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Tandukar, Nabin

CM🇳🇵

FIDEFIDE 5021189· Male· Nepal· Born in 1960

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Nabin Tandukar, a 66-year-old Nepalese Candidate Master, is rated 1866. He has held steady between 1850 and 1900 for 11 months. 36 rated games in the past year (≈31/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 8th Tulsi Lal Memorial National Team club Chess Championship-2025, Martyr Ratna Kumar Bantawa 4th Nationwide Rating Chess Tournament-2081, and Mangladevi Singh Memorial 2nd Open FIDE rating Chess Tournament-2082. Also played 11 rapid (including 64th Happy Birthday of Badri Lal Nepali FIDE Rapid Rating Chess Tournament-2082) and 5 blitz events (including Himalayan 100x2: Rajendra KC Memorial Blitz Tournament-2025) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 78 months (2003–2009) and 14 months (2015–2016). His peak of 2133 was reached at age 43 (Apr 2003, Nepalese #2 at the time); he spent 24 months in Nepalese top 10.

Competes for Nepal since Oct 2003. Previously known as Tandukar Naveen (until Jan 2009). Awarded CM in 2017 (age 57).

Current rating

1866

Standard

Rpd1954·Blz1952

All-time high

2133

−267 pts below
Apr 2003 · age 43

Activity

43

games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo

28 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#56,931

#56,931 · players worldwide · of 218,279
24 months in National top 10 (2003–2013)

Career timeline

23 entries
2026
2nd Nepalese 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1873
May 2026
2025
3rd Nepalese 60-65 player
at age 65 · rated 1920
Feb 2025
Best 12-month gain (+141 Elo)
1779 → 1920
Feb 2025
2020
500 career games
at age 60
Apr 2020
2017
CM title awardedCM
at age 57
May 2017
1st Nepalese 55-60 player
at age 57 · rated 1979
Mar 2017

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Best result
6th Dolakha Open International Chess Tournament-2026
perf 2420 (+554) · 6/6 · #20
Top opponent
vs Rupesh JaiswalFM 2,060
8th Tulsi Lal Memorial National Team club Chess Championship-2025 · Dec 2025 · +4.9 Elo
Evolution
+17
1849 → 1866
Tournaments
3
25 games
Score
16.5/ 2566.0%
13W7D5L

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
6th Dolakha Open International Chess Tournament-2026
Open Swiss
May 20266/6#202420-6.8
8th Tulsi Lal Memorial National Team club Chess Championship-2025
Team
Dec 20254.5/7#141924+12.4
Martyr Ratna Kumar Bantawa 4th Nationwide Rating Chess Tournament-2081
Open Swiss
Jul 20256/8#231935+1.4

Most-Played Opponents

vsBadrilal Nepali
🇳🇵NEP·1969
+7 −20 =6
33 games·last met May 2026
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vsKshitiz BhandariFM
🇳🇵NEP·2119
+2 −20 =7
29 games·last met May 2026
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vsManish HamalFM
🇳🇵NEP·1978
+5 −13 =4
22 games·last met Apr 2021
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vsRupesh JaiswalFM
🇳🇵NEP·2067
+5 −11 =3
19 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsRajan Puri
🇳🇵NEP·1916
+3 −8 =8
19 games·last met Jul 2025
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Rankings

/
Nepal
#44
out of 947 players
Asia-Pacific
#6,746
in continent
World
#56,930
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Nepal
1
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2,248
2
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2,119
3
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2,067
4
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2,061
5
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2,034
6
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2,019
7
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2,007
8
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2,005
9
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2,002
10
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1,992
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Asia-Pacific
1
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2,777
1
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2,777
3
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2,761
4
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2,753
5
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2,739
6
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2,738
7
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2,735
8
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2,733
9
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2,732
10
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2,731
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6746🇳🇵Tandukar, Nabin1,866
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
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2,753
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56930🇳🇵Tandukar, Nabin1,866