Top 10 Chess Players in Nepal (May 2026)

Here you will find the official list of the Top 10 open-category chess players from Nepal, ranked using the most recent FIDE classical ratings .

This leaderboard highlights the strongest active players representing Nepal in the international chess arena. Rankings are updated automatically every month once FIDE publishes its new rating list.

How This Ranking Is Calculated

The ranking is based exclusively on FIDE classical (standard) ratings. In case two players have the same rating, the following tie-break criteria are considered:

• Recent tournament participation and performance
• Rating progression over the last 12 months
• Head-to-head results against other top players

#	Name	Country	Standard	Rapid	Blitz
1	Bibek Thing	NEP	2248	2140	2146
2	Kshitiz Bhandari	NEP	2119	2169	2233
3	Rupesh Jaiswal	NEP	2091	2155	2137
4	Rishon Thapa	NEP	2040	2062	1785
5	Purusottam Chaulagain	NEP	2025	1950	1967
6	Sushrut Dahal	NEP	2019	2108	1924
7	Niken Kusatha	NEP	2007	2052	1976
8	Milan Lama	NEP	2005	1983	1960
9	Purushottam Silwal	NEP	1982	2178	2057
10	Rajan Subedi	NEP	1980	1997	1999