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6th Dolakha Open International Chess Tournament-2026

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133 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 10 May 2026 to 16 May 2026 in Charikot, Dolakha, Nepal, Nepal. 7 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2108, and top seed was Petr Kiriakov ( FID, GM, 2473).

Rishon Thapa (🇳🇵 NEP, 2040) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Ankit Das (7.0) and Tamang Thendup (6.5). Thapa shared the lead from round 5 and broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 4: Shahid Husain (1705) beat Rupesh Jaiswal (FM, 2091), a +386-point gap.

Location
🇳🇵Charikot, Dolakha, Nepal, Nepal
Dates
10 May 2026 → 16 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Top seed
Avg top 10
2,108
Participants
133
Titled players · 7
GM×1
FM×3
CM×3
Federations · 5 represented
🇳🇵Nepal×58
🇮🇳India×32
🇧🇩Bangladesh×2
🇲🇳Mongolia×1
FIDE (no federation)×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Rishon Thapa led from R7; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
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1
2
2
1
3
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2.54.579R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9Thapa takes lead
R7 · LEADER CHANGE14 May

Rishon Thapa takes the sole lead (6.0/7).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Rishon Thapa 3 wins (R1–R3)Ankit Das 4 wins (R1–R4)Arpan Das (Jr) 3 wins (R2–R4)

R5 · LATE SURGE

Arpan Das (Jr) was #18 at R5, climbed to #3 over the final stretch.

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Thapa, Rishon2040NEP+72B+97N+68B=3N+8B+14N=4N=5B+10N7.546.549.539.752190+34.2
2Ankit Das2002IND+61B+51N+26B+19N=14B+16N52B=3N+13B7.045.049.038.252069+35.6
3Tamang Thendup1913IND+59N+42B+37N=1B=33B+28N=17N=2B=7N6.547.552.036.002014+24.4
4Kiriakov, PetrGM2473FIDF+36N+28B+25N+52B=5N=1B=14N+6B6.547.047.037.002355-6.4
5Arpan Das (Jr)2324INDF+55B+18N+17B=16N=4B+50N=1N+52B6.545.545.535.502281-0.4
6Vinayak Singh Yadav1893IND+56B+43N=34B=35N+54B=26N+8B+15N4N6.544.048.534.251923+15.2
7Jaiswal, RupeshFM2091NEP+84B=35N+13B8N=61B+34N+22B+38N=3B6.544.047.533.251932-24.0
8Shahid Husain1705IND+130N+103B=50N+7B1N+9B6N+80B+29N6.543.544.027.751927+32.6
9Gurung, Prasant0NEP+38B+54N+20B33N=70B8N+51B+63N+25B6.541.045.031.5018760.0
10Ranit Maity1855IND+104B37N+65B+51N+93B=15N+26B+25N1B6.541.044.028.501902+26.0
11Chongwang, Harkha Bahadur1687NEP+73B+79N=27B=20N25B=62N+57B+26N+50N6.539.543.029.751896+76.8
12Subba Saurab1756IND+74B+122N15B+96N=34B+45N25B+79N+27B6.537.539.025.001839+13.6
13Dutta, JoydeepFM2001IND=40N+32B7N+113B=21N+24B+36N+18B2N6.047.049.030.001849-23.6
14Silwal, PurushottamCM1982NEPF+31B+53N+63B=2N1B+29N=4B+17N6.046.546.532.252109+52.0
15Chaulagain, PurusottamCM2025NEP+62N+21B+12N16B+53N=10B+18N6B=70N6.046.050.032.251903-22.6
16Rai, Dhiren1952NEPF+57N+93B+15N=5B2B=30N+23N+19B6.044.544.531.502056+22.0
17Gurung Rohit1974IND+65N+69B+111B5N+23B+19N=3B=52N14B6.043.545.527.501972+3.8
18Shrestha, Ashok Mohan1772NEP+108B+58N5B+39N+35B+33N15B13N+43B6.043.045.527.001917+27.8
19Karki, Rajiv1829NEP+67N+80B+64N2B+55N17B+39N+21B16N6.042.546.027.001811-0.6
20Tandukar, NabinCM1873NEP+114N+95B9N=11B+31N=67B+35N=30B=34N6.041.043.026.001813-6.8
21Mohd Ismail Siddiqui1647IND+90B15N+110B=67N=13B+75N+33B19N+38B6.039.541.524.501923+64.0
22Debopriyo Dutta1729IND+85B+86N=33B=27N50N+96B7N+40B+41N6.038.541.525.251842+31.2
23Thapa, Subhandeep1731NEP+132N+106B52N+95B17N+37B+41N16B+39N6.037.037.020.501775+11.6
24Bhandari, Bimal1622NEP+88B33N+115B38N+56B13N+106B+66N+68B6.034.536.520.501684+7.6
25Shrestha, Kamal1922NEP+109N+71B+30N4B+11N=29B+12N10B9N5.547.550.027.751907-1.6
26Ayushi Roy1749IND+44N+94B2N+71B+64N=6B10N11B+51N5.544.047.023.751715-14.4
27Maharjan, Suroj1941NEP+117N+96B=11N=22B30N=32B+42N+31B12N5.543.545.524.501696-43.6
28Arnab Nandy1771IND+107N+82B4N+69B+37N3B+67N=50BF5.539.542.021.251840+14.0
29Subedi, Sushil1766NEP+101B34N+120B+57N+62B=25N14B+43N8B5.539.541.020.751691-13.0
30Aayusree Sarkar1683IND+125B+121N25B+58N+27B=70N=16B=20NF5.538.539.520.501893+66.0
31Pant, Hardik1623NEP+100B14N=66B+79N20B+81N+61B27N+54B5.537.040.020.501730+21.2
32Bhandari, Aayush1626NEP75B13N+78B+85N+65B=27N=66B=56N+79B5.535.539.022.001799+22.0
33Subedi, Rajan1980NEP+89N+24B=22N+9B=3N18B21N+46BF5.047.050.527.251742-35.8
34Mohak Das1549IND+118N+29B=6N=50B=12N7B+55NF=20B5.044.546.523.751886+112.0
35Swarnava Roy1633IND+77N=7B+40N=6B18N+64B20B+62NF5.043.047.023.501761+17.2
36Shiwakoti, Kabindra1672NEP+47N4B+44N+81B63N+40B13B+72N49B5.040.544.022.501606-14.0
37Gupta R K1571IND+131N+10B3B+68N28B23N+73B64N+65B5.040.540.518.501746+25.2
38Moktan, Suman1778NEP9N+130B+117N+24B+97N50B+46N7B21N5.039.540.016.501754-5.0
39Sainju, Agrim1620NEP+83N50B+73N18B+106N+68B19B+67N23B5.038.040.518.001570-12.4
40Aradhya Raj Pokhrel1503IND=13B+113N35B=66N+60B36N+82B22N+74B5.038.040.019.001412-7.8
41Thapa, Nabaraj0NEP58B+85N61B+101N+49B+76N23B+96N22B5.036.039.018.5015580.0
42Ji, Yatai1553MGL+99B3N79B+92N+86B=54N27B=76N+66B5.035.038.018.251615+6.8
43Parichay Subba1578IND+127N6B81N+82B+73N+111B+63N29B18N5.035.036.014.501716+32.4
44Chettri, Bhoj Bahadur0NEP26B+99N36B+121N=51B+95N45B=58N+76B5.034.536.016.0015930.0
45Joshi, Sindira1684NEP+116N64B+94N=80B+98N12B+44N70B=61N5.033.035.016.751544-18.4
46Luitel, Bedh Prasad1569NEP+123N63B+83N53B+77N+93B38B33N+94B5.032.033.515.001557-5.2
47Ojha, Nelisa0NEP36B72N+105B56N+121B65N+95B+113N+69B5.029.531.013.5014780.0
48Acharya, Sesh Nath1663NEPF119N+56B=61N67B+110N=62B+94N+64B5.027.527.517.501557-21.6
49Tamang, Jenish1509NEP119B+125NF55B41N+112B+99N+93B+36N5.025.525.514.001737+44.0
50Phunyal, Aashish1968NEPF+39N=8B=34N+22B+38N5B=28N11B4.546.046.024.501816-27.6
51Ashish Giri1625IND+128N2B+112N10B=44N+59B9N+84B26B4.540.541.513.501585-11.6
52Gurung, Rahul1986INDFF+23B+70N4N+63B+2N=17B5N4.540.040.024.002099+19.4
53Piyush Khurana1739IND+66B+115N14B+46N15B=57N+58BFF4.538.540.517.751751+0.4
54Thami, Karna Singh1720NEP+112N9B+59N+84B6N=42B80N+89B31N4.538.540.516.001528-60.8
55Bhattarai, Ranjan1669NEP+78B5N+122B+49N19B=61N34B+81NF4.538.540.016.001541-38.8
56Bista, Subash0NEP6N+102B48N+47B24N+90B+111N=32BF4.537.539.516.2515540.0
57Niroula, Nitin1611NEP+87N16B+103N29B+108N=53B11N+83BF4.537.039.514.751464-25.6
58Shrestha, Supranman1567NEP+41N18B+87N30B=81N+83B53N=44B=82N4.536.540.018.00931-34.0
59Bhandari, Gautam0NEP3B+88N54B=91N+74B51N69B+85N+87B4.534.037.516.259090.0
60Thapa, Dilli Kumar0NEP71N+107B62N+94B40N+108B72N=98B+92B4.529.031.513.0011680.0
61Prashant Nepal1492IND2N+77B+41N=48B=7N=55B31NF=45B4.042.544.519.501612+14.6
62KC Prabir1492NEP15B+78N+60B+111N29N=11B=48N35B63B4.040.542.516.251578+22.4
63Sai, Sagar1799NEPF+46N+75B14N+36B52N43B9B+62N4.040.040.018.001713-12.4
64Shresth, Kiyaan0INDF+45N19B+76N26B35N+86B+37B48N4.039.039.017.5016340.0
65Ojas Anand1456IND17B+90N10N+112B32N+47B68N+102B37N4.038.540.513.50932-37.2
66Chettri, Priya0NEP53N+123B=31N=40B=71N+98B=32N24B42N4.038.540.014.5015180.0
67Gautam, Surya Kiran0NEP19B+126NF=21B+48N=20N28B39B+71N4.038.538.516.0016600.0
68Karki, D B1750NEP+124BF1N37B+80N39N+65B+71B24N4.037.038.513.001569-33.4
69Panthee, Sulav1576NEP+129B17N+86B28N110B73N+59N+77B47N4.034.535.513.001073-13.2
70Magar, Rishon Thapa1762NEPF+120NF52B=9N=30B=79B+45N=15B4.034.534.517.251845+15.2
71Dawadi, Mahesh1567NEP+60B25N+100B26N=66B=82N+113B68N67B4.034.036.013.251007-25.2
72Acharya, Agrata1499NEP1N+47B=82N98B=113NF+60B36B+97N4.033.534.515.251508-1.2
73Malla, Thakuri Dil Krishna0NEP11NF39B+120N43B+69B37N+88N+96B4.033.533.512.0014750.0
74FIDE 12377473012N127B+102N=83B59N=87B+100N+99B40N4.032.033.012.508300.0
75Satvik Anand0IND+32N+98B63N97B+95N21B96N+106B84N4.031.033.514.0015290.0
76Acharya, Amulya1659NEP+91BF+106N64B+117N41B=89N=42B44N4.030.530.512.251515-15.2
77Sainju, Anannya0NEP35B61N+101B+115N46B94N+104B69N+111B4.029.031.010.0013560.0
78FIDE 12377570055N62B32N+114B99N120B+121N+116B+100N4.025.527.08.507960.0
79Shilpakar, Vivek0NEPF11B+42N31B+84N+97B=70N12B32N3.539.539.513.5015990.0
80Shrestha, Nihana1460NEPF19N+118B=45N68B+91N+54B8NF3.536.036.012.501589+25.6
81Sanchari Ghosh0INDF93N+43B36N=58B31B+98N55B+89N3.534.034.013.7515690.0
82Suyog Shital Pradhan0INDF28N=72B43N+88B=71B40N+110N=58B3.533.533.511.7513880.0
83FIDE 12377651039B+108N46B=74N+120B58N+85B57N86B3.532.534.09.507920.0
84Aarav Pradhan1504IND7N+116BF54N79B=86N+91B51N+75B3.532.033.011.25950-25.6
85FIDE 12377503022N41B+126N32B=87N+109B83N59B+122N3.532.033.06.758780.0
86FIDE 123319100F22B69N+87B42N=84B64N+120B+83N3.531.031.010.2512690.0
87FIDE 12377660057B+101N58B86N=85B=74N=107N+114B59N3.530.032.010.007890.0
88FIDE 12377643024N59B+107N=109B82N=100B+112N73B=106N3.528.530.58.508220.0
89Ojha, Sunav1477NEP33B+91N+121B93N111B+103N=76B54N81B3.528.530.010.001367-18.8
90Poudel, Riyanshu0NEP21N65B109N+107B+118B56N=120N+108BF3.527.529.07.757520.0
91Dipanshu Tembhurne0IND76N89B+130N=59B+109N80B84N+107BF3.527.528.07.757250.0
92FIDE 123776000?N117B+114N42B94N+122B=108N+109B60N3.523.023.07.257970.0
93Das, Surya Narayan1698NEPF+81B16N+89B10N46N+110B49NF3.036.036.09.001432-33.6
94Chaulagain, Oshan0NEPF26N45B60N+92B+77B+97N48B46N3.035.535.510.5014180.0
95Dawadi, Prawisha1546NEP+105B20NF23N75B44B47N+112B+102N3.034.035.08.001002-15.6
96Khatri, Kewal Bahadur1569NEP+126B27NF12B+125N22N+75B41B73N3.033.034.06.001009-26.0
97Basnet, Jagannatha1626NEP+102N1BF+75N38B79N94B+103N72B3.033.033.010.00968-42.0
98Chamak, Bhattacharjee1608BAN=113B75N+104B+72N45B66N81B=60N103B3.031.033.010.251592-2.0
99FIDE 12377732042N44B+116N106B+78B+115N49B74NF3.029.531.58.007310.0
100FIDE 12377635031N+109B71N117B=115B=88N74B+104N78B3.028.530.58.257950.0
101FIDE 12377457029N87B77N41B+130N+118B102N105B+114N3.028.028.54.509660.0
102FIDE 12377619097B56N74B+124N+104B106N+101B65N95B3.027.028.57.507430.0
103Raj, Atharv A0INDF8N57B110N+122B89B+114N97B+98N3.026.026.06.5013650.0
104FIDE 12377414010N128B98N+116B102N+121B77N100B+112N3.025.026.05.509320.0
105FIDE 12377759095N112B47N+130B114N107B+123B+101NF3.021.021.55.007460.0
106FIDE 123667490F23N76B+99N39B+102B24N75N=88B2.534.534.57.758580.0
107FIDE 12377449028B60N88B90NF+105N=87B91N+109B2.529.529.57.259710.0
108FIDE 12377430018N83BF+118N57B60N=92B90N+124B2.529.029.05.258920.0
109FIDE 12377376025B100N+90B=88N91B85N+124B92N107N2.528.530.06.7511220.0
110FIDE 123206090FF21N+103B+69N48B93N82BF2.031.531.57.0014530.0
111Mohd Rashid Siddiqui1711INDF+133B17N62B+89N43N56BF77N2.031.031.03.501437-57.2
112FIDE 12377511054B+105N51B65N+126B49N88B95N104B2.030.531.54.007710.0
113Shrestha, Glossy0NEP=98N40BF13N=72BF71N47B+120N2.030.530.55.0013960.0
114FIDE 12377406020B129N92B78N+105B+126N103B87N101B2.027.028.04.0010730.0
115FIDE 123602790F53B24N77B=100N99B=122N+118BF2.027.027.04.258810.0
116FIDE 12377554045B84N99B104N=124B123N+130B78N=121N2.023.023.52.007940.0
117FIDE 576032949027B+92N38B+100N76BFFFF2.023.023.06.509930.0
118FIDE 12377740034BF80N108B90N101N+126B115N+123N2.022.022.02.507050.0
119Nayem, HaqueFM2160BAN+49N+48BFFFFFFF2.014.014.010.002560+3.2
120FIDE 123770310F70B29N73B83N+78N=90B86N113B1.530.030.05.759640.0
121FIDE 123777160F30B89N44B47N104N78B+126N=116B1.529.029.02.007800.0
122FIDE 123773840F12B55N125B103N92N=115B+124N85B1.525.525.52.509130.0
123FIDE 12377708046B66NFFF+116B105N=130N118B1.517.517.52.257690.0
124FIDE 12377481068NFF102B=116N+130B109N122B108N1.516.016.01.509500.0
125FIDE 12377562030N49BF+122N96BFFFF1.020.520.51.507870.0
126FIDE 12377694096N67B85BF112N114B118N121B+130N1.018.518.50.507690.0
127FIDE 12352012043B+74NFFFFFFF1.012.512.54.007780.0
128FIDE 12377627051B+104NFFFFFFF1.010.510.53.008250.0
129FIDE 12377678069N+114BFFFFFFF1.09.09.02.007760.0
130FIDE 1237753808B38N91B105N101B124N116N=123B126B0.526.027.00.759420.0
131FIDE 12377686037BFFFFFFFF0.011.511.50.007710.0
132FIDE 12377490023BFFFFFFFF0.06.06.00.009310.0
133FIDE 123774650F111NFFFFFFF0.05.05.00.009110.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
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Biggest upsets