay Maharjan 1,784
8th Tulsi Lal Memorial National Team club Chess Championship-2025 · Dec 2025 · +12.6 Elo
Evolution
-63
1525 → 1462
Tournaments
5
41 games
Score
21.5/ 4152.4%
18W7D16L

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
11th National Women's Chess Championship-2026 ( Selection for 46th Chess Olympiad)
Round-Robin
Jun 20267/10#31764+120.4
2nd National Junior Girl Chess Championship-2026
Swiss
May 20264/2#132409-24.0
6th Dolakha Open International Chess Tournament-2026
Open Swiss
May 20263.5/5#621885+25.6
Himalayan Challengers 2026
Swiss
Jan 20265/4#232415-65.2
8th Tulsi Lal Memorial National Team club Chess Championship-2025
Team
Dec 20252/5#9413710.0
Worst Elo result: Himalayan Challengers 2026 (-65.2 Elo, finished #23).

Rankings

/
Nepal
#457
out of 947 players
Asia-Pacific
#43,838
in continent
World
#199,740
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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7
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8
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10
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457🇳🇵Shrestha, Nihana1,462
Asia-Pacific
1
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9
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10
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World
1
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2
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