FMRijendra Rajbhandari
NEP · FIDE ID 12300403 · 34 tournament games since 2022
Standard
2009
FIDE rating
Rapid
1973
#21 in NEP (active)
Blitz
1941
#18 in NEP (active)
Score
50%
13 W · 8 D · 13 L
Opp. avg
1939
Last 34 games
Last game
2025-05-28
1st KMC Inter Ward Team Chess Tournament Nepal
Prep summary
- As White: 1.d4 in 65% of games (scores 55%), otherwise 1.e4 (35%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...e5 in 7 of 13 games (King's Pawn Game), scoring 29%.
- By opponent strength: 40% against higher-rated players, 69% against lower-rated.
Based on 34 over-the-board games (10 classical · 2 rapid). 17 with White (47%), 17 with Black (53%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.d4 | 11 | 55% |
| 1.e4 | 6 | 33% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Catalan Opening | 5 | 50% |
| French Defense: Winawer Variation, Poisoned Pawn Variation | 2 | 25% |
| Queen's Pawn Game: Modern Defense | 1 | 100% |
| Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, English Attack | 1 | 0% |
| Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Classical Defense Deferred | 1 | 100% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (13 games)
| 1...e5 King's Pawn Game | 7 | 29% |
| 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense | 6 | 75% |
Against 1.d4 (1 game)
| 1...d5 Queen's Pawn Game | 1 | 0% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Variation | 2 | 50% |
| Ruy Lopez: Open, Main Line | 2 | 0% |
| Slav Defense: Czech Variation, Krause Attack | 1 | 0% |
| Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation | 1 | 100% |
| Petrov's Defense: Classical Attack, Mason-Showalter Variation | 1 | 50% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-28 | Bhagawati Prasad Sharma (1836) 1st KMC Inter Ward Team Chess Tournament Nepal · rapid | L |
| 2025-05-28 | Pawan Khadka 1st KMC Inter Ward Team Chess Tournament Nepal · rapid | W |
| 2025-01-31 | Purushottam Silwal (1937) Nepal Chess Championship 2025 | Open · classical | L |
| 2025-01-31 | Nabin Tandukar (1920) Nepal Chess Championship 2025 | Open · classical | W |
| 2025-01-31 | Rupesh Jaiswal (2093) Nepal Chess Championship 2025 | Open · classical | ½ |
| 2025-01-29 | Dhiren Rai (1878) Nepal Chess Championship 2025 | Open · classical | W |
| 2025-01-29 | Rajan Subedi (1982) Nepal Chess Championship 2025 | Open · classical | L |
| 2025-01-29 | Kshitiz Bhandari (2070) Nepal Chess Championship 2025 | Open · classical | ½ |
| 2025-01-28 | Suroj Maharjan (1952) Nepal Chess Championship 2025 | Open · classical | W |
| 2025-01-27 | Prem Krishna Maharjan (1882) Nepal Chess Championship 2025 | Open · classical | W |
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