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Shrestha, Nihana
🇳🇵FIDE 12361089· Female· Nepal· Born in 2014
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Nihana Shrestha, a 12-year-old Nepalese player, is rated 1460. She plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months). Recent standard appearances include Himalayan Challengers 2026, 8th Tulsi Lal Memorial National Team club Chess Championship-2025, and 1st National Junior Chess Championship-2025 (Girls). Also played 9 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
1460
Standard
Rpd1487·Blz—
All-time high
1525
−65 pts below
Jan 2026 · age 12
Jan 2026 · age 12
Activity
22
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#199,390
#199,390 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
6 entries2026
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 · −65 from today
Jan 2026
First FIDE rating
1525 · at age 12
Jan 2026
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-65
1525 → 1460
Tournaments
3
31 games
Score
11.5/ 3137.1%
14W3D14L
Top 2 wins
1.[W]vsRohan Maharjan1,631·8th Tulsi Lal Memorial National Team club Chess Championship-2025·R4·+25.9
2.[D]vsSanjay Maharjan1,784·8th Tulsi Lal Memorial National Team club Chess Championship-2025·R5·+12.6
Top 3 losses
3.[L]vsShreeyash Dahal1,543·8th Tulsi Lal Memorial National Team club Chess Championship-2025·R7·-19.0
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5/4 | #23 | 2415 | -65.2 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 2/5 | #94 | 1371 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 4.5/2 | #3 | 1613 | 0.0 |
Rankings
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Nepal
#412
out of 922 players
Asia-Pacific
#43,929
in continent
World
#199,255
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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