Nepalgunj Mayor Cup 3rd Rating Chess tournament-2026

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71 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 14 Feb 2026 to 16 Feb 2026 in Nepalgunj, Nepal. Top 10 Elo average was 0.

Khim Bahadur Pun (🇳🇵 NEP, 0) won with 6.5/7, ahead of Madan Oli (6.5) and Aarush Nag (6.0). Pun took the lead from round 5, winning on tie-break.

Location

🇳🇵Nepalgunj, Nepal

Dates

14 Feb 2026 → 16 Feb 2026

Time control

Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 7 rounds

Avg top 10

Participants

Federations · 1 represented

🇳🇵Nepal×29

Top 3

🥇
Khim Bahadur Pun
🇳🇵NEP
6.5pts·1977perf+22.0
🥈
Madan Oli
🇳🇵NEP
6.5pts·2005perf+29.2
🥉
Aarush Nag
🇳🇵NEP
6.0pts·1824perf+19.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Tight race until R7; 2 players tied at 6.5/7, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 5 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Oli6.5Pun6.5Giri6Somai6Nag6Ghimire5.5

R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 6.5/7. Pun takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (29.5).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Madan Oli 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R5–R7)Khim Bahadur Pun 6 wins (R1–R6)Chitra Giri 5 wins (R3–R7)

Grille américaine

#	Player	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Pun, Khim Bahadur	NEP	+31B	+38N	+24B	+9N	+15B	+7N	=3B	6.5	29.5	33.5	30.50	1977	+22.0
2	Oli, Madan	NEP	+54N	+51B	+41N	=19B	+8B	+6N	+12B	6.5	26.5	29.0	26.75	2005	+29.2
3	Nag, Aarush	NEP	+34B	+43N	+58B	+25N	=7B	+14N	=1N	6.0	28.5	30.5	24.50	1824	+19.6
4	Somai, Prem Bahadur	NEP	+33N	+27B	+10N	−8N	+25B	+13B	+16N	6.0	28.0	32.0	27.00	1823	+47.2
5	Giri, Chitra	NEP	+?B	−6N	+?B	+?B	+11N	+9N	+8B	6.0	20.5	20.5	15.00	1716	0.0
6	Shah, Anup Jung	NEP	+18N	+5B	=20N	+10B	+19N	−2B	+15B	5.5	32.0	36.5	27.75	1720	-8.8
7	Ghimire, Krishant	NEP	+70N	+30B	+11N	+12B	=3N	−1B	+22N	5.5	31.0	31.0	21.50	1735	-14.0
8	Giri, Isha	NEP	+48N	+36B	+40N	+4B	−2N	+29B	−5N	5.0	30.0	33.0	20.50	1738	+6.8
9	Bogati, Arnab	NEP	+42N	+44B	+35N	−1B	+17N	−5B	+36N	5.0	29.0	32.5	20.00	881	-16.0
10	Demanraura, Ayush	NEP	+39B	+37N	−4B	−6N	+46B	+31N	+19B	5.0	28.0	31.0	19.50	1497	-37.6
11	Yogi, Himal Nath	NEP	+67B	+50N	−7B	+38N	−5B	+25N	+28N	5.0	26.5	27.0	15.50	1003	-7.2
12	Rokaya, Salik	NEP	+62N	+64B	+29N	−7N	+24B	+35B	−2N	5.0	26.0	27.5	15.50	940	-29.2
13	Subham, Chand	NEP	+46B	+53N	−25B	+31N	+21B	−4N	+24B	5.0	25.5	28.0	18.00	1578	-9.6
14	Neupane, Manab	NEP	+68N	−35B	+63N	+48B	+42N	−3B	+30N	5.0	22.0	22.5	12.50	899	-15.2
15	Thapa, Hasta	NEP	+?N	+?B	+?N	+20B	−1N	+32B	−6N	5.0	20.5	20.5	8.50	1650	0.0
16	Paudel, Vision	NEP	+?N	−?B	+?N	+30B	+40N	+26B	−4B	5.0	17.5	17.5	11.50	1576	0.0
17	FIDE 12375209	—	+?B	+?N	−19B	+63N	−9B	+57N	+29N	5.0	17.0	17.0	7.50	792	0.0
18	FIDE 12375020	—	−6B	+?N	+?B	−28N	+?B	+?N	+32N	5.0	13.5	13.5	4.00	1689	0.0
19	Chaudhary, Suresh	NEP	+22N	+49B	+17N	=2N	−6B	+41B	−10N	4.5	30.0	33.0	19.25	1452	-16.0
20	Paudel, Gaurab	NEP	+56B	+23N	=6B	−15N	−26N	+44B	+42N	4.5	26.0	28.5	16.75	1500	-2.0
21	Budha, Bhim Bhadur	NEP	+?N	=63B	=26N	+33B	−13N	=42B	+40N	4.5	21.5	21.5	12.00	1642	0.0
22	FIDE 12330817	—	−19B	+?N	+?N	+?B	=41N	+45B	−7B	4.5	16.5	16.5	4.75	1529	0.0
23	FIDE 12364126	—	+?N	−20B	−30N	+?B	+?N	=40B	+41N	4.5	15.5	15.5	5.25	1385	0.0
24	FIDE 12309672	—	+47N	+28B	−1N	+58B	−12N	+33B	−13N	4.0	27.5	29.5	13.00	863	0.0
25	Manandhar, Suzeen	NEP	+?N	+26B	+13N	−3B	−4N	−11B	+?N	4.0	26.0	26.0	9.00	1605	0.0
26	Magar, Ritisha Gharti	NEP	+60B	−25N	=21B	+52N	+20B	−16N	=27B	4.0	24.5	26.5	13.25	2317	+14.4
27	FIDE 12375187	—	+52B	−4N	+34B	=37N	−35N	+?B	=26N	4.0	24.5	24.5	10.50	1525	0.0
28	FIDE 12322270	—	+?B	−24N	+65B	+18B	−29N	+43N	−11B	4.0	23.0	23.0	10.00	738	0.0
29	FIDE 12334626	—	+?B	+?N	−12B	+36N	+28B	−8N	−17B	4.0	23.0	23.0	8.00	868	0.0
30	FIDE 12374997	—	+?B	−7N	+23B	−16N	+?B	+49N	−14B	4.0	23.0	23.0	7.50	908	0.0
31	FIDE 12363944	—	−1N	+?B	+44N	−13B	+?N	−10B	+45N	4.0	23.0	23.0	6.50	1473	0.0
32	Karki, Suman	NEP	+69B	−58N	+53B	+34N	+57B	−15N	−18B	4.0	20.5	20.5	8.50	2429	+20.4
33	FIDE 12345598	—	−4B	+?N	+37B	−21N	+?B	−24N	+57B	4.0	20.5	20.5	6.00	726	0.0
34	FIDE 12363979	—	−3N	+45B	−27N	−32B	+?N	+47B	+?N	4.0	20.0	20.0	6.00	1510	0.0
35	Karki, Muskan	NEP	+?B	+14N	−9B	+?N	+27B	−12N	−?N	4.0	19.0	19.0	9.00	1537	0.0
36	FIDE 12375101	—	+?B	−8N	+52B	−29B	+?N	+?N	−9B	4.0	16.5	16.5	2.50	1503	0.0
37	FIDE 12363936	—	+?N	−10B	−33N	=27B	+63B	=?N	+?B	4.0	14.5	14.5	3.50	1752	0.0
38	FIDE 12375055	—	+?N	−1B	+?N	−11B	−45N	+?B	+?N	4.0	14.5	14.5	0.00	1418	0.0
39	FIDE 12345440	—	−10N	−?B	+47N	+?B	+59N	−?B	+?B	4.0	10.0	10.0	5.00	1515	0.0
40	Bista, Shreesa	NEP	+65B	+59N	−8B	+43N	−16B	=23N	−21B	3.5	24.5	26.0	9.25	895	-16.8
41	FIDE 12356000	—	+66B	+?N	−2B	+60N	=22B	−19N	−23B	3.5	23.0	23.0	5.25	825	0.0
42	FIDE 12375098	—	−9B	+?N	+?B	+?N	−14B	=21N	−20B	3.5	19.0	19.0	2.25	1397	0.0
43	FIDE 12364029	—	+45N	−3B	+?N	−40B	=?N	−28B	+?N	3.5	16.5	16.5	3.00	1501	0.0
44	Raya, Rabindra Bir	NEP	+?B	−9N	−31B	+?N	=?B	−20N	+52B	3.5	16.0	16.0	2.50	763	0.0
45	Gaire, Samyak	NEP	−43B	−34N	+61B	+53N	+38B	−22N	−31B	3.0	22.5	24.5	8.50	2429	+22.4
46	FIDE 12363960	—	−13N	+47B	−49N	+55B	−10N	−59B	+?N	3.0	20.5	20.5	5.50	900	0.0
47	FIDE 12375268	—	−24B	−46N	−39B	+67N	+53B	−34N	+61B	3.0	19.5	20.0	5.00	1649	0.0
48	FIDE 12375047	—	−8B	+?N	+59B	−14N	−?B	+50N	−?B	3.0	15.0	15.0	5.00	1403	0.0
49	FIDE 12345610	—	+?B	−19N	+46B	F	+?N	−30B	−?N	3.0	13.5	13.5	3.00	702	0.0
50	FIDE 12375179	—	+?N	−11B	−?N	−?B	+54N	−48B	+58N	3.0	12.5	12.5	4.50	684	0.0
51	FIDE 12327832	—	+?B	−2N	−?B	−?N	+55B	+?N	−?B	3.0	9.0	9.0	2.50	1508	0.0
52	FIDE 12363898	—	−27N	+69B	−36N	−26B	=64N	+63B	−44N	2.5	18.5	18.5	2.25	821	0.0
53	Khadka, Ayusha	NEP	+71N	−13B	−32N	−45B	−47N	=66B	+63N	2.5	17.5	17.5	2.00	1425	-42.4
54	FIDE 12375039	—	−2B	−?N	+66B	−?N	−50B	=55N	+67B	2.5	13.5	13.5	2.75	876	0.0
55	FIDE 12375284	—	+?B	−?N	−60B	−46N	−51N	=54B	+64N	2.5	12.0	12.0	2.75	820	0.0
56	FIDE 12364053	—	−20N	−?B	−?B	+61N	+?N	−?B	=?N	2.5	6.5	6.5	2.00	717	0.0
57	FIDE 12375004	—	−59B	+66N	+?B	F	−32N	−17B	−33N	2.0	19.0	19.0	1.00	823	0.0
58	FIDE 12375144	—	+?B	+32B	−3N	−24N	F	F	−50B	2.0	17.0	17.0	4.00	1613	0.0
59	FIDE 12375292	—	+57N	−40B	−48N	F	−39B	+46N	−?B	2.0	15.5	15.5	5.00	838	0.0
60	FIDE 12375071	—	−26N	+?B	+55N	−41B	−?N	−?B	−?N	2.0	10.0	10.0	2.50	1414	0.0
61	Oli, Bharun	NEP	−?N	−?B	−45N	−56B	+68N	+?B	−47N	2.0	9.0	9.0	0.50	775	0.0
62	FIDE 12375063	—	−12B	−?N	+?B	−?N	−?B	=65N	=66N	2.0	7.5	7.5	1.25	840	0.0
63	FIDE 12345695	—	+?B	=21N	−14B	−17B	−37N	−52N	−53B	1.5	23.5	23.5	2.25	821	0.0
64	FIDE 12375128	—	+?B	−12N	−?B	−?N	=52B	−?N	−55B	1.5	10.0	10.0	1.25	1593	0.0
65	FIDE 12375225	—	−40N	=68B	−28N	−?B	−?N	=62B	=?N	1.5	10.0	10.0	1.25	838	0.0
66	FIDE 12375160	—	−41N	−57B	−54N	F	−?B	=53N	=62B	1.0	12.5	12.5	2.25	1629	0.0
67	FIDE 12375136	—	−11N	−?B	−?N	−47B	F	=?B	−54N	0.5	10.5	10.5	0.00	684	0.0
68	FIDE 12353493	—	−14B	=65N	−?B	−?N	−61B	−?B	F	0.5	8.5	8.5	0.75	812	0.0
69	FIDE 12375080	—	−32N	−52N	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	6.5	6.5	0.00	823	0.0
70	FIDE 12375012	—	−7B	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	5.5	5.5	0.00	1003	0.0
71	Giri, Pawan Sagar	NEP	−53B	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	2.5	2.5	0.00	829	-18.4

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Somai, Prem BahadurNEP
+47.2
6.0 pts · #11
2Oli, MadanNEP
+29.2
6.5 pts · #2
3Gaire, SamyakNEP
+22.4
3.0 pts · #24

Top rating losers

1Khadka, AyushaNEP
-42.4
2.5 pts · #30
2Demanraura, AyushNEP
-37.6
5.0 pts · #31
3Rokaya, SalikNEP
-29.2
5.0 pts · #62