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Siriwardene, R B Sithum Nevanjith
🇱🇰FIDE 29934664· Male· Sri Lanka· Born in 2010
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R B Sithum Nevanjith Siriwardene, a 16-year-old Sri Lankan player, is rated 1815 — just 15 short of his peak of 1830 (Mar 2026, age 16) and sitting in the top 4% of Sri Lankan players under 16. He is progressing steadily with +56 Elo over the past 12 months. 97 rated games in the past year (≈61/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Sri Lanka National Chess Championships 2026 - Premier Division, 2nd Chronicles of Checkmate International Event 2026, and Sri Lanka Major Division Chess Championships 2026 - Western. Also played 4 rapid (including Western Asian Junior Chess Championships 2025 - Rapid) and 3 blitz events (including Western Asian Junior Chess Championships 2025 - Blitz) recently.
At junior level, he reached #21, #11 and #18 nationally in U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
1888
Standard
Rpd1760·Blz1682
All-time high
1888
at best
Jun 2026 · age 16
Jun 2026 · age 16
Activity
78
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
111 past 12 mo · ≈9/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#29 · Sri Lankan players under 16 · of 672
Career timeline
10 entries2026
Peak Sri Lankan rank: #93
at age 16 · rated 1888
Jun 2026
21st Sri Lankan U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1830
Mar 2026
Crossed 1800
at age 16
Mar 2026
All-time peak 1830
at age 16 · −15 from today
Mar 2026
2024
11th Sri Lankan U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1764
Aug 2024
Best 12-month gain (+631 Elo)
1133 → 1764
Aug 2024
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Best result
Battle of the Kings International Rated Team Chess Championship 2026perf 2388 (+500) · 5/5 · #6
Top opponent
Evolution
+134
1754 → 1888
Tournaments
12
107 games
Score
69/ 10764.5%
57W24D26L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsU W R K Jayawickrama1,596·Sri Lanka National Chess Championships 2026 - Premier Division·R1·-31.3
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 5/9 | #9 | 1914 | +30.0 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/5 | #6 | 2388 | +43.2 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5.5/11 | #58 | 1697 | -63.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 7.5/10 | #39 | 1967 | +52.1 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6.5/9 | #15 | 1838 | +28.1 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6/9 | #41 | 1829 | +24.3 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 6/8 | #17 | 1798 | +20.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 7.5/9 | #29 | 1856 | -1.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 6/8 | #24 | 1928 | +48.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5/7 | #113 | 1786 | -27.2 |
Worst Elo result: Sri Lanka National Chess Championships 2026 - Premier Division (-63.0 Elo, finished #58).
Most-Played Opponents
vsD D L N DandeniyaCM
🇱🇰SRI·1991
+2 −3 =2
7 games·last met May 2026
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vsLosara Methyuga Kulatunge
🇱🇰SRI·1944
+3 −3 =0
6 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsChenitha Mithvidu Ovitigala
🇱🇰SRI·2105
+0 −4 =1
5 games·last met May 2026
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vsBonuka Minketh Si Jayasinghe
🇱🇰SRI·1831
+3 −0 =2
5 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsJeewantha Aloka Hettiarachchi
🇱🇰SRI·1998
+0 −3 =2
5 games·last met May 2024
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Rankings
/
Sri Lanka
#93
out of 3,598 players
Asia-Pacific
#6,030
in continent
World
#51,080
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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