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Thennakoon, Akitha
🇱🇰FIDE 29940044· Male· Sri Lanka· Born in 2010
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Akitha Thennakoon, a 16-year-old Sri Lankan player, is rated 1780. He is climbing fast, having gained +83 Elo over the past 12 months. 61 rated games in the past year (≈33/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Sri Lanka National Chess Championships 2026 - Premier Division, Sri Lanka Major Division Chess Championships 2026 - Central Province, and Sri Lanka National Youth Chess Championships 2026 - Under 16 Years. Also played 3 rapid (including Kandy Open International Chess Championship 2025 - Rapid) and 4 blitz events (including Sri Lanka National Blitz Chess Championship 2025) recently. His peak of 1828 was reached at age 16 (Mar 2026).
At junior level, he reached #22, #30 and #27 nationally in U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
1780
Standard
Rpd1652·Blz1759
All-time high
1828
−48 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 16
Mar 2026 · age 16
Activity
40
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
61 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#82,570
#82,570 · players worldwide · of 216,807
Career timeline
9 entries2026
22nd Sri Lankan U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1828
Mar 2026
Crossed 1800
at age 16
Mar 2026
All-time peak 1828
at age 16 · −48 from today
Mar 2026
100 career games
at age 16
Jan 2026
2024
30th Sri Lankan U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1666
Oct 2024
Best 12-month gain (+533 Elo)
1133 → 1666
Oct 2024
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Best result
Sri Lanka National Youth Chess Championships 2025 - Under 15 Yearsperf 2009 (+232) · 6.5/8 · #5
Top opponent
Evolution
+113
1667 → 1780
Tournaments
7
54 games
Score
29/ 5453.7%
22W14D18L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsD D L N DandeniyaCM2,043·Sri Lanka National Youth Chess Championships 2025 - Under 15 Years·R4·+32.9
2.[W]vsAmila Nimsara Ethkandura1,646·Sri Lanka National Premier Division Chess Championship 2025·R7·+18.8
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4.5/10 | #86 | 1743 | -46.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6.5/8 | #3 | 1902 | +46.8 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 1/9 | #10 | 1600 | -38.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 6.5/8 | #5 | 2009 | +113.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4/5 | #106 | 1926 | +14.0 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 2/2 | #66 | 2283 | +20.8 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 4.5/11 | #80 | 1649 | -34.8 |
Worst Elo result: Sri Lanka National Chess Championships 2026 - Premier Division (-46.8 Elo, finished #86).
Rankings
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Sri Lanka
#215
out of 3,704 players
Asia-Pacific
#10,259
in continent
World
#82,568
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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