Top chess players in Nepal

Live FIDE ratings, updated as games are played · October 2026

Nepal has 426 rated players. The highest rated is FM Bibek Thing at 2248.

Country ranking

#119 of 184

top 10 average 2080.1

Grandmasters

Moved since the October list

OCT26·426 players·Updated 08:55 UTC

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1#=598415	15	FMBibek Thing NEP · 31	2248	22482248.0	–	-5
2#=960716	16	FMRupesh Jaiswal NEP · 28	2176	21762176.0	–	+116
3#=1272625	25	CMPurushottam Silwal NEP · 18	2133	21332133.0	–	+4
4#=1383138	38	FMKshitiz Bhandari NEP · 37	2119	21192119.0	–	+3
5#=1809457	57	Rishon Thapa NEP · 21	2075	20752075.0	–	+25
6#=2213668	68	Aashish Phunyal NEP · 29	2040	20402040.0	–	+85
7#=2555979	79	CMSushrut Dahal NEP · 31	2015	20152015.0	–	-22
8#=2671782	82	Niken Kusatha NEP · 24	2007	20072007.0	–	+20
9#=2700884	84	CMMilan Lama NEP · 25	2005	20052005.0	–	-13
10#=3060391	91	Muhan Narshing Shrestha NEP · 20	1983	19831983.0	–	+92
11#=3109096	96	Rajan Subedi NEP · 37	1980	19801980.0	–	-31
12#=33142110	110	Badrilal Nepali NEP · 62	1969	19691969.0	–	+11
13#=34116112	112	Prakash Chandra Nepal NEP · 36	1964	19641964.0	–	-14
=14#=37395124	124	CMPurusottam Chaulagain NEP · 40	1948	19481948.0	–	-36
=14#=37395124	124	Sushil Chaudhary NEP · 31	1948	19481948.0	–	+1
16#=38894117	117	Dhiren Rai NEP · 31	1941	19411941.0	–	-3
17#=39984100	100	Shyam Sundar Shrestha NEP · 52	1936	19361936.0	–	-36
18#=40841101	101	CMSajin Maharjan NEP · 36	1932	19321932.0	–	-42
19#=41290107	107	Jwala Imbung NEP · 33	1930	19301930.0	–	+58
20#=41697116	116	Janardan Shrestha NEP · 68	1928	19281928.0	–	+11
=21#=43359137	137	Sabin Chandra Ghimire NEP · 34	1921	19211921.0	–	-9
=21#=43359137	137	Sujan Kafle NEP · 23	1921	19211921.0	–	-52
23#=44498139	139	Rajan Puri NEP · 45	1916	19161916.0	–	-1
24#=46449164	164	Avinay Subedi NEP · 48	1908	19081908.0	–	+15
25#=46701166	166	Suroj Maharjan NEP · 35	1907	19071907.0	–	-17

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