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Khanal, Nayan
🇳🇵FIDE 12366846· Male· Nepal· Born in 2010
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Nayan Khanal, a 16-year-old Nepalese player, is rated 1606 — just 1 short of his peak of 1607 (Feb 2026, age 16). He is on a steady climb with +61 Elo over the past 12 months. 12 rated games in the past year. Recent appearances: First Phakphokthum Open Nationwide Rating Chess Tournament-2082 and Martyr Ratna Kumar Bantawa 4th Nationwide Rating Chess Tournament-2081. Also played 2 rapid events (including Fulmati Songmi Memorial Province Rapid Chess Tournament-2082) recently.
At junior level, he reached #25 nationally in U16.
Current rating
1606
Standard
Rpd1542·Blz—
All-time high
1607
−1 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 16
Feb 2026 · age 16
Activity
14
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#144,100
#144,100 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
7 entries2026
Best 12-month gain (+62 Elo)
1545 → 1607
Feb 2026
All-time peak 1607
at age 16 · −1 from today
Feb 2026
25th Nepalese U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1606
Jan 2026
2025
Crossed 1600
at age 15
Nov 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 15
Aug 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 15
Aug 2025
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Best result
First Phakphokthum Open Nationwide Rating Chess Tournament-2082perf 1937 (+331) · 5.5/7 · #20
Top opponent
Evolution
+61
1545 → 1606
Tournaments
2
17 games
Score
9/ 1752.9%
8W2D7L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsBikram Jit Limbu1,745·First Phakphokthum Open Nationwide Rating Chess Tournament-2082·R9·+27.6
2.[W]vsTara Nidhi Ghimire1,705·First Phakphokthum Open Nationwide Rating Chess Tournament-2082·R1·+25.5
3.[W]vsPawan Rai1,561·Martyr Ratna Kumar Bantawa 4th Nationwide Rating Chess Tournament-2081·R8·+20.9
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsKashiv Karki1,546·Martyr Ratna Kumar Bantawa 4th Nationwide Rating Chess Tournament-2081·R5·-19.9
2.[L]vsNetra Chhanayl1,604·Martyr Ratna Kumar Bantawa 4th Nationwide Rating Chess Tournament-2081·R2·-16.6
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5.5/7 | #20 | 1937 | +60.8 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3.5/5 | #86 | 1437 | 0.0 |
Rankings
/
Nepal
#283
out of 922 players
Asia-Pacific
#23,107
in continent
World
#144,088
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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