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Rai, Niwa
🇳🇵FIDE 12361410· Male· Nepal· Born in 2012
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Niwa Rai, a 14-year-old Nepalese player, is rated 1532 — his current career high. He is rising rapidly, having gained +100 Elo over the past 12 months. 16 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include 2nd National Junior Chess Championship-2026, Himalayan Challengers 2026, and Madan Memorial NeCOS U-15 School Level Nationwide Chess Tournament-2025. Also played 3 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.
At junior level, he reached #25 nationally in U14.
Current rating
1532
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1580
All-time high
1532
at best
Jun 2026 · age 14
Jun 2026 · age 14
Activity
17
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#173,272
#173,272 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
7 entries2026
25th Nepalese U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1532
Jun 2026
Best 12-month gain (+100 Elo)
1432 → 1532
Jun 2026
Crossed 1500
at age 14
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1532
at age 14
Jun 2026
Crossed 1400
at age 14
Mar 2026
Crossed 1200
at age 14
Mar 2026
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Evolution
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Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4.5/4 | #15 | 1583 | 0.0 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4/4 | #18 | 1335 | 0.0 |
Rankings
/
Nepal
#405
out of 947 players
Asia-Pacific
#32,633
in continent
World
#173,238
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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