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Nawanjana, R A Thaweesha
🇱🇰FIDE 29925304· Male· Sri Lanka· Born in 2006
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R A Thaweesha Nawanjana, a 20-year-old Sri Lankan player, is rated 1689 — just 13 short of his peak of 1702 (May 2026, age 20). He has fluctuated between 1635 and 1702 over the past 2 years. 22 rated games in the past year (≈23/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Battle of the Kings International Rated Team Chess Championship 2026, 2nd Chronicles of Checkmate International Event 2026, and Kaluthara International Chess Festival 2026.
At junior level, he reached #19, #23 and #89 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
1689
Standard
Rpd1428·Blz1563
All-time high
1702
−13 pts below
May 2026 · age 20
May 2026 · age 20
Activity
44
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
22 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#113,956
#113,956 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2026
All-time peak 1702
at age 20 · −13 from today
May 2026
2025
19th Sri Lankan U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1691
Jan 2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2025
2024
23rd Sri Lankan U18 player
at age 18 · rated 1691
Oct 2024
Best 12-month gain (+419 Elo)
1216 → 1635
Jul 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 18
Jun 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-3
1692 → 1689
Tournaments
3
25 games
Score
14.5/ 2558.0%
12W5D8L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsAniq Preena1,648·Battle of the Kings International Rated Team Chess Championship 2026·R3·+8.8
2.[W]vsWenaidawaduge Dimath Ma De Silva1,527·2nd Chronicles of Checkmate International Event 2026·R5·+5.6
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2/5 | #105 | 1611 | -12.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6/9 | #79 | 1804 | +7.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6.5/9 | #46 | 1832 | +3.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsKosala Sandeepa Chamikara AmarathungeCM
🇱🇰SRI·1942
+1 −6 =0
7 games·last met Feb 2026
View head-to-head →
vsAdeesha Dinal Thilakarathne
🇱🇰SRI·1609
+3 −2 =2
7 games·last met Aug 2024
View head-to-head →
vsBhanila M Mathes Arachchi
🇱🇰SRI·1724
+1 −5 =1
7 games·last met Aug 2024
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vsMohamed Nabil Nazar
🇱🇰SRI·1954
+0 −4 =1
5 games·last met Jul 2024
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Rankings
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Sri Lanka
#387
out of 3,598 players
Asia-Pacific
#15,747
in continent
World
#113,952
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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