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Sumanathilake, Yonal
🇱🇰FIDE 29914922· Male· Sri Lanka· Born in 2008
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Yonal Sumanathilake, a 18-year-old Sri Lankan player, is rated 1955 — just 2 short of his peak of 1957 (Feb 2026, age 18) and ranked 10th among Sri Lankan players under 18. He has fluctuated between 1699 and 1957 over the past 2 years. 28 rated games in the past year (≈42/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 27th Asian Youth Chess Championships 2025 - U18, COMMONWEALTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 - U18 Open Event, and Sri Lanka National Team Championships 2025. Also played 1 rapid (including 27th Asian Youth Chess Championships 2025 - Rapid U18) and 2 blitz events (including 27th Asian Youth Chess Championships 2025 - Blitz U18) recently. He reached Sri Lankan #34 in Mar 2025.
At junior level, he reached #5, #6, #9 and #86 nationally in U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
1955
Standard
Rpd1671·Blz1870
All-time high
1957
−2 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 18
Feb 2026 · age 18
Activity
48
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
28 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#10
#10 · Sri Lankan players under 18 · of 222
Career timeline
11 entries2026
All-time peak 1957
at age 18 · −2 from today
Feb 2026
2025
Peak Sri Lankan rank: #34
at age 17 · rated 1943
Mar 2025
5th Sri Lankan U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1943
Feb 2025
Best 12-month gain (+439 Elo)
1504 → 1943
Feb 2025
2024
Crossed 1800
at age 16
Nov 2024
2023
6th Sri Lankan U16 player
at age 15 · rated 1644
Aug 2023
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+12
1943 → 1955
Tournaments
4
30 games
Score
17/ 3056.7%
12W10D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4/8 | #37 | 2068 | +20.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/8 | #6 | 2100 | +28.4 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 2.5/4 | #53 | 1818 | -16.0 |
Team | Aug 2025 | 5.5/8 | #13 | 1870 | -17.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsK A R G W S N B I Galkotuwa
🇱🇰SRI·1831
+5 −3 =3
11 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsG Thinuka Geethula Perera
🇱🇰SRI·1865
+4 −1 =3
8 games·last met Jan 2025
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vsB Jayod Yasindu Rashmika Perera
🇱🇰SRI·1979
+3 −3 =2
8 games·last met Jan 2025
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vsDisara Thennakoon
🇱🇰SRI·1807
+1 −3 =3
7 games·last met Jan 2024
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vsK K Dinujaya KodithuwakkuCM
🇱🇰SRI·2028
+2 −1 =3
6 games·last met Nov 2025
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Rankings
/
Sri Lanka
#52
out of 3,705 players
Asia-Pacific
#4,298
in continent
World
#35,632
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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