Gunawardhana, Devindya Oshini

Devindya Oshini Gunawardhana, a 14-year-old Sri Lankan Woman International Master, is rated 2340 — just 7 short of her peak of 2347 (Mar 2026, age 14) and ranked 1st among women worldwide under 14, and in the top 1% worldwide. She is rising rapidly, having gained +272 Elo over the past 12 months. 103 rated games in the past year (≈108/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 39eme Festival International des Jeux de Cannes - Open A (p2100), 24th Rochefort Chess Festival - Masters, and SixDays Budapest February 2026 - IM-B. Also played 2 rapid (including Asian Junior Chess Championship 2025 - Rapid - Girls) and 1 blitz events (including Colombo International Chess Festival 2025 - Blitz) recently. She reached Sri Lankan #3 in Mar 2026 and has been in Sri Lankan top 10 for 18 months and counting.

Awarded WIM in 2024 (age 12) and WFM in 2024 (age 12). Earned a WGM norm at Western Asian Junior Girls Chess Championships 2024 - Under 20 Years. At junior level, she reached World #12 in U14, World #69 in U12, World #86 in U8 and #1 nationally in U10.