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Samaranayake, Pamok Methdinu

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FIDEFIDE 29946158· Male· Sri Lanka· Born in 2010

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Pamok Methdinu Samaranayake, a 16-year-old Sri Lankan player, is rated 1946 — just 4 short of his peak of 1950 (Jul 2025, age 15) and ranked 8th among Sri Lankan players under 16. He is on a breakout run, having gained +96 Elo over the past 12 months. 62 rated games in the past year (≈52/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 3rd Rahulians International Chess Festival 2025, Sri Lanka National Team Championships 2025 - Super League, and Sri Lanka National Team Championships 2025. Also played 1 rapid (including 2nd Chronicles of Checkmate International Event 2026 - Rapid) and 1 blitz events (including 3rd Rahulians International Chess Festival 2025 - Blitz) recently. He reached Sri Lankan #40 in Jul 2025.

At junior level, he reached #9, #2, #2 and #19 nationally in U16, U14, U12 and U10.

Current rating

1946

Standard

Rpd1826·Blz1901

All-time high

1950

−4 pts below
Jul 2025 · age 15

Activity

58

games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo

62 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#8

#8 · Sri Lankan players under 16 · of 672

Career timeline

11 entries
2026
9th Sri Lankan U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1946
Jan 2026
2025
Peak Sri Lankan rank: #40
at age 15 · rated 1950
Jul 2025
All-time peak 1950
at age 15 · −4 from today
Jul 2025
2024
Crossed 1800
at age 14
Oct 2024
2023
2nd Sri Lankan U14 player
at age 13 · rated 1737
Jun 2023
2022
Best 12-month gain (+418 Elo)
1114 → 1532
Dec 2022

Standard rating history

Activity & highlights

Best result
3rd Rahulians International Chess Festival 2025
perf 2238 (+292) · 7.5/8 · #26
Top opponent
vs Dishal Nimsara WeerasekaraFM 2,104
Sri Lanka National Chess Championship 2025 · Jul 2025 · +12.9 Elo
Evolution
+62
1884 → 1946
Tournaments
5
47 games
Score
27/ 4757.4%
19W16D12L

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
3rd Rahulians International Chess Festival 2025
Open Swiss
Nov 20257.5/8#262238+36.8
Sri Lanka National Team Championships 2025 - Super League
Team
Oct 20256/9#112011+100.0
Sri Lanka National Team Championships 2025
Open Swiss
Sep 20253/5#371703-30.0
Sri Lanka National Chess Championship 2025
Round-Robin
Jul 20253/13#141783-110.8
Sri Lanka National Premier Division Chess Championship 2025
Open Swiss
Jun 20257.5/11#131916+19.8
Worst Elo result: Sri Lanka National Chess Championship 2025 (-110.8 Elo, finished #14).

Most-Played Opponents

vsT H D Thisarindu Induwara
🇱🇰SRI·2180
+5 −2 =2
9 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsU J Nimuthu Nimthaka
🇱🇰SRI·1849
+6 −0 =2
8 games·last met May 2025
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vsAchinthya Shamen Kaluarachchi
🇱🇰SRI·1946
+1 −4 =2
7 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsD D L N DandeniyaCM
🇱🇰SRI·1991
+2 −3 =2
7 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsB JanukshanCM
🇱🇰SRI·2112
+3 −2 =2
7 games·last met Mar 2025
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Rankings

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Sri Lanka
#56
out of 3,705 players
Asia-Pacific
#4,498
in continent
World
#37,531
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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