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Liyanage, K P L
🇱🇰FIDE 29903742· Male· Sri Lanka· Born in 2008
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K P L Liyanage, a 18-year-old Sri Lankan player, is rated 1917 and sitting in the top 2% of Sri Lankan players. He has fluctuated between 1810 and 1951 over the past 2 years. 43 rated games in the past year (≈32/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Sri Lanka National Youth Chess Championships 2026 - Under 18 Years, Sri Lanka National Youth Chess Championships 2025 - Under 17 Years, and Sri Lanka National Team Championships 2025. Also played 1 rapid (including Kandy Open International Chess Championship 2025 - Rapid) and 1 blitz events (including Kandy Open International Chess Championship 2025 - Blitz) recently. His peak of 1951 was reached at age 16 (Oct 2024, Sri Lankan #20 at the time).
At junior level, he reached #5, #2, #39 and #74 nationally in U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
1917
Standard
Rpd1847·Blz1784
All-time high
1951
−34 pts below
Oct 2024 · age 16
Oct 2024 · age 16
Activity
50
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
26 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 2%
#69 · Sri Lankan players · of 3,148
Career timeline
12 entries2025
5th Sri Lankan U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1920
Jan 2025
2024
All-time peak 1951
at age 16 · −34 from today
Oct 2024
6-month rising streak
+187 Elo
Oct 2024
Peak Sri Lankan rank: #20
at age 16 · rated 1950
Sep 2024
2nd Sri Lankan U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1950
Sep 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 16
Jun 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
Sri Lanka National Youth Chess Championships 2025 - Under 17 Yearsperf 2264 (+346) · 5.5/6 · #5
Top opponent
Evolution
+107
1810 → 1917
Tournaments
4
27 games
Score
18/ 2766.7%
14W8D5L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsS D Nadev Insara1,933·Sri Lanka National Youth Chess Championships 2026 - Under 18 Years·R5·+20.9
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsK E Dineth Sandaruwan1,834·Sri Lanka National Youth Chess Championships 2026 - Under 18 Years·R3·-24.7
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 3/7 | #6 | 1865 | +1.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5.5/6 | #5 | 2264 | +58.8 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3.5/5 | #24 | 1789 | -10.8 |
Team | Aug 2025 | 6/8 | #9 | 1944 | +58.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsK K Dinujaya KodithuwakkuCM
🇱🇰SRI·2028
+3 −4 =0
7 games·last met Jan 2025
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vsK A R G W S N B I Galkotuwa
🇱🇰SRI·1831
+5 −2 =0
7 games·last met Jan 2025
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vsH M J R Herath
🇱🇰SRI·1803
+2 −3 =1
6 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsB M Thesandu Aken Basnayake
🇱🇰SRI·1859
+3 −1 =2
6 games·last met Jul 2024
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vsB Jayod Yasindu Rashmika Perera
🇱🇰SRI·1943
+1 −3 =1
5 games·last met Jan 2026
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Rankings
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Sri Lanka
#69
out of 3,598 players
Asia-Pacific
#5,201
in continent
World
#43,963
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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