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Gowsalyan, S
🇱🇰FIDE 29901340· Male· Sri Lanka· Born in 2002
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S Gowsalyan, a 24-year-old Sri Lankan player, is rated 1819. He has held steady between 1800 and 1850 for 16 months. 75 rated games in the past year (≈34/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2nd Chronicles of Checkmate International Event 2026, Sri Lanka Major Division Chess Championships 2026 - Nothern Province, and Kaluthara International Chess Festival 2026. Also played 1 rapid (including 2nd Chronicles of Checkmate International Event 2026 - Rapid) and 4 blitz events (including 2nd Chronicles of Checkmate International Event 2026 - Blitz) recently. He took a 13-month break between Feb 2018 and Apr 2019. His peak of 1869 was reached at age 23 (Feb 2025); he also reached Sri Lankan #72 in Nov 2024.
At junior level, he reached #20, #40 and #100 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
1819
Standard
Rpd1740·Blz1773
All-time high
1869
−50 pts below
Feb 2025 · age 23
Feb 2025 · age 23
Activity
77
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
75 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#70,455
#70,455 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2025
All-time peak 1869
at age 23 · −50 from today
Feb 2025
2024
Peak Sri Lankan rank: #72
at age 22 · rated 1853
Nov 2024
Best 12-month gain (+442 Elo)
1381 → 1823
Jun 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 22
Mar 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 22
Feb 2024
2023
100 career games
at age 21
Sep 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-27
1846 → 1819
Tournaments
9
92 games
Score
57.5/ 9262.5%
57W15D20L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsS Bhavithran1,783·Sri Lanka Major Division Chess Championships 2026 - Nothern Province·R6·+8.5
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 6/9 | #77 | 1772 | -11.6 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 6.5/9 | #20 | 1820 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 7/10 | #42 | 1907 | +1.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6.5/7 | #2 | 2095 | +12.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 7/9 | #44 | 1940 | +9.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 8/8 | #14 | 2397 | -1.0 |
Team | Aug 2025 | 4/7 | #32 | 1841 | -17.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6/8 | #23 | 1892 | -5.2 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6.5/8 | #39 | 1857 | -15.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsS SivathanujanCM
🇱🇰SRI·2148
+0 −7 =0
7 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsOsheen De Silva
🇱🇰SRI·1906
+0 −3 =2
5 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsDhanushka Bandara
🇱🇰SRI·1998
+0 −5 =0
5 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsJude Dorison Gnanaseelan
🇱🇰SRI·1788
+1 −0 =4
5 games·last met Feb 2026
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Rankings
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Sri Lanka
#161
out of 3,598 players
Asia-Pacific
#8,547
in continent
World
#70,454
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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