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Yethmin, W J Methum
🇱🇰FIDE 29906270· Male· Sri Lanka· Born in 2006
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W J Methum Yethmin, a 20-year-old Sri Lankan player, is rated 1635 — his current career high. He is on a steady climb with +50 Elo over the past 12 months. 16 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent appearances: Sri Lanka National Chess Championships 2026 - Premier Division and Sri Lanka Major Division Chess Championships 2026 - Southern. Also played 1 rapid (including Disaster Relief - International Rating Rapid Chess Championship 2025 - Southern Province) and 1 blitz events (including Disaster Relief - International Rating Blitz Chess Championship 2025 - Galle) recently. He took a 22-month break between May 2024 and Apr 2026.
At junior level, he reached #32, #49, #51 and #81 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U12.
Current rating
1635
Standard
Rpd1585·Blz1663
All-time high
1635
at best
Apr 2026 · age 20
Apr 2026 · age 20
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#133,272
#133,272 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
12 entries2026
32nd Sri Lankan U20 player
at age 20 · rated 1635
May 2026
Crossed 1600
at age 20
Apr 2026
All-time peak 1635
at age 20
Apr 2026
2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2025
2024
Inactive for 22 months
paused at 1585 → returned at 1635
May 2024
Best 12-month gain (+282 Elo)
1302 → 1584
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Best result
Sri Lanka Major Division Chess Championships 2026 - Southernperf 2364 (+779) · 5.5/5 · #62
Top opponent
Evolution
+50
1585 → 1635
Tournaments
2
19 games
Score
10.5/ 1955.3%
7W7D5L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsR B A Chandrasiri1,779·Sri Lanka National Chess Championships 2026 - Premier Division·R5·+13.9
2.[W]vsW D Tharaka Priyanath1,711·Sri Lanka National Chess Championships 2026 - Premier Division·R4·+12.2
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsW D Tharaka Priyanath1,711·Sri Lanka Major Division Chess Championships 2026 - Southern·R6·-6.5
2.[L]vsPerumpuli Arachchi Lithula Raveesh1,739·Sri Lanka Major Division Chess Championships 2026 - Southern·R3·-5.8
3.[L]vsK A Chalinu Jithen1,799·Sri Lanka National Chess Championships 2026 - Premier Division·R9·-5.6
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5/11 | #69 | 1742 | +42.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5.5/5 | #62 | 2364 | +7.0 |
Rankings
/
Sri Lanka
#567
out of 3,705 players
Asia-Pacific
#20,207
in continent
World
#133,265
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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