Format
RL
Rathnayake, Lahiru
🇱🇰FIDE 29902851· Male· Sri Lanka· Born in 2003
Follow Lahiru RathnayakeTrack his monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
Lahiru Rathnayake, a 23-year-old Sri Lankan player, is rated 1525. He has held steady between 1500 and 1550 for 6 months. 35 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Kaluthara International Chess Festival 2026, Ethugalpura International Chess Festival 2025, and Kandy Open International Chess Championship 2025. Also played 4 rapid (including 2nd Chronicles of Checkmate International Event 2026 - Rapid) and 11 blitz events (including Queenstar Open International Rated Blitz Chess Championship 2025) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 23 months (2018–2020, COVID-19 included), 39 months (2020–2024) and 12 months (2024–2025). His peak of 1556 was reached at age 22 (Oct 2025).
At junior level, he reached #44 nationally in U20.
Current rating
1525
Standard
Rpd1462·Blz1543
All-time high
1556
−31 pts below
Oct 2025 · age 22
Oct 2025 · age 22
Activity
14
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
35 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#175,073
#175,073 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
12 entries2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 22
Dec 2025
All-time peak 1556
at age 22 · −31 from today
Oct 2025
Re-crossed 1500
at age 22
Sep 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 22
Apr 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+387 Elo)
1033 → 1420
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 21
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+25
1500 → 1525
Tournaments
8
63 games
Score
35.5/ 6356.3%
26W19D18L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsK V Budmina Jithum1,438·Sri Lanka Major Division Chess Championship 2025 - Western Province·R7·+16.5
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsSahas Nethmira Premarathne1,440·Sri Lanka Major Division Chess Championship 2025 - Western Province·R9·-23.4
2.[L]vsSachin Devinda Nagahawatta1,486·Sri Lanka Major Division Chess Championship 2025 - Western Province·R6·-20.8
3.[L]vsVenukanan Nayanakheshan1,659·Queenstar Open International Rated Chess Championship 2025·R6·-13.3
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4/3 | #196 | 2564 | +18.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4.5/6 | #200 | 1658 | -17.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2/3 | #209 | 1880 | +2.2 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 6/5 | #187 | 2383 | -35.6 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 5.5/6 | #74 | 1961 | +21.6 |
Rankings
/
Sri Lanka
#1,383
out of 3,705 players
Asia-Pacific
#33,465
in continent
World
#175,033
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Sri Lanka
| 1 | 🇱🇰Follow Ranindu Dilshan LiyanageTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,429 |
| 2 | 🇱🇰Follow L M S T De SilvaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,407 |
| 3 | 🇱🇰Follow Devindya Oshini GunawardhanaTrack her monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,340 |
| 3 | 🇱🇰Follow G M H ThilakarathneTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,340 |
| 5 | 🇱🇰Follow M K A RussellTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,195 |
| 6 | 🇱🇰Follow T H D Thisarindu InduwaraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,180 |
| 7 | 🇱🇰Follow S SivathanujanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,162 |
| 8 | 🇱🇰Follow Chenitha Mithvidu OvitigalaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,127 |
| 9 | 🇱🇰Follow Pesandu Rashmitha LiyanageTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,126 |
| 10 | 🇱🇰Follow Minul Sanjula DoluweeraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,113 |
| ... | ||
| 1383 | 1,525 | |
Asia-Pacific
| 1 | 🇺🇿Follow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,780 |
| 2 | 🇺🇿Follow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,776 |
| 3 | 🇨🇳Follow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,753 |
| 4 | 🇮🇳Follow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,751 |
| 5 | 🇮🇳Follow Viswanathan AnandTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,739 |
| 6 | 🇨🇳Follow Liren DingTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,738 |
| 7 | 🇮🇳Follow Praggnanandhaa RTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,733 |
| 8 | 🇮🇳Follow Gukesh DTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,732 |
| 9 | 🇻🇳Follow Quang Liem LeTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,731 |
| 10 | 🇷🇺Follow Ian NepomniachtchiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,729 |
| ... | ||
| 33465 | 1,525 | |
World
| 1 | 🇳🇴Follow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,840 |
| 2 | 🇺🇸Follow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,792 |
| 3 | 🇺🇸Follow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,788 |
| 4 | 🇺🇿Follow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,780 |
| 5 | 🇺🇿Follow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,776 |
| 6 | 🇳🇱Follow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,767 |
| 7 | 🇩🇪Follow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,759 |
| 7 | 🇫🇷Follow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,759 |
| 9 | 🇺🇸Follow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,754 |
| 10 | 🇨🇳Follow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,753 |
| ... | ||
| 175033 | 1,525 | |