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Sarukkalige, Chanaka Praneeth
🇱🇰FIDE 29934540· Male· Sri Lanka· Born in 2008
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Chanaka Praneeth Sarukkalige, a 18-year-old Sri Lankan player, is rated 1966 — just 2 short of his peak of 1968 (Jan 2026, age 18) and ranked 7th among Sri Lankan players under 18. He is on a breakout run, having gained +115 Elo over the past 12 months. 111 rated games in the past year (≈60/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Commonwealth Chess Championship 2026, Battle of the Kings International Rated Team Chess Championship 2026, and Sri Lanka National Youth Chess Championships 2026 - Under 18 Years. Also played 4 rapid (including Commonwealth Chess Championship 2026 - Rapid) and 3 blitz events (including Asian Junior Chess Championship 2025 - Blitz) recently. He reached Sri Lankan #42 in Jan 2026.
At junior level, he reached #7 and #25 nationally in U18 and U16.
Current rating
1966
Standard
Rpd1780·Blz1823
All-time high
1968
−2 pts below
Jan 2026 · age 18
Jan 2026 · age 18
Activity
72
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
82 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#7
#7 · Sri Lankan players under 18 · of 214
Career timeline
9 entries2026
Peak Sri Lankan rank: #42
at age 18 · rated 1968
Jan 2026
7th Sri Lankan U18 player
at age 18 · rated 1968
Jan 2026
All-time peak 1968
at age 18 · −2 from today
Jan 2026
2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 17
Oct 2025
Crossed 1800
at age 17
Jun 2025
100 career games
at age 17
May 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+158
1808 → 1966
Tournaments
10
80 games
Score
58/ 8072.5%
45W26D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsK E Dineth Sandaruwan1,834·Sri Lanka National Youth Chess Championships 2026 - Under 18 Years·R2·-25.9
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4.5/9 | #47 | 1916 | -18.8 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/4 | #19 | 2562 | +46.0 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 4/7 | #4 | 1949 | -5.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4.5/7 | #8 | 1889 | -20.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 8.5/9 | #6 | 2235 | +92.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/5 | #30 | 2629 | +66.8 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 6.5/8 | #45 | 1912 | -2.4 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 6.5/8 | #19 | 1938 | +11.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 7.5/9 | #16 | 1884 | +10.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6/7 | #19 | 1983 | +31.6 |
Worst Elo result: Sri Lanka National Youth Chess Championships 2025 - Under 17 Years (-20.8 Elo, finished #8).
Rankings
/
Sri Lanka
#46
out of 3,598 players
Asia-Pacific
#4,048
in continent
World
#33,426
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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