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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 1939 — just 29 short of his peak of 1968 (Jan 2026, age 18) and ranked 11th among Sri Lankan players under 18. He is on a breakout run, having gained +145 Elo over the past 12 months. 98 rated games in the past year (≈58/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Sri Lanka National Youth Chess Championships 2026 - Under 18 Years, Sri Lanka National Youth Chess Championships 2025 - Under 17 Years, and Ethugalpura International Chess Festival 2025. Also played 3 rapid (including Asian Junior Chess Championship 2025 - 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
1939
Standard
Rpd1828·Blz1823
All-time high
1968
−29 pts below
Jan 2026 · age 18
Jan 2026 · age 18
Activity
65
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
98 past 12 mo · ≈8/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#11
#11 · Sri Lankan players under 18 · of 222
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 · −29 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
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+88
1851 → 1939
Tournaments
10
86 games
Score
59/ 8668.6%
46W26D14L
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 5/9 | #35 | 1718 | -52.0 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 5.5/11 | #50 | 1767 | -44.0 |
Rankings
/
Sri Lanka
#62
out of 3,705 players
Asia-Pacific
#4,651
in continent
World
#39,009
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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