Madan Memorial NeCOS U-15 School Level Nationwide Chess Tournament-2025
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52 players participated in this 8-round tournament, held from 27 Jun 2025 to 28 Jun 2025 in Chyasal, Lalitpur, Nepal. Top 10 Elo average was 1613, and top seed was Sarthak Pant (🇳🇵 NEP, 1735).
Hardik Pant (🇳🇵 NEP, 1546) won with 7.5/8, ahead of Dipan Mainali (7.0) and Abin Pandey (6.5). Pant took the lead from round 7.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Hardik Pant (1546) beat Abin Pandey (1699), a +153-point gap.
Location
🇳🇵Chyasal, Lalitpur, Nepal
Dates
27 Jun 2025 → 28 Jun 2025
Time control
Standard: 30 minutes for game with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 8 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇳🇵Nepal×34
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 8 roundsHardik Pant led from R7; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R7.
Co-leaders
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R7 · LEADER CHANGE28 Jun
Hardik Pant takes the sole lead (6.5/7).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Hardik Pant 5 wins (R4–R8)Dipan Mainali 7 wins (R2–R8)Abin Pandey 4 wins (R2–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Hardik Pant | * | — | 1 | — |
| 2Dipan Mainali | — | * | — | — |
| 3Abin Pandey | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4FIDE 12367966 | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pant, Hardik | 1546 | NEP | +22N | +23B | =30N | +15B | +14N | +3N | +10B | +7N | 7.5 | 38.5 | 43.0 | 40.75 | 2410 | +71.2 |
| 2 | Mainali, Dipan | 0 | NEP | −5N | +?B | +?N | +31B | +12N | +11B | +15B | +10N | 7.0 | 33.0 | 33.0 | 27.00 | 935 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Pandey, Abin | 1699 | NEP | =15N | +47B | +32N | +30B | +33N | −1B | +27B | +6N | 6.5 | 36.0 | 38.5 | 28.50 | 1677 | -3.6 |
| 4 | FIDE 12367966 | 0 | — | +?N | +?B | −11N | +?B | +?N | +8N | =9B | +16B | 6.5 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 14.00 | 1578 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Pant, Sarthak | 1735 | NEP | +2B | +28N | +25N | +8B | +6B | −10N | =7B | =9N | 6.0 | 42.0 | 46.5 | 34.50 | 1748 | +2.4 |
| 6 | Rathi, Harshvardhan | 1616 | NEP | +51N | +20B | +12N | +11B | −5N | +35B | +16N | −3B | 6.0 | 38.0 | 39.5 | 27.00 | 917 | -23.6 |
| 7 | Karki, Kashiv | 1647 | NEP | +35N | +26B | +42N | =33B | +18N | +17B | =5N | −1B | 6.0 | 36.5 | 40.0 | 27.50 | 1632 | +14.4 |
| 8 | Panthee, Oscar | 1542 | NEP | +49B | +36N | +29B | −5N | +13N | −4B | +22N | +23B | 6.0 | 36.5 | 39.0 | 26.50 | 935 | -10.0 |
| 9 | Joshi, Shubham | 1574 | NEP | +38N | +43B | +31N | −17B | +22N | +21B | =4N | =5B | 6.0 | 36.0 | 39.0 | 27.75 | 1484 | -9.2 |
| 10 | Thapa, Subhandeep | 0 | NEP | +?N | +27B | +?N | +14B | +17N | +5B | −1N | −2B | 6.0 | 35.0 | 35.0 | 20.50 | 1847 | +37.2 |
| 11 | FIDE 12365840 | 0 | — | +48B | +?N | +4B | −6N | +26B | −2N | +20B | +?N | 6.0 | 32.0 | 32.0 | 19.00 | 763 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Shrestha, Soham | 0 | NEP | +?B | +?N | −6B | +29N | −2B | =28N | +?B | +?N | 5.5 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 6.75 | 1607 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Rai, Daya Hang | 0 | NEP | +?N | −17B | +?N | +?N | −8B | =14B | +?N | +27B | 5.5 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 7.00 | 1489 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Shrestha, Supranman | 1590 | NEP | +39B | +45N | +16B | −10N | −1B | =13N | +28B | =15N | 5.0 | 37.5 | 40.5 | 21.75 | 742 | -22.8 |
| 15 | Mainali, Jessic | 0 | NEP | =3B | +46N | +?B | −1N | +34B | +33B | −2N | =14B | 5.0 | 36.5 | 36.5 | 16.25 | 1485 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Kandel, Ujjivani | 0 | NEP | +21N | +41B | −14N | +42B | +20N | +19B | −6B | −4N | 5.0 | 36.0 | 39.5 | 22.00 | 777 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Sainju, Agrim | 1625 | NEP | +44B | +13N | +40B | +9N | −10B | −7N | +35B | −25N | 5.0 | 36.0 | 39.0 | 22.00 | 1558 | -6.8 |
| 18 | FIDE 12367540 | 0 | — | +?N | =32B | +?N | +?B | −7B | −27N | =24B | +34N | 5.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 8.75 | 747 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Thulung, Sambhav | 0 | NEP | +?B | −29N | +39B | +28N | +?B | −16N | −?B | +35N | 5.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 12.50 | 1670 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Rai, Soyas | 0 | NEP | +?B | −6N | +?B | +40N | −16B | +?N | −11N | +?B | 5.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 3.50 | 1505 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Shrestha, Pratyus | 0 | NEP | −16B | +?N | +?B | +?N | +?B | −9N | −25N | +38B | 5.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 4.00 | 774 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Pokhrel, Ankur | 0 | NEP | −1B | +?N | +?B | +?N | −9B | +?N | −8B | +?N | 5.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 0.00 | 753 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Shrestha, Arav Lal | 0 | NEP | +?B | −1N | −?B | +?B | +?N | +?N | +29B | −8N | 5.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 4.50 | 742 | 0.0 |
| 24 | FIDE 12367885 | 0 | — | +?N | −33B | =?N | +?B | −27N | +37B | =18N | +?B | 5.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 6.50 | 751 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Joshi, Bibhav | 0 | NEP | F | +?N | −5B | −?N | +?B | +?N | +21B | +17B | 5.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 10.00 | 1677 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Rai, Niwa | 0 | NEP | +?B | −7N | +?B | +?N | −11N | +?B | −?N | +33B | 5.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 4.00 | 742 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Dahal, Shreeyash | 1551 | NEP | =34B | −10N | +46B | +52N | +24B | +18B | −3N | −13N | 4.5 | 34.5 | 36.0 | 16.00 | 898 | -12.0 |
| 28 | Nemkul, Sonim | 0 | NEP | +?N | −5B | +41N | −19B | +?N | =12B | −14N | +48B | 4.5 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 8.75 | 1533 | 0.0 |
| 29 | FIDE 12367737 | 0 | — | +?N | +19B | −8N | −12B | +?N | +?B | −23N | =31B | 4.5 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 7.25 | 742 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Subedi, Aayam | 0 | NEP | +?B | +?N | =1B | −3N | −?B | −34N | +46B | +40N | 4.5 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 9.75 | 1289 | 0.0 |
| 31 | FIDE 12358711 | 0 | — | +?B | +?N | −9B | −2N | +?B | −?N | +?B | =29N | 4.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 2.25 | 1510 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Shrestha, Saahas | 0 | NEP | F | =18N | −3B | =?N | +?B | +?N | +40B | =?B | 4.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 6.00 | 1379 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Acharya, Agrata | 0 | NEP | +52B | +24N | +?B | =7N | −3B | −15N | =34B | −26N | 4.0 | 33.0 | 33.0 | 11.50 | 1427 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Parajuli, Mission | 0 | NEP | =27N | −?B | +47N | +?B | −15N | +30B | =33N | −18B | 4.0 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 11.25 | 1408 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Ojha, Nelisha | 0 | NEP | −7B | +?N | +?B | +?N | +?B | −6N | −17N | −19B | 4.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 0.00 | 775 | 0.0 |
| 36 | Regmi, Abhik | 0 | NEP | +?N | −8B | −?B | =?N | +?N | −41B | +?N | =37B | 4.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 2.00 | 742 | 0.0 |
| 37 | FIDE 12358576 | 0 | — | −?B | −?N | +?B | =?B | +47N | −24N | +?B | =36N | 4.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 4.50 | 646 | 0.0 |
| 38 | Panthee, Shulabha | 0 | NEP | −9B | +?N | =?B | =?N | −?B | +?N | +?B | −21N | 4.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 0.00 | 1317 | 0.0 |
| 39 | FIDE 12367826 | 0 | — | −14N | +?B | −19N | +?B | −?B | +?N | −?B | +?N | 4.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 790 | 0.0 |
| 40 | FIDE 12367672 | 0 | — | +?N | +?B | −17N | −20B | =42N | +48B | −32N | −30B | 3.5 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 4.25 | 819 | 0.0 |
| 41 | FIDE 12367990 | 0 | — | +?B | −16N | −28B | =?N | +46B | +36N | −?B | −?N | 3.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 6.50 | 646 | 0.0 |
| 42 | Shrestha, Glossy | 0 | NEP | +?B | +?N | −7B | −16N | =40B | −?N | +?B | −?N | 3.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 1.75 | 1421 | 0.0 |
| 43 | FIDE 12343439 | 0 | — | +?B | −9N | −?B | −?N | F | +?B | +?N | −?N | 3.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 774 | 0.0 |
| 44 | Ojha, Sunav | 0 | NEP | −17N | −?B | +?N | −?B | +?N | −?B | +?N | −?B | 3.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 819 | -16.4 |
| 45 | FIDE 12367842 | 0 | — | +?N | −14B | −?N | −?B | +?N | −?B | +?B | −?N | 3.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 790 | 0.0 |
| 46 | FIDE 12364347 | 0 | — | =47N | −15B | −27N | +51B | −41N | +?B | −30N | −?B | 2.5 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 2.75 | 751 | 0.0 |
| 47 | FIDE 12364517 | 0 | — | =46B | −3N | −34B | +?N | −37B | F | +?N | −?B | 2.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 1.25 | 898 | 0.0 |
| 48 | FIDE 12365858 | 0 | — | −11N | +?B | =?N | −?B | F | −40N | +?B | −28N | 2.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 0.00 | 850 | 0.0 |
| 49 | FIDE 12367834 | 0 | — | −8N | −?B | −?N | =?B | +51N | −?B | −?N | +?B | 2.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.50 | 742 | 0.0 |
| 50 | FIDE 12367893 | 0 | — | −?B | =?N | −?B | +?N | +?B | −?N | −?B | −?N | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 850 | 0.0 |
| 51 | FIDE 12366382 | 0 | — | −6B | −?N | =?B | −46N | −49B | +?N | F | −?B | 1.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 0.00 | 763 | 0.0 |
| 52 | Prajapati, Sohan | 0 | NEP | −33N | +?B | =?N | −27B | F | −?N | F | F | 1.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 1408 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Pant, HardikNEP+71.27.5 pts · #3
- 2Thapa, SubhandeepNEP+37.26.0 pts · #1
- 3Karki, KashivNEP+14.46.0 pts · #7
Top rating losers
- 1Rathi, HarshvardhanNEP-23.66.0 pts · #25
- 2Shrestha, SupranmanNEP-22.85.0 pts · #48
- 3Ojha, SunavNEP-16.43.0 pts · #35
Biggest upsets
- R6+153 Elo gap
- R8+101 Elo gap