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Galkotuwa, K A R G W S N B I
🇱🇰FIDE 29931797· Male· Sri Lanka· Born in 2008
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K A R G W S N B I Galkotuwa, a 18-year-old Sri Lankan player, is rated 1831 and sitting in the top 4% of Sri Lankan players. He has slipped back 36 Elo over the past 12 months. 39 rated games in the past year (≈22/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Sri Lanka National Youth Chess Championships 2025 - Under 17 Years, Kandy Open International Chess Championship 2025, and Sri Lanka National Team Championships 2025. Also played 4 rapid (including Western Asian Junior Chess Championships 2025 - Rapid) and 6 blitz events (including Western Asian Junior Chess Championships 2025 - Blitz) recently. His peak of 1897 was reached at age 18 (Jan 2026); he also reached Sri Lankan #68 in Aug 2025.
At junior level, he reached #13, #30, #55 and #63 nationally in U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
1831
Standard
Rpd1817·Blz1909
All-time high
1897
−66 pts below
Jan 2026 · age 18
Jan 2026 · age 18
Activity
42
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
39 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#141 · Sri Lankan players · of 3,249
Career timeline
13 entries2026
13th Sri Lankan U18 player
at age 18 · rated 1897
Jan 2026
All-time peak 1897
at age 18 · −66 from today
Jan 2026
2025
Peak Sri Lankan rank: #68
at age 17 · rated 1890
Aug 2025
Crossed 1800
at age 17
Feb 2025
100 career games
at age 17
Jan 2025
2024
30th Sri Lankan U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1705
Jul 2024
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-59
1890 → 1831
Tournaments
5
32 games
Score
20/ 3262.5%
19W2D11L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsN M Thenura Yasendra Nissanka1,759·Sri Lanka National Premier Division Chess Championship 2025·R4·+12.8
3.[W]vsU J Nimuthu Nimthaka1,749·Sri Lanka National Premier Division Chess Championship 2025·R9·+12.3
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4/7 | #17 | 1673 | -65.2 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/5 | #25 | 2504 | +18.4 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 2/3 | #60 | 1935 | +16.4 |
Team | Aug 2025 | 2.5/5 | #36 | 1769 | -30.4 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 6.5/11 | #28 | 1904 | +24.8 |
Worst Elo result: Sri Lanka National Youth Chess Championships 2025 - Under 17 Years (-65.2 Elo, finished #17).
Most-Played Opponents
vsYonal Sumanathilake
🇱🇰SRI·1955
+3 −5 =3
11 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsB Jayod Yasindu Rashmika Perera
🇱🇰SRI·1979
+4 −1 =3
8 games·last met Aug 2025
View head-to-head →
vsDamsara Bandara Rajanayake
🇱🇰SRI·1840
+1 −2 =4
7 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsK P L Liyanage
🇱🇰SRI·1917
+2 −5 =0
7 games·last met Jan 2025
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vsH M J R Herath
🇱🇰SRI·1803
+2 −3 =1
6 games·last met May 2024
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Rankings
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Sri Lanka
#141
out of 3,704 players
Asia-Pacific
#8,021
in continent
World
#66,876
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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