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Galkotuwa, K A R G W D R B G
🇱🇰FIDE 29931789· Male· Sri Lanka· Born in 2011
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K A R G W D R B G Galkotuwa, a 15-year-old Sri Lankan player, is rated 1899 and ranked 14th among Sri Lankan players under 16. He is progressing steadily with +21 Elo over the past 12 months. 78 rated games in the past year (≈44/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Sri Lanka National Chess Championships 2026 - Premier Division, Sri Lanka National Youth Chess Championships 2026 - Under 16 Years, and Sri Lanka National Youth Chess Championships 2025 - Under 15 Years. Also played 5 rapid (including Western Asian Junior Chess Championships 2025 - Rapid) and 7 blitz events (including Western Asian Junior Chess Championships 2025 - Blitz) recently. His peak of 2053 was reached at age 14 (Oct 2025, Sri Lankan #11 at the time).
At junior level, he reached #5, #2 and #5 nationally in U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
1899
Standard
Rpd1942·Blz1984
All-time high
2053
−154 pts below
Oct 2025 · age 14
Oct 2025 · age 14
Activity
73
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
59 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#14
#14 · Sri Lankan players under 16 · of 651
Career timeline
10 entries2026
5th Sri Lankan U16 player
at age 15 · rated 2030
Feb 2026
2025
Peak Sri Lankan rank: #11
at age 14 · rated 2053
Nov 2025
All-time peak 2053
at age 14 · −154 from today
Oct 2025
2nd Sri Lankan U14 player
at age 14 · rated 2046
Aug 2025
Crossed 2000
at age 14
Aug 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+444 Elo)
1394 → 1838
Jun 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-79
1978 → 1899
Tournaments
7
60 games
Score
41/ 6068.3%
30W22D8L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsB JanukshanCM2,013·Sri Lanka National Youth Chess Championships 2026 - Under 16 Years·R8·+19.0
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsM T H Sansutha Pesanjith1,627·Sri Lanka National Chess Championships 2026 - Premier Division·R11·-33.1
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5.5/11 | #50 | 1783 | -132.0 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 6/9 | #3 | 2047 | +27.6 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 6.5/8 | #3 | 1935 | -4.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 7.5/9 | #15 | 1958 | -51.2 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/6 | #12 | 1934 | +7.6 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 2.5/3 | #46 | 1924 | +5.6 |
Round-Robin | Jul 2025 | 8/13 | #3 | 2071 | +68.0 |
Worst Elo result: Sri Lanka National Chess Championships 2026 - Premier Division (-132.0 Elo, finished #50).
Most-Played Opponents
vsD D L N DandeniyaCM
🇱🇰SRI·1991
+5 −7 =6
18 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsV W A Vinuda Vidm Wickramasinghe
🇱🇰SRI·2074
+2 −4 =7
13 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsS D Sadev Minsara
🇱🇰SRI·1749
+4 −3 =4
11 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsChenitha Mithvidu Ovitigala
🇱🇰SRI·2105
+6 −2 =3
11 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsDishal Nimsara WeerasekaraFM
🇱🇰SRI·2135
+4 −6 =1
11 games·last met Dec 2025
View head-to-head →
Rankings
/
Sri Lanka
#84
out of 3,598 players
Asia-Pacific
#5,687
in continent
World
#48,362
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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