2nd National Junior Chess Championship-2026

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65 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 21 May 2026 to 23 May 2026 in bhaktapur, Nepal. Top 10 Elo average was 1678, and top seed was Purushottam Silwal (🇳🇵 NEP, CM, 1982).

Sarthak Shrestha (🇳🇵 NEP, 1710) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Sameep Gautam (7.0) and Sangam Katuwal (6.5).

The biggest upset came in round 6: KC Prabir (1492) beat Aayush Limbu (1719), a +227-point gap.

Location

🇳🇵bhaktapur, Nepal

Dates

21 May 2026 → 23 May 2026

Time control

Standard: 45 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Avg top 10

1,678

Participants

Federations · 1 represented

🇳🇵Nepal×46

Top 3

🥇
Sarthak Shrestha
🇳🇵NEP·1710
7.0pts·1835perf+25.6
🥈
Sameep Gautam
🇳🇵NEP
7.0pts·1697perf0.0
🥉
Sangam Katuwal
🇳🇵NEP
6.5pts·1762perf0.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Tight race until R9; 2 players tied at 7.0/9, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders

Gautam7Shrestha7Katuwal6.5Gurung6.5Mahamad6Sharma6

R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 7.0/9. Shrestha takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (42.0).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Sameep Gautam 3+3 wins (R2–R4, R7–R9)Sarthak Shrestha 4 wins (R1–R4)Sangam Katuwal 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Sameep Gautam	*	—	—	—
2Sarthak Shrestha	—	*	1	1
3Sangam Katuwal	—	0	*	—
4Prasant Gurung	—	0	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Shrestha, Sarthak	1710	NEP	+39N	+62B	+14N	+3B	−?N	+9B	−8N	+4B	+6N	7.0	42.0	42.0	36.00	1835	+25.6
2	Gautam, Sameep	0	NEP	−19N	+59B	+43N	+?B	=6N	=14B	+9N	+12B	+13N	7.0	40.5	40.5	29.75	1697	0.0
3	Katuwal, Sangam	0	NEP	+36N	+33B	+5B	−1N	+34B	=13N	+7N	+8B	−?B	6.5	42.5	42.5	32.75	1762	0.0
4	Gurung, Prasant	0	NEP	+34B	=18N	−11B	+49N	+30B	+5N	+?B	−1N	+14N	6.5	41.0	41.0	25.50	1692	0.0
5	Sainju, Agrim	1620	NEP	+32N	+17B	−3N	+24B	=7N	−4B	+35N	=15B	+23N	6.0	44.5	48.5	29.75	1492	-6.8
6	Thapa, Subhandeep	1731	NEP	+52B	=11N	+49B	=10N	=2B	+45N	=13B	+22N	−1B	6.0	43.0	46.0	26.75	1636	-14.8
7	KC Prabir	1492	NEP	+37B	+15N	−13B	+56N	=5B	+33N	−3B	=16N	+36B	6.0	41.0	43.5	25.75	1723	+61.6
8	Poudel, Ankit	1694	NEP	+48B	−10N	+42B	+29N	+52B	+11N	+1B	−3N	−?B	6.0	40.5	40.5	28.00	2510	+20.8
9	Tamang, Sandip	1618	NEP	+61B	+30N	+60B	−?N	+10B	−1N	−2B	+27N	+19B	6.0	38.0	38.0	24.00	910	-14.8
10	Mahamad, Jasim Al Saiyed	0	NEP	+50N	+8B	=?N	=6B	−9N	+20B	−14N	+25B	+?N	6.0	36.5	36.5	22.00	1660	0.0
11	Baruwal, Sandesh	0	NEP	+?N	=6B	+4N	=23B	+33N	−8B	+43N	+?B	−?N	6.0	31.5	31.5	20.00	1712	0.0
12	Sharma, Satyam	0	NEP	+29B	+16N	+?B	+13N	+?B	−?B	−?N	−2N	+22B	6.0	27.5	27.5	20.50	1671	0.0
13	Neupane, Sajal	1686	NEP	+65N	+40B	+7N	−12B	+23N	=3B	=6N	=14B	−2B	5.5	46.0	46.0	24.00	1708	+4.0
14	Dahal, Shreeyash	1525	NEP	+38B	+57N	−1B	+60N	=45B	=2N	+10B	=13N	−4B	5.5	42.0	44.0	22.50	1505	-2.0
15	Thapa, Riddam	0	NEP	+26N	−7B	−21N	+61B	+51B	+24N	=18B	=5N	=16B	5.5	40.5	42.0	22.75	1492	0.0
16	Panthee, Sulav	1576	NEP	+63N	−12B	+55N	+21B	−26N	=35B	+31N	=7B	=15N	5.5	39.0	40.0	21.25	1669	+8.8
17	Poudel, Riyanshu	0	NEP	+?B	−5N	+?B	−?N	=31B	−18N	+46B	+29N	+34B	5.5	27.5	27.5	14.25	1572	0.0
18	Bhandari, Aayush	1626	NEP	+58N	=4B	−23N	−27B	+62N	+17B	=15N	+39B	−20B	5.0	39.0	40.5	19.50	671	-28.4
19	Thapa, Sajjan	0	NEP	+2B	−49N	+51B	−22N	+58B	−52N	+?B	+31B	−9N	5.0	34.0	34.0	17.00	1405	0.0
20	Tuladhar, Saatwik Man	1471	NEP	−30B	+41N	+38B	−?B	+63N	−10N	+45B	F	+18N	5.0	32.0	32.0	17.50	2426	+28.4
21	FIDE 12351725	0	—	−?B	+35N	+15B	−16N	−37B	+38N	+42B	+33N	−?B	5.0	31.0	31.0	21.50	1503	0.0
22	Rai, Anmol	1511	NEP	+27N	+64B	−?N	+19B	−?N	+44B	+26N	−6B	−12N	5.0	30.5	30.5	18.50	931	-8.8
23	Baruwal, Sandip	0	NEP	+35B	=?N	+18B	=11N	−13B	+37N	+?B	−?N	−5B	5.0	30.5	30.5	16.00	1624	0.0
24	Bajracharya, Cyrus	0	NEP	+?B	−?N	+37B	−5N	+56B	−15B	−28N	+41N	+60B	5.0	29.0	29.0	12.50	820	0.0
25	Mainali, Dipan	1549	NEP	+41B	+56N	−?B	−52N	=60B	+49N	=34B	−10N	+38B	5.0	28.5	28.5	16.50	1720	+9.2
26	Gautam, Alex	0	NEP	−15B	+?N	+57B	+?N	+16B	−?N	−22B	+34N	−?B	5.0	22.5	22.5	12.00	1612	0.0
27	Poudyal, Sandesh	0	NEP	−22B	+?N	+?B	+18N	−?B	−?N	+?B	−9B	+39N	5.0	20.0	20.0	9.00	1511	0.0
28	Sapkota, Nishant	0	NEP	+?B	−?N	−31B	−51N	+?B	+58N	+24B	−?N	+63B	5.0	16.0	16.0	8.50	738	0.0
29	Basukala, Ronik	0	NEP	−12N	+32B	+?N	−8B	−35N	+55B	=44N	−17B	+43N	4.5	36.5	36.5	13.25	894	0.0
30	Rai, Niwa	0	NEP	+20N	−9B	=62N	+50B	−4N	−36B	+61N	F	+45B	4.5	33.0	34.5	13.75	1583	0.0
31	Pradhan, Shubhanga	1460	NEP	+47N	−?B	+28N	−33B	=17N	+50B	−16B	−19N	+61B	4.5	33.0	33.0	15.75	1503	+6.0
32	FIDE 12376191	0	—	−5B	−29N	+?B	+57N	−?B	+?N	−33B	+?N	=47N	4.5	20.5	20.5	4.25	1408	0.0
33	Limbu, Aayush	1719	NEP	+51B	−3N	+58B	+31N	−11B	−7B	+32N	−21B	F	4.0	39.5	42.0	14.50	1476	-12.2
34	Bhattarai, Arpan	1720	NEP	−4N	+44B	=39N	+46B	−3N	+60B	=25N	−26B	−17N	4.0	39.5	41.5	13.50	1549	-9.2
35	FIDE 12355933	0	—	−23N	−21B	+?N	+40B	+29B	=16N	−5B	−45N	=42B	4.0	37.5	37.5	13.25	1405	0.0
36	Rai, Ridam	1652	NEP	−3B	−42N	+41B	−38N	+53B	+30N	+51B	F	−7N	4.0	35.0	38.0	14.50	692	-28.4
37	FIDE 12376248	0	—	−7N	+?B	−24N	+?B	+21N	−23B	+50N	F	F	4.0	33.0	33.0	8.00	1541	0.0
38	Poudyal, Aarush	0	NEP	−14N	+?B	−20N	+36B	−?N	−21B	+55N	+40B	−25N	4.0	31.5	31.5	11.00	1324	0.0
39	Kandel, Sunab	0	NEP	−1B	+?N	=34B	+?N	=44B	−?B	+40N	−18N	−27B	4.0	28.5	28.5	7.75	1495	0.0
40	Chitrakar, Saumil	0	NEP	+?B	−13N	−56B	−35N	+57B	+41N	−39B	−38N	+?B	4.0	26.5	26.5	6.50	886	0.0
41	FIDE 12376230	0	—	−25N	−20B	−36N	+48N	+?B	−40B	+?N	−24B	+?N	4.0	26.5	26.5	3.50	757	0.0
42	Koirala, Aarambha	0	NEP	−?N	+36B	−8N	−43B	+?N	+?B	−21N	=53B	=35N	4.0	26.0	26.0	7.50	1531	0.0
43	FIDE 12376299	0	—	+?B	−?N	−2B	+42N	+?B	+?N	−11B	−?N	−29B	4.0	21.5	21.5	4.00	1419	0.0
44	Shrestha, Saahas	0	NEP	=49B	−34N	+61B	+62B	=39N	−22N	=29B	F	F	3.5	28.0	28.0	8.75	816	0.0
45	Thapa, Sanskar	0	NEP	F	+?N	+?B	−?B	=14N	−6B	−20N	+35B	−30N	3.5	25.0	25.0	6.75	1554	0.0
46	Ghimire, Saurav	0	NEP	−?B	=54N	+?B	−34N	−50N	+62B	−17N	−47B	+59N	3.5	23.0	23.0	5.50	855	0.0
47	FIDE 12376256	0	—	−31B	−51N	F	−?N	−?B	+?N	+?B	+46N	=32B	3.5	15.5	15.5	5.75	669	0.0
48	FIDE 12376175	0	—	−8N	−?B	−53N	−41B	−59N	+65N	+?B	+?N	=?B	3.5	15.5	15.5	0.00	1393	0.0
49	FIDE 12376094	0	—	=44N	+19B	−6N	−4B	+54N	−25B	=60N	F	F	3.0	32.0	32.0	10.75	840	0.0
50	Rai, Arij	1589	NEP	−10B	=61N	+54B	−30N	+46B	−31N	−37B	F	=53N	3.0	31.0	32.5	8.75	660	-26.8
51	FIDE 12376159	0	—	−33N	+47B	−19N	+28B	−15N	+56B	−36N	F	F	3.0	29.5	29.5	11.00	886	0.0
52	FIDE 12376132	0	—	−6N	+53B	F	+25B	−8N	+19B	−?N	F	F	3.0	29.0	29.0	13.00	1456	0.0
53	Rai, Abhiyan	0	NEP	−?B	−52N	+48B	−?N	−36N	F	+?B	=42N	=50B	3.0	17.5	17.5	7.00	1300	0.0
54	FIDE 12376280	0	—	−62N	=46B	−50N	+?B	−49B	−61N	+59N	=57B	F	3.0	17.5	17.5	5.50	789	0.0
55	FIDE 12376205	0	—	−?B	+?N	−16B	+?N	−?B	−29N	−38B	−?N	+?B	3.0	14.0	14.0	0.00	747	0.0
56	Sah, Rajan	0	NEP	+?N	−25B	+40N	−7B	−24N	−51N	=58B	F	F	2.5	28.5	28.5	5.25	721	0.0
57	FIDE 12376272	0	—	+?N	−14B	−26N	−32B	−40N	=59B	F	=54N	=?B	2.5	26.0	26.0	2.75	725	0.0
58	Khanal, Trideep	0	NEP	−18B	+?N	−33N	+?B	−19N	−28B	=56N	F	F	2.5	23.0	23.0	1.25	873	0.0
59	FIDE 12376221	0	—	−?B	−2N	−?B	−?N	+48B	=57N	−54B	+?N	−46B	2.5	19.5	19.5	4.75	765	0.0
60	Parajuli, Bidhan	0	NEP	F	+?B	−9N	−14B	=25N	−34N	=49B	F	−24N	2.0	28.5	28.5	4.00	1458	0.0
61	FIDE 12342637	0	—	−9N	=50B	−44N	−15N	F	+54B	−30B	F	−31N	1.5	32.5	32.5	4.50	1283	0.0
62	Chaulagain, Prasanna	0	NEP	+54B	−1N	=30B	−44N	−18B	−46N	F	F	F	1.5	29.0	29.0	5.25	868	0.0
63	FIDE 12376213	0	—	−16B	F	−?N	F	−20B	−?N	+?B	F	−28N	1.0	18.5	18.5	0.00	757	0.0
64	FIDE 12376310	0	—	F	−22N	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	13.5	13.5	0.00	711	0.0
65	FIDE 12376183	0	—	−13B	−?N	−?B	−?N	−?N	−48B	F	−?N	−?B	0.0	9.0	9.0	0.00	813	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1KC PrabirNEP
+61.6
6.0 pts · #10
2Tuladhar, Saatwik ManNEP
+28.4
5.0 pts · #30
3Shrestha, SarthakNEP
+25.6
7.0 pts · #8

Top rating losers

1Rai, RidamNEP
-28.4
4.0 pts · #54
2Bhandari, AayushNEP
-28.4
5.0 pts · #45
3Rai, ArijNEP
-26.8
3.0 pts · #50

Biggest upsets

R6+227 Elo gap
KC Prabir1492 beat Limbu, Aayush1719
R9+160 Elo gap
KC Prabir1492 beat Rai, Ridam1652
R9+155 Elo gap
Tuladhar, Saatwik Man1471 beat Bhandari, Aayush1626