Nepalese Chess Championship

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The National Individual Chess Championship is organized by the Nepal Chess Federation- NCF and National Sports Council- NSC, and was first held in 1979. A National Women's Individual Chess Championship has also been held since 2008. From the year of 2009 National Club Team Chess Championship has been started.

National Individual Chess Championship Winners

YearPlaceChampion [1]
12024 Sarlahi Rajesh Kumar Bhagat
21980 Dhangadhi, Kailali Bikash Man Lama/Bijay Sharma
31981 Hetauda Laxmi Prasad Nakarmi
41982 Jumla Bikash Man Lama
51983 Pokhara, Kaski Gopal Prajapati
61984 Biratnagar, Morang Gopal Prajapati
71985 Birganj, Parsa Rabin Rajbhandari
81986 Lalitpur Badrilal Nepali
91988 Kusma, Parbat Naveen Tandukar
101992 Kathmandu Bilamlal Shrestha
111997 Kathmandu Punyaman Karmacharya
121999 Hetauda, Makwanpur Badrilal Nepali
132004 Bhaktapur Digesh Shankar Malla
142006 Kakarvitta, Jhapa Keshav Shrestha
152008 Lalitpur Surbir Lama
162009 Jawalakhel, Lalitpur Badrilal Nepali
172012 Mahendranagar, Kanchanpur Manish Hamal
182014 Banepa, Kavre Keshav Shrestha
192016/05 Ilam Bhupendra Niraula
202016/12 Dhankuta Madan Krishna Kayastha
212019/04 Thakurdwara, Bardiya Purusottam Chaulagain
222022/09 Gorkha Municipality, Gandaki Kshitiz Bhandari
232023/04 Le Himalaya Hotel, Kathmandu Rupesh Jaiswal
242024 Le Himalaya Hotel, Kathmandu RAJAN Subedi
YearPlaceChampion
12008 Kathmandu Monalisha Khamboo [1]
22011 Kathmandu Tara Ghale [1]
32014 Banepa, Kavre Bina Jaiswal [2]
42016/05 Ilam Sindira Joshi [3]
52016/12 Dhankuta Monalisha Khamboo [1]
62019/04 Thakurdwara,Bardiya Sujana Lohani [1]
72022/09 Gorkha Municipality,Gandaki Sujana Lohani [1]
82023/04 Le Himalaya Hotel,Kathmandu Sujana Lohani [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Umesh K. C. "National Chess Champions of Nepal" . Retrieved 2 February 2017.
  2. "Original Tournament Report: 3rd National Woman Chess Championship". FIDE chess ratings. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
  3. "19th National Championship & 4th Women's National Championship of Nepal" . Retrieved 2 February 2017.

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