1st National Junior Chess Championship-2025

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74 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 12 Jun 2025 to 14 Jun 2025 in Budhanilkantha, Kathmandu, Nepal. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1794, and top seed was Purushottam Silwal (🇳🇵 NEP, CM, 2087).

Purushottam Silwal (🇳🇵 NEP, CM, 2087) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Rishon Thapa (8.0) and Abheek Shah (7.0). Silwal shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 6: Kashiv Karki (1546) beat Samyak Shrestha (1707), a +161-point gap.

Location

🇳🇵Budhanilkantha, Kathmandu, Nepal

Dates

12 Jun 2025 → 14 Jun 2025

Time control

Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇳🇵CMPurushottam Silwal2087

Avg top 10

1,794

Participants

Titled players · 1

CM×1

Federations · 1 represented

🇳🇵Nepal×61

Top 3

🥇
CMPurushottam Silwal
🇳🇵NEP·2087
8.0pts·2053perf-2.4
🥈
Rishon Thapa
🇳🇵NEP·1973
8.0pts·2545perf+29.8
🥉
Abheek Shah
🇳🇵NEP·1879
7.0pts·1875perf+2.8

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Tight race until R9; 2 players tied at 8.0/9, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Thapa8Silwal8Gautam7Shah7Pun7Panthee6.5

R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 8.0/9. Silwal takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (49.5).

R7 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Rishon Thapa beat CM Purushottam Silwal (White).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Rishon Thapa 8 wins (R2–R9)CM Purushottam Silwal 6 wins (R1–R6)Yunik Gautam 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R5–R7)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Rishon Thapa	*	1	1	1
2CMPurushottam Silwal	0	*	—	1
3Yunik Gautam	0	—	*	—
4Abheek Shah	0	0	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Silwal, PurushottamCM	2087	NEP	+55N	+30B	+16N	+17B	+15N	+9B	−2N	+5B	+3N	8.0	49.5	52.5	44.50	2053	-2.4
2	Thapa, Rishon	1973	NEP	F	+40N	+35B	+13N	+3B	+11N	+1B	+4N	+10B	8.0	48.5	48.5	48.50	2545	+29.8
3	Shah, Abheek	1879	NEP	+28N	+42B	+6N	+21B	−2N	+44B	+9N	+15B	−1B	7.0	48.5	52.5	36.50	1875	+2.8
4	Gautam, Yunik	0	NEP	+?N	+12B	+44N	−15B	+7N	+17B	+21N	−2B	+25B	7.0	46.0	46.0	32.50	1792	0.0
5	Pun, Khim Bahadur	1631	NEP	+54B	+43N	−9N	+62B	+25N	+12B	+18B	−1N	+29B	7.0	42.5	44.5	30.50	1941	+45.6
6	Panthee, Oscar	1542	NEP	+47B	+48N	−3B	+32N	+45B	=18N	−11B	+24N	+19B	6.5	42.5	46.5	30.75	1638	+16.4
7	Khadka, Dipsan	1751	NEP	+74N	+23B	=24N	−11B	−4B	+58N	+40B	+37N	+16N	6.5	40.5	40.5	24.75	1581	-18.0
8	Shrestha, Samyak	1707	NEP	+57N	+61B	+22N	−9B	=29N	−16B	+38N	+51B	+20N	6.5	38.5	40.5	26.50	1498	-21.2
9	Subedi, Pratik	0	NEP	F	+36N	+5B	+8N	+19B	−1N	−3B	+12B	+13N	6.0	50.5	50.5	35.50	1811	0.0
10	Shrestha, Rohit	1652	NEP	+33N	+34B	−21N	+28B	+31N	−15B	+14N	+45B	−2N	6.0	44.5	48.5	29.50	1069	-19.2
11	Sainju, Agrim	1625	NEP	F	=58N	+38B	+7N	+24B	−2B	+6N	+16B	=15N	6.0	44.5	44.5	32.50	1863	+62.0
12	Belbase, Kushal	1715	NEP	+52B	−4N	+58B	+42N	+36B	−5N	+34B	−9N	+28B	6.0	41.5	44.0	24.00	1551	-16.8
13	Duwal, Swornim	1662	NEP	+72N	+68B	+46N	−2B	+22N	+29B	−15N	+21B	−9B	6.0	40.5	41.5	22.00	1069	-20.0
14	Shahi, Bishesh	0	NEP	−?N	+?B	+?N	−22B	+41B	+?N	−10B	+46N	+36B	6.0	24.0	24.0	12.50	1563	0.0
15	Kafle, Aadyanta	1765	NEP	F	+41N	+20B	+4N	−1B	+10N	+13B	−3N	=11B	5.5	49.5	49.5	31.50	1783	+7.2
16	Karki, Kashiv	1546	NEP	+66B	+26N	−1B	+61N	=34B	+8N	+24B	−11N	−7B	5.5	44.0	46.0	23.25	1562	+0.8
17	Twitwi, Suden	1663	NEP	+37B	+50N	+63B	−1N	+27B	−4N	+39B	−25N	=21B	5.5	43.5	45.5	22.75	1263	-3.2
18	Shah, Satish	1704	NEP	F	−21B	+54N	+30B	+20N	=6B	−5N	+26B	+34N	5.5	42.0	42.0	26.25	1541	-24.8
19	Pandey, Abin	1699	NEP	+62N	+51B	+69N	=29B	−9N	=26B	+28N	=20B	−6N	5.5	38.5	39.5	19.25	1305	-40.4
20	Acharya, Abishek	0	NEP	+49N	+70B	−15N	+47B	−18B	+54N	+43B	=19N	−8B	5.5	38.0	39.0	18.75	1397	-8.8
21	Pandey, Abhinav	0	NEP	+?B	+18N	+10B	−3N	+?B	+?N	−4B	−13N	=17N	5.5	37.0	37.0	14.25	1753	0.0
22	FIDE 12365920	0	—	+?B	+73N	−8B	+14N	−13B	−45N	+54B	+61N	=39B	5.5	32.0	32.0	13.25	885	0.0
23	Jayswal, Aman	0	NEP	+?B	−7N	=26B	+58N	−?B	−37N	+32B	+59N	+35B	5.5	30.5	30.5	17.00	1520	0.0
24	Achyarya, Homnath	0	NEP	+?B	+?N	=7B	+?N	−11N	+?B	−16N	−6B	+51N	5.5	28.0	28.0	6.75	1553	0.0
25	Tiwari, Aavash	0	NEP	+?N	−69B	+59N	F	−5B	+42N	+35B	+17B	−4N	5.0	35.5	35.5	16.50	1631	0.0
26	Shrestha, Subarna	0	NEP	+?N	−16B	=23N	+?B	+35B	=19N	=36B	−18N	=40B	5.0	35.0	35.0	14.25	1585	0.0
27	Adhikari, Prem Bikram	0	NEP	−34N	+33B	+49N	+50B	−17N	+65B	−29N	+68B	−45N	5.0	34.0	35.0	16.00	863	0.0
28	Lama, Siddhartha	0	NEP	−3B	+53N	+?B	−10N	+?B	+?N	−19B	+43N	−12N	5.0	32.0	32.0	7.50	1479	0.0
29	Thapa, Subhandeep	0	NEP	F	+?B	+?N	=19N	=8B	−13N	+27B	+?B	−5N	5.0	30.0	30.0	11.00	1658	0.0
30	FIDE 12365963	0	—	+56B	−1N	+?B	−18N	+64B	−43N	+?B	−39N	+?B	5.0	27.0	27.0	5.00	1096	0.0
31	Shrestha, Soham	0	NEP	+?B	−35N	+41B	+?N	−10B	−40N	+62B	−42N	+61B	5.0	26.5	26.5	8.00	797	0.0
32	Pant, Kaivalya	0	NEP	−44N	+?B	+?N	−6B	−?N	+53B	−23N	+?B	+56N	5.0	22.5	22.5	6.50	784	0.0
33	Panthi, Unique	0	NEP	−10B	−27N	+?N	+?B	−?N	+?B	F	+41N	+42B	5.0	19.0	19.0	8.00	1549	0.0
34	Shahi, Bibek Jung	0	NEP	+27B	−10N	+?B	F	=16N	+51B	−12N	+36N	−18B	4.5	38.0	38.0	15.75	1468	0.0
35	Pant, Hardik	1546	NEP	+65N	+31B	−2N	=51B	−26N	+59B	−25N	+58B	−23N	4.5	37.0	39.0	13.75	1142	-3.2
36	KC Prabir	1474	NEP	+71N	−9B	+50N	+68B	−12N	+57B	=26N	−34B	−14N	4.5	35.5	36.5	11.50	915	-8.0
37	FIDE 12366102	0	—	−17N	+?B	=?N	=39B	=?N	+23B	+?N	−7B	F	4.5	26.5	26.5	7.75	907	0.0
38	Joshi, Bibhav	0	NEP	=59N	+?B	−11N	+?B	−?N	+?B	−8B	+52N	F	4.5	23.0	23.0	4.75	1423	0.0
39	Shakya, Saksham	0	NEP	F	=?N	−?B	=37N	+?B	+?B	−17N	+30B	=22N	4.5	20.5	20.5	10.00	1378	0.0
40	Duwal, Prasoon	0	NEP	+?N	−2B	=43B	F	−51N	+31B	−7N	+60B	=26N	4.0	36.0	36.0	12.00	1062	0.0
41	FIDE 12365971	0	—	+?N	−15B	−31N	+48B	−14N	+71B	+49N	−33B	−47N	4.0	34.5	34.5	9.00	965	0.0
42	Gajurel, Aaditya	0	NEP	F	−3N	+60B	−12B	+71N	−25B	+65N	+31B	−33N	4.0	33.5	33.5	10.50	997	0.0
43	Shrestha, Samriddha	0	NEP	F	−5B	=40N	=?B	+62N	+30B	−20N	−28B	+55N	4.0	31.5	31.5	12.00	741	0.0
44	Neupane, Sajal	1656	NEP	+32B	+67N	−4B	+64N	+52B	−3N	F	F	F	4.0	30.0	30.0	12.00	1079	-8.4
45	Shrestha, Pratyus	0	NEP	+?B	=?N	=?B	F	−6N	+22B	F	−10N	+27B	4.0	28.0	28.0	10.50	1428	0.0
46	Dahal, Madan	0	NEP	+?N	F	−13B	F	+47N	+60B	−?N	−14B	+68N	4.0	24.5	24.5	7.50	877	0.0
47	Prajapati, Merit	0	NEP	−6N	+?B	+?B	−20N	−46B	F	−?N	+?N	+41B	4.0	22.0	22.0	4.00	1528	0.0
48	Subedi, Aayan	0	NEP	+?N	−6B	−64B	−41N	−?N	+?B	+66N	−55B	+72B	4.0	18.5	18.5	3.00	742	0.0
49	Rai, Sumesh	0	NEP	−20B	+?N	−27B	−?N	+73N	F	−41B	+57N	+?B	4.0	18.5	18.5	3.00	773	0.0
50	Rai, Anmol	0	NEP	+?N	−17B	−36B	−27N	+?B	+?N	F	+?B	−?N	4.0	15.0	15.0	0.00	1375	0.0
51	Poudel, Sulav	0	NEP	+?B	−19N	+?B	=35N	+40B	−34N	F	−8N	−24B	3.5	30.5	30.5	6.25	1638	0.0
52	Mainali, Dipan	0	NEP	−12N	+?B	+70N	+?B	−44N	−?B	=60N	−38B	F	3.5	18.0	18.0	2.25	1461	0.0
53	FIDE 12366200	0	—	−63B	−28B	−?N	+?B	+?N	−32N	F	=?B	+?N	3.5	12.0	12.0	0.00	1571	0.0
54	FIDE 12366145	0	—	−5N	+?B	−18B	+?N	F	−20B	−22N	=?B	=?N	3.0	24.5	24.5	0.00	795	0.0
55	FIDE 12366056	0	—	−1B	−?N	+56B	−?N	F	−68N	+64B	+48N	−43B	3.0	23.0	23.0	9.00	1287	0.0
56	FIDE 12366250	0	—	−30N	−57B	−55N	+?B	+?N	−61B	F	+62N	−32B	3.0	20.0	20.0	2.00	1466	0.0
57	Mijar, Binayak	0	NEP	−8B	+56N	+?B	−?N	+?B	−36N	F	−49B	F	3.0	19.0	19.0	3.00	810	0.0
58	Shrestha, Sarthak Narayan	0	NEP	F	=11B	−12N	−23B	+?N	−7B	+?N	−35N	−59B	2.5	31.0	31.0	3.00	1335	0.0
59	FIDE 12366323	0	—	=38B	−?N	−25B	F	F	−35N	+?N	−23B	+58N	2.5	23.5	23.5	4.75	817	0.0
60	Shrestha, Shakti	0	NEP	+?N	−?B	−42N	F	+61B	−46N	=52B	−40N	−?B	2.5	17.5	17.5	3.75	763	0.0
61	FIDE 12366099	0	—	F	−8N	+73B	−16B	−60N	+56N	F	−22B	−31N	2.0	28.0	28.0	3.00	825	0.0
62	Ojha, Sunav	0	NEP	−19B	+?N	+?B	−5N	−43B	F	−31N	−56B	−?N	2.0	24.5	24.5	0.00	863	0.0
63	Baruwal, Sandesh	0	NEP	+53N	+?B	−17N	F	F	F	F	F	F	2.0	19.5	19.5	3.50	863	0.0
64	Sah, Ansh	0	NEP	−?B	F	+48N	−44B	−30N	−?B	−55N	+66B	−?N	2.0	18.0	18.0	6.00	847	0.0
65	Pradhan, Shubhanga	0	NEP	−35B	−?N	+?N	+73B	F	−27N	−42B	−?N	F	2.0	15.5	15.5	0.00	742	0.0
66	FIDE 12358576	0	—	−16N	−?B	+?N	F	−?B	−?N	−48B	−64N	+?B	2.0	12.5	12.5	0.00	742	0.0
67	Sapkota, Nishant	0	NEP	+?N	−44B	=?N	F	F	F	F	F	F	1.5	10.5	10.5	0.00	847	0.0
68	Shah, Shivam Kumar	0	NEP	F	−13N	−?B	−36N	F	+55B	F	−27N	−46B	1.0	31.0	31.0	3.00	768	0.0
69	Baruwal, Sandip	0	NEP	F	+25N	−19B	F	F	F	F	F	F	1.0	21.5	21.5	5.00	898	0.0
70	FIDE 12366315	0	—	+?B	−20N	−52B	F	F	F	F	F	F	1.0	14.0	14.0	0.00	654	0.0
71	Rai, Abhiyan	0	NEP	−36B	−?N	+?N	F	−42B	−41N	−?B	F	F	1.0	12.5	12.5	0.00	673	0.0
72	FIDE 12366110	0	—	−13B	−?N	−?B	−?B	+?N	F	−?N	−?B	−48N	1.0	10.0	10.0	0.00	753	0.0
73	Thapa, Suraj	0	NEP	F	−22B	−61N	−65N	−49B	−?N	F	F	F	0.0	16.5	16.5	0.00	751	0.0
74	Maharjan, Leon	0	NEP	−7B	F	−?N	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	6.5	6.5	0.00	951	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Sainju, AgrimNEP
+62.0
6.0 pts · #6
2Pun, Khim BahadurNEP
+45.6
7.0 pts · #14
3Thapa, RishonNEP
+29.8
8.0 pts · #1

Top rating losers

1Pandey, AbinNEP
-40.4
5.5 pts · #36
2Shah, SatishNEP
-24.8
5.5 pts · #16
3Shrestha, SamyakNEP
-21.2
6.5 pts · #29

Biggest upsets

R6+161 Elo gap
Karki, Kashiv1546 beat Shrestha, Samyak1707
R9+157 Elo gap
Panthee, Oscar1542 beat Pandey, Abin1699
R4+126 Elo gap
Sainju, Agrim1625 beat Khadka, Dipsan1751