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Ovitigala, Chenitha Mithvidu
🇱🇰FIDE 29950775· Male· Sri Lanka· Born in 2011
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Chenitha Mithvidu Ovitigala, a 15-year-old Sri Lankan player, is rated 2127 — just 12 short of his peak of 2139 (Apr 2026, age 15) and ranked 2nd among Sri Lankan players under 16, and in the top 6% worldwide. He is rising rapidly, having gained +220 Elo over the past 12 months. 111 rated games in the past year (≈71/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Sri Lanka National Chess Championship 2026, Sri Lanka National Chess Championships 2026 - Premier Division, and 2nd Chronicles of Checkmate International Event 2026. Also played 4 rapid (including 2nd Chronicles of Checkmate International Event 2026 - Rapid) and 8 blitz events (including Queenstar Open International Rated Blitz Chess Championship 2025) recently. He reached Sri Lankan #6 in Apr 2026.
At junior level, he reached #1, #2, #1 and #19 nationally in U16, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
2127
Standard
Rpd1886·Blz2034
All-time high
2139
−12 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 15
Apr 2026 · age 15
Activity
112
games / yr avg. · ≈9/mo
111 past 12 mo · ≈9/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#2
#2 · Sri Lankan players under 16 · of 672
Career timeline
13 entries2026
Peak Sri Lankan rank: #6
at age 15 · rated 2139
Apr 2026
1st Sri Lankan U16 player
at age 15 · rated 2139
Apr 2026
Crossed 2100
at age 15
Apr 2026
All-time peak 2139
at age 15 · −12 from today
Apr 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 14
Nov 2025
2nd Sri Lankan U14 player
at age 14 · rated 2003
Jan 2025
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+220
1907 → 2127
Tournaments
11
112 games
Score
78.5/ 11270.1%
63W31D18L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsD D L N DandeniyaCM2,004·Sri Lanka National Premier Division Chess Championship 2025·R10·+23.1
Top 3 losses
3.[L]vsD D L N DandeniyaCM2,007·Sri Lanka National Chess Championships 2026 - Premier Division·R7·-27.3
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Apr 2026 | 8/13 | #4 | 2116 | -11.6 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 8/11 | #6 | 2130 | +24.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 9/10 | #9 | 2198 | +25.1 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 6/9 | #4 | 2042 | +5.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 7/8 | #1 | 2089 | +28.8 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 7/9 | #4 | 2032 | +12.0 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 7/9 | #4 | 2131 | +101.5 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 7/9 | #5 | 1977 | +41.0 |
Round-Robin | Jul 2025 | 4.5/13 | #12 | 1882 | -51.2 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 8/11 | #5 | 1949 | +24.5 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsD D L N DandeniyaCM
🇱🇰SRI·1991
+2 −10 =3
15 games·last met Mar 2026
View head-to-head →
vsA P Chenitha Sihas Dinsara KarunasenaCM
🇱🇰SRI·2076
+6 −2 =3
11 games·last met Apr 2026
View head-to-head →
vsS D Sadev Minsara
🇱🇰SRI·1751
+5 −3 =3
11 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsK A R G W D R B G Galkotuwa
🇱🇰SRI·1899
+2 −6 =3
11 games·last met Jan 2026
View head-to-head →
vsT H D Thisarindu Induwara
🇱🇰SRI·2180
+2 −4 =3
9 games·last met Apr 2026
View head-to-head →
Rankings
/
Sri Lanka
#8
out of 3,705 players
Asia-Pacific
#1,878
in continent
World
#13,039
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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