Nepalgunj Mayor Cup 2nd FIDE Rating Chess Tournament-2025(Banke Districtwise Open)
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61 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 16 May 2025 to 18 May 2025 in Bheri Techinical School, Banke, Nepal. Top 10 Elo average was 1687, and top seed was Tirth Bahadur B.K (🇳🇵 NEP, 1869).
Krishant Ghimire (🇳🇵 NEP, 1751) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Ayush Demanraura (6.0) and Aarush Nag (6.0). Ghimire took the lead from round 6, winning on tie-break.
Location
🇳🇵Bheri Techinical School, Banke, Nepal
Dates
16 May 2025 → 18 May 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Avg top 10
1,687
Participants
61
Federations · 1 represented
🇳🇵Nepal×38
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTight race until R6; 4 players tied at 6.0/7, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 4 at the finish.
Co-leaders
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R6 · LEADER CHANGE17 May
Krishant Ghimire takes the sole lead (5.5/6).
R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
4 players finish on 6.0/7. Ghimire takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (31.0).
R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Krishant Ghimire beat Ayush Demanraura (White).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Krishant Ghimire | * | 1 | — | — |
| 2Ayush Demanraura | 0 | * | — | 1 |
| 3Aarush Nag | — | — | * | — |
| 4Madan Oli | — | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ghimire, Krishant | 1751 | NEP | +25N | +17B | +22N | =6B | +10N | +2B | =5N | 6.0 | 31.0 | 35.0 | 29.50 | 1870 | +20.0 |
| 2 | Demanraura, Ayush | 1666 | NEP | +30N | +54B | +37N | +4B | +5B | −1N | +8B | 6.0 | 29.5 | 31.5 | 25.50 | 1917 | +52.4 |
| 3 | Nag, Aarush | 1670 | NEP | +24B | +26N | +20B | =18N | +6B | =8N | +11B | 6.0 | 28.5 | 32.5 | 27.75 | 1842 | +29.2 |
| 4 | Oli, Madan | 1675 | NEP | +59B | +57N | +14B | −2N | +49B | +21B | +7N | 6.0 | 23.0 | 24.0 | 18.00 | 1684 | +0.8 |
| 5 | Shah, Anup Jung | 1742 | NEP | +42N | +38B | +21N | +7B | −2N | +23B | =1B | 5.5 | 28.0 | 31.0 | 22.00 | 1758 | +2.0 |
| 6 | Satyal, Suprime | 1625 | NEP | +58B | +28N | +53B | =1N | −3N | +33B | +19B | 5.5 | 26.0 | 27.0 | 18.00 | 1548 | -7.6 |
| 7 | Sekh, Mohamad Shahil | 0 | NEP | +13B | +11N | +15B | −5N | +14B | +18N | −4B | 5.0 | 31.5 | 36.0 | 24.50 | 1674 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Giri, Isha | 1691 | NEP | +31N | +35B | =10N | +12N | +18B | =3B | −2N | 5.0 | 30.5 | 34.0 | 22.50 | 1640 | -11.2 |
| 9 | Neupane, Manab | 1714 | NEP | +36B | −12N | +16B | +17N | +13B | −11N | +38B | 5.0 | 28.5 | 31.5 | 21.50 | 824 | -20.4 |
| 10 | Yogi, Himal Nath | 1537 | NEP | +51B | +34N | =8B | +19N | −1B | =12N | +24B | 5.0 | 28.0 | 30.0 | 19.00 | 1545 | +0.8 |
| 11 | Pun, Khim Bahadur | 1624 | NEP | +46N | −7B | +29N | +42B | +20N | +9B | −3N | 5.0 | 27.5 | 30.5 | 19.50 | 1666 | +4.4 |
| 12 | Subham, Chand | 0 | NEP | +?N | +9B | +23N | −8B | =22N | =10B | +21N | 5.0 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 17.50 | 1646 | 0.0 |
| 13 | FIDE 12356000 | 0 | — | −7N | +27B | +58N | +32B | −9N | +29B | +23N | 5.0 | 26.0 | 27.0 | 17.00 | 1644 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Shah , Subash | 1465 | NEP | +44N | +52B | −4N | +31B | −7N | +30B | +43N | 5.0 | 25.0 | 27.0 | 16.00 | 875 | -9.2 |
| 15 | Bogati, Arnab | 1637 | NEP | +29N | +61B | −7N | +25B | −21N | +35B | +39N | 5.0 | 23.5 | 24.5 | 15.50 | 744 | -24.8 |
| 16 | Shahi, Bishnu | 0 | NEP | =55N | +40B | −9N | =?B | +42N | +47B | +22N | 5.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 13.25 | 1604 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Chand, Sushant | 0 | NEP | +?B | −1N | +50B | −9B | +?N | +?N | +?B | 5.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 2.00 | 1554 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Rokaya, Salik | 1656 | NEP | +45N | +41B | +49N | =3B | −8N | −7B | +33N | 4.5 | 25.5 | 27.5 | 14.50 | 1503 | -15.6 |
| 19 | Gaire, Samyak | 0 | NEP | =40N | +?B | +55N | −10B | +47N | +49B | −6N | 4.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 7.50 | 1473 | 0.0 |
| 20 | FIDE 12334626 | 0 | — | +?N | +?B | −3N | +?B | −11B | =34N | +26B | 4.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 5.75 | 862 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Shah, Shristi | 1550 | NEP | +27N | +47B | −5B | +28N | +15B | −4N | −12B | 4.0 | 29.5 | 32.0 | 15.50 | 1560 | +2.4 |
| 22 | Kandel, Tekraj | 1580 | NEP | +43B | +32N | −1B | +26N | =12B | =24N | −16B | 4.0 | 28.0 | 31.0 | 15.50 | 983 | -9.2 |
| 23 | Magar, Rijan Thapa | 1665 | NEP | +48B | +60N | −12B | +38N | +39B | −5N | −13B | 4.0 | 24.0 | 25.0 | 9.50 | 947 | -14.8 |
| 24 | Karki, Suman | 0 | NEP | −3N | +?B | =?N | +40B | +37N | =22B | −10N | 4.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 8.00 | 1331 | 0.0 |
| 25 | FIDE 12363944 | 0 | — | −1B | +?N | +51B | −15N | +27B | −?N | +34B | 4.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 9.50 | 879 | 0.0 |
| 26 | FIDE 12345440 | 0 | — | +?N | −3B | +61N | −22B | +?N | +41B | −20N | 4.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 4.00 | 837 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Rawal, Athit | 0 | NEP | −21B | −13N | +?N | +?B | −25N | +37B | +49N | 4.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 5.00 | 1588 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Giri, Hark | 0 | NEP | +?N | −6B | +52N | −21B | +?N | −39B | +41N | 4.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 5.00 | 1515 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Neupane, Akshat | 0 | NEP | −15B | +?N | −11B | +56N | +?B | −13N | +?B | 4.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 1.00 | 1501 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Kc, Suprim | 0 | NEP | −2B | −?N | +?B | +51N | +?B | −14N | +?B | 4.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 2.00 | 1468 | 0.0 |
| 31 | FIDE 12363979 | 0 | — | −8B | +?N | +?B | −14N | −?B | +56N | +?B | 4.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 1.00 | 779 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Magar, Dhiraj Gharti | 0 | NEP | +?N | −22B | +?B | −13N | −?B | +?N | +?B | 4.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 1637 | 0.0 |
| 33 | FIDE 12343242 | 0 | — | −47N | +44B | +46N | =41B | +35B | −6N | −18B | 3.5 | 22.5 | 25.0 | 11.00 | 841 | 0.0 |
| 34 | FIDE 12364053 | 0 | — | +?N | −10B | −39N | +?B | +60N | =20B | −25N | 3.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 3.25 | 1581 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Jaisawal, Gaurav | 0 | NEP | +?B | −8N | +?B | +37B | −33N | −15N | =?B | 3.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 3.00 | 1532 | 0.0 |
| 36 | FIDE 12363960 | 0 | — | −9N | +?B | −?N | −52B | =50N | +40B | +47N | 3.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 6.50 | 832 | 0.0 |
| 37 | FIDE 12363871 | 0 | — | +?B | +50N | −2B | −35N | −24B | −27N | +52B | 3.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 4.00 | 868 | 0.0 |
| 38 | FIDE 12363936 | 0 | — | +?B | −5N | +43B | −23B | F | +?N | −9N | 3.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 3.00 | 878 | 0.0 |
| 39 | Bista, Shreesa | 0 | NEP | +?B | −53N | +34B | F | −23N | +28N | −15B | 3.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 7.50 | 845 | 0.0 |
| 40 | FIDE 12364177 | 0 | — | =19B | −16N | +?B | −24N | =?B | −36N | +56B | 3.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 3.25 | 1644 | 0.0 |
| 41 | Patahar, Aadarsh | 0 | NEP | +?B | −18N | +57B | =33N | =?B | −26N | −28B | 3.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 2.75 | 1619 | 0.0 |
| 42 | Giri, Pawan Sagar | 0 | NEP | −5B | +?N | +56B | −11N | −16B | +?N | −?B | 3.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 1.00 | 886 | 0.0 |
| 43 | Rawal, Arpan | 0 | NEP | −22N | +?B | −38N | F | +?B | +?N | −14B | 3.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 0.00 | 1437 | 0.0 |
| 44 | Rokaya, Bihani | 0 | NEP | −14B | −33N | −?B | +59N | −48B | +?N | +?B | 3.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 1.00 | 744 | 0.0 |
| 45 | FIDE 12364029 | 0 | — | −18B | −?N | −?B | +?N | +51B | =?N | =50B | 3.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 3.00 | 851 | 0.0 |
| 46 | Oli, Bharun | 0 | NEP | −11B | +?N | −33B | −?N | =?N | +?B | =?N | 3.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 1603 | 0.0 |
| 47 | Shah, Ganesh | 0 | NEP | +33B | −21N | +60B | =?N | −19B | −16N | −36B | 2.5 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 4.50 | 744 | 0.0 |
| 48 | Khadka, Ayusha | 0 | NEP | −23N | +?B | −?N | −?B | +44N | −?B | =?N | 2.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 3.00 | 1640 | 0.0 |
| 49 | FIDE 12363880 | 0 | — | +?B | +56N | −18B | F | −4N | −19N | −27B | 2.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 1.00 | 866 | 0.0 |
| 50 | FIDE 12364070 | 0 | — | F | −37B | −17N | −?N | =36B | +55B | =45N | 2.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 4.75 | 821 | 0.0 |
| 51 | Rawal, Saugat | 0 | NEP | −10N | +?B | −25N | −30B | −45N | −?B | +?N | 2.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 0.00 | 737 | 0.0 |
| 52 | FIDE 12364134 | 0 | — | +?B | −14N | −28B | +36N | −?B | −?N | −37N | 2.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 3.50 | 777 | 0.0 |
| 53 | FIDE 366101655 | 0 | — | +?N | +39B | −6N | F | F | F | F | 2.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 3.00 | 825 | 0.0 |
| 54 | FIDE 12364061 | 0 | — | +?B | −2N | −?B | −?N | =?N | −?B | =59N | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.50 | 1645 | 0.0 |
| 55 | FIDE 12363898 | 0 | — | =16B | +?N | −19B | −?N | −?B | −50N | −?N | 1.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 2.50 | 845 | 0.0 |
| 56 | FIDE 12364088 | 0 | — | +?N | −49B | −42N | −29B | F | −31B | −40N | 1.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 0.00 | 1521 | 0.0 |
| 57 | FIDE 12363928 | 0 | — | +?N | −4B | −41N | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.00 | 875 | 0.0 |
| 58 | FIDE 12364045 | 0 | — | −6N | +?B | −13B | −?N | F | F | F | 1.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 0.00 | 1563 | 0.0 |
| 59 | FIDE 12363987 | 0 | — | −4N | −?B | −?N | −44B | =?N | F | =54B | 1.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 1.00 | 875 | 0.0 |
| 60 | FIDE 12353493 | 0 | — | F | −23B | −47N | F | −34B | =?N | =?B | 1.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 0.00 | 855 | 0.0 |
| 61 | Raya, Rabindra Bir | 0 | NEP | +?B | −15N | −26B | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 1576 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Demanraura, AyushNEP+52.46.0 pts · #4
- 2Nag, AarushNEP+29.26.0 pts · #5
- 3Ghimire, KrishantNEP+20.06.0 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Bogati, ArnabNEP-24.85.0 pts · #44
- 2Neupane, ManabNEP-20.45.0 pts · #43
- 3Rokaya, SalikNEP-15.64.5 pts · #34