2nd National Junior Girl Chess Championship-2026
Open SwissStandard
20 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 21 May 2026 to 23 May 2026 in bhaktapur, Nepal. Top 10 Elo average was 772, and top seed was Radhika Poudel (🇳🇵 NEP, 1651).
Danisha Puri (🇳🇵 NEP, 0) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Angel Maharjan (5.5) and Radhika Poudel (5.5). Puri took the lead from round 6.
Location
🇳🇵bhaktapur, Nepal
Dates
21 May 2026 → 23 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 45 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇳🇵Nepal×11
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsDanisha Puri led from R6; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R6 · LEADER CHANGE22 May
Danisha Puri takes the sole lead (5.0/6).
R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Danisha Puri beat Radhika Poudel (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Danisha Puri 5 wins (R3–R7)Radhika Poudel 4 wins (R1–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Danisha Puri | * | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2Radhika Poudel | 0 | * | 1 | 1 |
| 3Angel Maharjan | 1 | 0 | * | — |
| 4Purnima Gurung | 0 | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Puri, Danisha | 0 | NEP | +?N | −2B | +?N | +9B | +4N | +3N | +6B | 6.0 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 19.00 | 1649 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Maharjan, Angel | 1557 | NEP | +8B | +1N | −3B | +11N | =6B | +7N | +5B | 5.5 | 29.5 | 33.0 | 25.25 | 1376 | -18.8 |
| 3 | Poudel, Radhika | 1651 | NEP | +20N | +14B | +2N | +4B | =5N | −1B | +9B | 5.5 | 28.0 | 29.0 | 20.75 | 2328 | +40.0 |
| 4 | Gurung, Purnima | 1567 | NEP | +17N | +5B | +9N | −3N | −1B | +16N | +11B | 5.0 | 26.5 | 29.5 | 18.00 | 1556 | -1.2 |
| 5 | FIDE 12376361 | 0 | — | +6B | −4N | +10B | +13N | =3B | +11N | −2N | 4.5 | 28.0 | 31.0 | 17.75 | 1478 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Kandel, Ujjivani | 1486 | NEP | −5N | +20B | +16N | +7B | =2N | +12B | −1N | 4.5 | 27.0 | 28.0 | 14.75 | 1557 | +4.0 |
| 7 | Shrestha, Sanam | 0 | NEP | +?N | =11N | +13B | −6N | +8B | −2B | +14N | 4.5 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 12.25 | 722 | 0.0 |
| 8 | FIDE 12376353 | 0 | — | −2N | +?B | +?N | =15B | −7N | +18B | +12N | 4.5 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 7.50 | 757 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Shrestha, Nihana | 1460 | NEP | +12N | +16B | −4B | −1N | +14B | +13B | −3N | 4.0 | 26.0 | 29.0 | 12.50 | 809 | -24.0 |
| 10 | FIDE 12365874 | 0 | — | +?N | −18B | −5N | +?B | −?N | +?B | +13N | 4.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 3.00 | 677 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Adhikari, Precious | 0 | NEP | +?N | =7B | +18N | −2B | +15N | −5B | −4N | 3.5 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 7.75 | 762 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Sainju, Anannya | 0 | NEP | −9B | +?B | =?N | +?B | +18N | −6N | −8B | 3.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 2.50 | 1349 | 0.0 |
| 13 | FIDE 12376337 | 0 | — | +15N | +?B | −7N | −5B | +17B | −9N | −10B | 3.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 6.00 | 660 | 0.0 |
| 14 | FIDE 12376345 | 0 | — | +?N | −3N | −15B | +?B | −9N | +?B | −7B | 3.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 0.00 | 1461 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Shrestha, Subhashree | 0 | NEP | −13B | F | +14N | =8N | −11B | =?B | +?N | 3.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 5.25 | 1477 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Sharma, Yashashwi | 0 | NEP | +?N | −9N | −6B | +?B | +?N | −4B | −?N | 3.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 0.00 | 1287 | 0.0 |
| 17 | FIDE 12367745 | 0 | — | −4B | =?B | +?N | =?B | −13N | −?N | +?B | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 1329 | 0.0 |
| 18 | FIDE 12376388 | 0 | — | =19B | +10N | −11B | +20N | −12B | −8N | −?B | 2.5 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 5.75 | 847 | 0.0 |
| 19 | FIDE 12371556 | 0 | — | =18N | −?B | −?N | −?B | F | =20N | =?B | 1.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.75 | 762 | 0.0 |
| 20 | FIDE 12362727 | 0 | — | −3B | −6N | F | −18B | =?N | =19B | −?N | 1.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 0.75 | 1322 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Poudel, RadhikaNEP+40.05.5 pts · #2
- 2Kandel, UjjivaniNEP+4.04.5 pts · #8
- 3Shrestha, SanamNEP0.04.5 pts · #18
Top rating losers
- 1Shrestha, NihanaNEP-24.04.0 pts · #13
- 2Maharjan, AngelNEP-18.85.5 pts · #11
- 3Gurung, PurnimaNEP-1.25.0 pts · #6