Mangladevi Singh Memorial 2nd Open FIDE rating Chess Tournament-2082

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76 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 18 Jun 2025 to 21 Jun 2025 in Kathmandu, Annapurna Purna Secondary School Jyatha, Nepal. 4 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1978, and top seed was Kshitiz Bhandari (🇳🇵 NEP, FM, 2089).

Purushottam Silwal (🇳🇵 NEP, CM, 2087) won with 8.5/9, ahead of Kshitiz Bhandari (8.0) and Prakash Chandra Nepal (7.0). Silwal won solo starting round 5.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Raj Kumar Rai (1533) beat Rajan Subedi (2059), a +526-point gap.

Location

🇳🇵Kathmandu, Annapurna Purna Secondary School Jyatha, Nepal

Dates

18 Jun 2025 → 21 Jun 2025

Time control

Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇳🇵FMKshitiz Bhandari2089

Avg top 10

1,978

Participants

Titled players · 4

FM×1

CM×3

Federations · 1 represented

🇳🇵Nepal×70

Top 3

🥇
CMPurushottam Silwal
🇳🇵NEP·2087
8.5pts·2310perf+43.2
🥈
FMKshitiz Bhandari
🇳🇵NEP·2089
8.0pts·2232perf+26.8
🥉
Prakash Chandra Nepal
🇳🇵NEP·1950
7.0pts·2056perf+25.8

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

CM Purushottam Silwal led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.

Co-leaders

Silwal8.5Bhandari8Rai7Nepal7Maharjan7Neupane6.5

R5–R9 · LEAD HELD

CM Purushottam Silwal held the sole lead from R5 through R9 without losing it.

R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

CM Purushottam Silwal drew with FM Kshitiz Bhandari (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

CM Purushottam Silwal 5+3 wins (R1–R5, R7–R9)FM Kshitiz Bhandari 4+3 wins (R1–R4, R7–R9)Dhiren Rai 3+4 wins (R1–R3, R5–R8)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1CMPurushottam Silwal	*	½	1	1
2FMKshitiz Bhandari	½	*	1	½
3Dhiren Rai	0	0	*	—
4Prakash Chandra Nepal	0	½	—	*

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	+30B	+51N	+28B	+6N	+9B	=2N	+7B	+3N	+5B	8.5	50.0	53.0	49.00	2310	+43.2
2	Bhandari, KshitizFM	2089	NEP	+49N	+37B	+48N	+5B	=3N	=1B	+35N	+11B	+13N	8.0	46.0	49.5	41.75	2232	+26.8
3	Nepal, Prakash Chandra	1950	NEP	+26B	+21N	+16B	+7N	=2B	=4N	+28B	−1B	+9N	7.0	51.5	56.0	40.00	2056	+25.8
4	Maharjan, Suroj	1883	NEP	=15N	+40B	+18N	+14B	+8N	=3B	−5N	+10B	+20N	7.0	49.5	53.5	40.00	2089	+40.2
5	Rai, Dhiren	1928	NEP	+44B	+43N	+20B	−2N	+21B	+9N	+4B	+16N	−1N	7.0	49.5	53.5	37.00	2022	+23.6
6	Neupane, Shailendra	1939	NEP	+69N	+39B	+29N	−1B	=13B	+17N	=14B	+12N	=7B	6.5	47.0	49.0	31.25	1936	+7.2
7	Shrestha, Janardan	1895	NEP	+34N	+32B	+22N	−3B	+38N	+11B	−1N	+35B	=6N	6.5	46.0	50.0	31.25	1985	+21.6
8	Shrestha, Kamal	1890	NEP	+74B	+64N	+52B	=13N	−4B	+12N	−16B	+28N	+17B	6.5	40.0	41.0	25.50	1895	+2.2
9	Tandukar, NabinCM	1849	NEP	+55B	+36N	+25N	+10B	−1N	−5B	+50B	+14N	−3B	6.0	46.5	49.5	27.00	1903	+11.4
10	Thapa, Rishon	1973	NEP	+46B	+45N	=14B	−9N	=18B	+39N	+37B	−4N	+16B	6.0	42.0	46.0	27.25	1858	-20.3
11	Subedi, Rajan	2059	NEP	−22N	+56B	+19B	+43N	+37B	−7N	+21B	−2N	+38B	6.0	42.0	45.0	25.50	1848	-33.0
12	Sharma, Bhagawati PrasadCM	1836	NEP	+57N	−22B	+34N	+23B	+36N	−8B	+33N	−6B	+26N	6.0	41.0	44.0	26.00	1687	-21.0
13	Phunyal, Aashish	1965	NEP	+68N	+50B	+38N	=8B	=6N	−35B	+23N	+36B	−2B	6.0	41.0	43.0	24.50	1897	-9.6
14	Shrestha, Sandesh	1766	NEP	+53N	+67B	=10N	−4N	+19B	+61B	=6N	−9B	+36N	6.0	40.5	42.5	23.25	1812	+7.0
15	Awale, Purna Narayan	0	NEP	=4B	+17N	=41B	−37N	+45B	−50N	+39B	+21N	+27N	6.0	38.5	41.5	29.00	1736	0.0
16	Subedi, Sushil	1750	NEP	+73N	+54B	−3N	+29B	=61N	+22B	+8N	−5B	−10N	5.5	41.5	42.5	21.25	1817	+10.2
17	Shrestha, Manoj Kumar	0	NEP	+23N	−15B	+49N	+51B	=48N	−6B	+32N	+22B	−8N	5.5	40.5	43.5	22.75	1767	0.0
18	Shrestha, Ashok Mohan	1760	NEP	+65B	=19N	−4B	+30N	=10N	−23B	+61N	=29B	+33N	5.5	39.5	41.5	21.50	1657	-17.4
19	Maharjan, Kumar	1610	NEP	+60N	=18B	−11N	+40B	−14N	−24B	+31B	+52N	+48N	5.5	37.5	40.5	20.75	1835	+69.6
20	Thapa, Binay	1742	NEP	+71N	+62B	−5N	−36B	=64N	+25B	+30N	+48B	−4B	5.5	36.0	37.0	17.75	1661	-28.4
21	Neupane, Sajal	1656	NEP	+24N	−3B	+54N	+25B	−5N	+49B	−11N	−15B	+46N	5.0	43.5	46.5	20.50	1741	+16.4
22	Rai, Raj Kumar	1533	NEP	+11B	+12N	−7B	+52N	=28B	−16N	+42B	−17N	=24B	5.0	43.0	46.0	23.75	1905	+129.6
23	Dhimal, Shanti	1650	NEP	−17B	+65N	+66B	−12N	+31B	+18N	−13B	−37N	+42B	5.0	37.5	39.5	18.00	1720	+7.8
24	Shahi, Bishesh	0	NEP	−21B	+44N	=30B	−42N	+46B	+19N	−48N	+32B	=22N	5.0	36.5	40.0	22.75	1617	0.0
25	Tiwari, Aavash	0	NEP	F	+42N	−9B	−21N	+41B	−20N	+43B	+50N	+29B	5.0	36.0	36.0	19.50	1727	0.0
26	Thapa, Abhay Singh	1491	NEP	−3N	+72B	−35B	−31N	+54N	+63B	+52B	+45N	−12B	5.0	34.0	35.0	13.50	1721	+49.2
27	Maharjan, Rajendra	1734	NEP	−31B	−41N	+73B	+65N	+44B	+43N	−36B	+47N	−15B	5.0	32.5	33.5	15.00	1584	-30.4
28	Sambahamphe, Mahendra Kumar	1772	NEP	+56N	+61B	−1N	+32B	=22N	+48B	−3N	−8B	F	4.5	40.5	40.5	16.00	1746	-6.2
29	Sigdel, Krishna Prasad	1625	NEP	+33B	+35N	−6B	−16N	+47B	−37N	+55B	=18N	−25N	4.5	39.0	42.0	18.25	1647	+1.6
30	Pant, Hardik	1546	NEP	−1N	+71B	=24N	−18B	+40N	F	−20B	+61N	+45B	4.5	37.0	38.0	14.00	1690	+33.6
31	Kharel, Sameer	0	NEP	+27N	−48B	−39N	+26B	−23N	+57B	−19N	=34B	+62N	4.5	35.5	38.0	17.75	1517	0.0
32	Bohara, Ajab	1642	NEP	+58B	−7N	+70B	−28N	+66B	=42N	−17B	−24N	+47B	4.5	34.5	36.5	13.00	1518	-16.8
33	Shrestha, Pratyus	0	NEP	−29N	+57B	+68N	−50B	+53N	+51B	−12B	=42N	−18B	4.5	32.0	34.0	13.00	1581	0.0
34	Acharya, Agrata	0	NEP	−7B	+58N	−12B	−66N	+59B	+65N	−41B	=31N	+61B	4.5	31.5	33.5	12.75	986	0.0
35	Pradhan, Rahul Chau	1837	NEP	F	−29B	+26N	+39B	+50N	+13N	−2B	−7N	−37B	4.0	41.0	41.0	18.00	1758	-15.4
36	Shrestha, Riya	1618	NEP	F	−9B	+63N	+20N	−12B	+38B	+27N	−13N	−14B	4.0	41.0	41.0	17.00	1750	+44.4
37	Khadka, Prem	1695	NEP	F	−2N	F	+15B	−11N	+29B	−10N	+23B	+35N	4.0	40.5	40.5	19.50	1873	+47.2
38	Shrestha, Samyak	1707	NEP	+47B	+66N	−13B	+64N	−7B	−36N	+44B	F	−11N	4.0	37.0	39.0	12.50	1642	-24.4
39	Joshi, Janak Raj	1651	NEP	F	−6N	+31B	−35N	+63B	−10B	−15N	+55N	+40B	4.0	36.5	36.5	14.00	1667	+0.2
40	Shrestha, Padam Krishna	0	NEP	=41B	−4N	+76B	−19N	−30B	=46N	+54N	+53B	−39N	4.0	35.0	35.0	10.00	1499	-73.6
41	Pun, Khim Bahadur	1631	NEP	=40N	+27B	=15N	−48B	−25N	+62B	+34N	F	F	4.0	34.5	34.5	17.00	1714	+7.0
42	Joshi, Sindira	1704	NEP	+72N	−25B	−61N	+24B	+68N	=32B	−22N	=33B	−23N	4.0	33.5	34.5	12.50	1501	-22.8
43	Karnajeet, Roshan	1645	NEP	F	−5B	+62N	−11B	+67N	−27B	−25N	+59B	+51N	4.0	33.5	33.5	10.50	1653	-3.2
44	Aryal, Arnav	1449	NEP	−5N	−24B	+72N	+54B	−27N	+60B	−38N	=62B	=49N	4.0	33.0	34.0	10.00	1402	-8.4
45	Kapali, Binita	1671	NEP	+70N	−10B	+53N	−61B	−15N	+67B	+49N	−26B	−30N	4.0	32.5	34.5	10.50	1460	-23.2
46	Pradhan, Mohan Singh	1530	NEP	−10N	−63B	+71N	=53B	−24N	=40B	+66N	+67B	−21B	4.0	29.5	30.5	8.50	1483	-4.0
47	Pandey, Abhinav	0	NEP	−38N	−68B	+69N	+56B	−29N	+53B	+51N	−27B	−32N	4.0	29.0	31.0	11.00	1469	-128.4
48	Belbase, Kushal	1715	NEP	F	+31N	−2B	+41N	=17B	−28N	+24B	−20N	−19B	3.5	42.5	42.5	16.25	1528	-49.6
49	Baskota, Pratima	1604	NEP	−2B	+73N	−17B	+62N	+52B	−21N	−45B	−58N	=44B	3.5	35.0	36.0	8.50	1551	-19.6
50	Shrestha, Rohit	1652	NEP	F	−13N	+55B	+33N	−35B	+15B	−9N	−25B	−58N	3.0	37.5	37.5	13.50	1083	-26.0
51	Maharjan, Ram Krishna	1677	NEP	F	−1B	+67N	−17N	+55B	−33N	−47B	+56N	−43B	3.0	34.5	34.5	8.00	1061	-24.8
52	Singh, Suraj	1726	NEP	+63N	+59B	−8N	−22B	−49N	+56B	−26N	−19B	F	3.0	34.0	36.0	8.50	826	-62.8
53	Dahal, Madan	0	NEP	−14B	+76N	−45B	=46N	−33B	−47N	+72B	−40N	=63B	3.0	30.0	30.0	4.25	1535	0.0
54	Gautam, Biyanka	0	NEP	+76B	−16N	−21B	−44N	−26B	+71N	−40B	F	+57N	3.0	29.5	29.5	4.00	1358	0.0
55	FIDE 12368369	0	—	−9N	+60B	−50N	+70B	−51N	+66B	−29N	−39B	−59N	3.0	28.5	30.5	7.00	891	0.0
56	Chaulagain, Prajwol	0	NEP	−28B	−11N	+75B	−47N	+58B	−52N	+63N	−51B	F	3.0	28.0	28.0	5.50	1009	0.0
57	FIDE 12368385	0	—	−12B	−33N	−58B	+75N	+71B	−31N	−59B	+60N	−54B	3.0	28.0	28.0	4.00	1036	0.0
58	Shrestha, Ojashwi	0	NEP	−32N	−34B	+57N	−67B	−56N	F	F	+49B	+50B	3.0	25.5	26.5	9.50	1654	0.0
59	Karmacharya, Shrayash	0	NEP	F	−52N	−64B	−68B	−34N	+69B	+57N	−43N	+55B	3.0	24.0	24.0	8.00	1360	0.0
60	FIDE 12368440	0	—	−19B	−55N	−65B	+73N	+72B	−44N	−62N	−57B	+75N	3.0	22.0	22.0	2.00	728	0.0
61	Baral, Hari Prasad	0	NEP	F	−28N	+42B	+45N	=16B	−14N	−18B	−30B	−34N	2.5	38.5	38.5	10.75	1608	0.0
62	Ghising, Kushum	0	NEP	F	−20N	−43B	−49B	+69N	−41N	+60B	=44N	−31B	2.5	30.5	30.5	7.00	1399	0.0
63	Lama, Iswor	0	NEP	−52B	+46N	−36B	F	−39N	−26N	−56B	+69B	=53N	2.5	28.0	29.0	7.50	1458	0.0
64	Shrestha, Suprav Sagar	1620	NEP	+75N	−8B	+59N	−38B	=20B	F	F	F	F	2.5	19.0	19.0	5.75	1507	-15.2
65	Duwal, Prasoon	0	NEP	−18N	−23B	+60N	−27B	+70N	−34B	F	F	F	2.0	31.0	31.0	5.00	916	0.0
66	Ojha, Sunav	0	NEP	F	−38B	−23N	+34B	−32N	−55N	−46B	+71N	F	2.0	29.0	29.0	5.50	833	-63.6
67	Chitrakar, Saumil	0	NEP	F	−14N	−51B	+58N	−43B	−45N	+70B	−46N	F	2.0	29.0	29.0	5.00	858	0.0
68	Tamang, Jenish	1523	NEP	−13B	+47N	−33B	+59N	−42B	F	F	F	F	2.0	26.0	26.0	7.00	1015	-13.6
69	Rijal, Sabnam	1484	NEP	−6B	−70N	−47B	+72N	−62B	−59N	+71B	−63N	F	2.0	22.5	22.5	2.00	1084	-3.2
70	Raj Karnikar, Budhhi	0	NEP	−45B	+69B	−32N	−55N	−65B	+75B	−67N	F	F	2.0	17.5	17.5	2.00	1475	0.0
71	FIDE 12368415	0	—	−20B	−30N	−46B	F	−57N	−54B	−69N	−66B	+72N	1.0	25.0	25.0	1.00	774	0.0
72	Poudel, Pawan	0	NEP	−42B	−26N	−44B	−69B	−60N	F	−53N	+75B	−71B	1.0	22.0	22.0	0.00	732	0.0
73	Goyal, Tejas	0	NEP	−16B	−49B	−27N	−60B	+75N	F	F	F	F	1.0	20.0	20.0	0.00	897	0.0
74	FIDE 12364584	0	—	−8N	+75B	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	1.0	13.0	13.0	0.00	1090	0.0
75	FIDE 12368431	0	—	−64B	−74N	−56N	−57B	−73B	−70N	F	−72N	−60B	0.0	16.5	16.5	0.00	820	0.0
76	Sthapit, Naresh	1757	NEP	−54N	−53B	−40N	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	11.0	11.0	0.00	893	-23.6

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Rai, Raj KumarNEP
+129.6
5.0 pts · #16
2Maharjan, KumarNEP
+69.6
5.5 pts · #19
3Thapa, Abhay SinghNEP
+49.2
5.0 pts · #38

Top rating losers

1Pandey, AbhinavNEP
-128.4
4.0 pts · #36
2Shrestha, Padam KrishnaNEP
-73.6
4.0 pts · #32
3Ojha, SunavNEP
-63.6
2.0 pts · #58

Biggest upsets

R1+526 Elo gap
Rai, Raj Kumar1533 beat Subedi, Rajan2059
R2+303 Elo gap
Rai, Raj Kumar1533 beat CMSharma, Bhagawati Prasad1836
R7+235 Elo gap
Thapa, Abhay Singh1491 beat Singh, Suraj1726