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Nepal Best chess players in Nepal

Official FIDE ratings, updated monthly.

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1,552
GrandmastersGM
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International MastersIM
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Woman GrandmastersWGM
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  1. 1 FM Bibek Thing NepalNepal 2248 New
  2. 2 FM Rupesh Jaiswal NepalNepal 2176 New
  3. 3 CM Purushottam Silwal NepalNepal 2133 New
Best chess players in Nepal, Standard, Open
RankPlayerRatingChangeGamesBorn
1 FM Bibek Thing NepalNepal2248NewNew·1995
2 FM Rupesh Jaiswal NepalNepal2176NewNew·1998
3 CM Purushottam Silwal NepalNepal2133NewNew·2008
4 FM Kshitiz Bhandari NepalNepal2119NewNew·1989
5 Rishon Thapa NepalNepal2075NewNew·2005
6 CM Aashish Phunyal NepalNepal2040NewNew·1997
7 CM Sushrut Dahal NepalNepal2015NewNew·1995
8 Niken Kusatha NepalNepal2007NewNew·2002
9 Muhan Narshingh Shrestha NepalNepal2003NewNew62006
10 CM Rajan Subedi NepalNepal1995NewNew71989
11 CM Milan Lama NepalNepal1989NewNew22001
12 Badrilal Nepali NepalNepal1969NewNew·1964
13 Prakash Chandra Nepal NepalNepal1962NewNew61990
14 Asish Giri NepalNepal1952NewNew72009
15 CM Purusottam Chaulagain NepalNepal1948NewNew·1986
16 Sushil Chaudhary NepalNepal1948NewNew·1995
17 Shyam Sundar Shrestha NepalNepal1936NewNew·1974
18 Dhiren Rai NepalNepal1936NewNew71995
19 CM Sajin Maharjan NepalNepal1932NewNew·1990
20 Janardan Shrestha NepalNepal1928NewNew·1958
21 Jwala Imbung NepalNepal1924NewNew71993
22 Sabin Chandra Ghimire NepalNepal1921NewNew·1992
23 Sujan Kafle NepalNepal1921NewNew·2003
24 Rajan Puri NepalNepal1916NewNew·1981
25 Suroj Maharjan NepalNepal1907NewNew·1991
26 Abheek Shah NepalNepal1906NewNew·2009
27 Amin Shakya NepalNepal1898NewNew11997
28 Sudip Tamang NepalNepal1896NewNew·2001
29 Prasant Gurung NepalNepal1896NewNew·2008
30 CM Krishna Thapa NepalNepal1894NewNew·1975
31 Avinay Subedi NepalNepal1893NewNew31978
32 Kamal Shrestha NepalNepal1892NewNew·1979
33 Prem Krishna Maharjan NepalNepal1890NewNew·1975
34 Satyam Sharma NepalNepal1890NewNew·2008
35 Razin Maharjan NepalNepal1889NewNew·1998
36 Singhesor Das NepalNepal1888NewNew·1965
37 Lalit Bahadur Rai NepalNepal1888NewNew·1996
38 Bikram Chokami NepalNepal1887NewNew·1990
39 Pratik Subedi NepalNepal1885NewNew·2009
40 Sangam Katuwal NepalNepal1882NewNew·2007
41 Sameep Dahal NepalNepal1880NewNew·1999
42 Rajan Kumar Pokhrel NepalNepal1878NewNew71981
43 Suman Shrestha NepalNepal1877NewNew71984
44 Baburaja Maharjan NepalNepal1874NewNew·1969
45 Baliman Gurung NepalNepal1870NewNew·1967
46 Chitra Giri NepalNepal1870NewNew·1992
47 Shailendra Neupane NepalNepal1866NewNew·1978
48 CM Nabin Tandukar NepalNepal1863NewNew·1960
49 Himal Rai NepalNepal1862NewNew41985
50 Herakaji Maharjan NepalNepal1860NewNew·1967

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Questions

There are 1,552 active FIDE rated players in Nepal. The highest rated is FM Bibek Thing with 2248 in standard chess.

Who is the best chess player in Nepal?

FM Bibek Thing, rated 2248 in the FIDE standard list of November 2026.

How many grandmasters are there in Nepal?

The FIDE list of November 2026 has no grandmasters in Nepal.

Who is the highest rated woman in Nepal?

WCM Kritisara Adhikari, rated 1783 in the FIDE standard list of November 2026.

Who is the highest rated junior in Nepal?

CM Purushottam Silwal, rated 2133 in the FIDE standard list of November 2026.

How often are FIDE ratings updated?

FIDE publishes a new rating list on the first day of every month. This page shows the list of November 2026. These are not live ratings.

Source: FIDE rating list of November 2026, 800,240 rated players. Last updated November 15, 2026.