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Yapabandara, G G P D
🇱🇰FIDE 29913292· Male· Sri Lanka· Born in 1998
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G G P D Yapabandara, a 28-year-old Sri Lankan player, is rated 1629 — just 7 short of his peak of 1636 (Mar 2026, age 28). He is on a steady climb with +59 Elo over the past 12 months. 39 rated games in the past year (≈11/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Sri Lanka Mercantile and Government Service Chess Championships 2026, Kaluthara International Chess Festival 2026, and Ethugalpura International Chess Festival 2025. He had 2 career breaks: 29 months (2018–2020, COVID-19 included) and 25 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included).
At junior level, he reached #37 nationally in U20.
Current rating
1629
Standard
Rpd1557·Blz1555
All-time high
1636
−7 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 28
Mar 2026 · age 28
Activity
20
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
34 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#136,039
#136,039 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2026
All-time peak 1636
at age 28 · −7 from today
Mar 2026
Crossed 1600
at age 28
Jan 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+273 Elo)
1287 → 1560
Feb 2025
2024
Crossed 1500
at age 26
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 26
Mar 2024
2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 25
Jun 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+58
1571 → 1629
Tournaments
5
42 games
Score
26.5/ 4263.1%
22W9D11L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsHoshithmi Pehansa Samaraweera1,464·Queenstar Open International Rated Chess Championship 2025·R10·+7.0
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsM P Dulansa Dewmini Abeyrathne1,446·Queenstar Open International Rated Chess Championship 2025·R6·-13.5
2.[L]vsM A Dinal Akilesh Weerasinghe1,542·Sri Lanka Mercantile and Government Service Chess Championships 2026·R7·-12.3
3.[L]vsC K D Fonseka1,717·Sri Lanka Mercantile and Government Service Chess Championships 2026·R6·-7.4
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2.5/5 | #54 | 1683 | -13.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6.5/9 | #60 | 1783 | +17.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 7.5/9 | #24 | 1875 | +45.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3.5/4 | #119 | 1883 | +7.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6.5/8 | #86 | 1797 | +2.6 |
Rankings
/
Sri Lanka
#569
out of 3,598 players
Asia-Pacific
#20,868
in continent
World
#136,031
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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