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Samarawickrama, Shihiran
🇳🇿FIDE 29950830· Male· New Zealand· Born in 2011
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Shihiran Samarawickrama, a 15-year-old player, is rated 1531. He has slipped back 57 Elo over the past 12 months. 10 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent appearances: Oceania Youth Chess Championships 2026 Under 12 - Under 20 Open and Arie Nijman Memorial 2025. Also played 1 rapid event (including South Island Rapid Championship 2025) recently. His peak of 1588 was reached at age 13 (Aug 2024).
Competes for New Zealand since Mar 2026. At junior level, he reached #35 and #19 nationally in U16 and U14.
Current rating
1531
Standard
Rpd1537·Blz1498
All-time high
1588
−57 pts below
Aug 2024 · age 13
Aug 2024 · age 13
Activity
7
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#172,773
#172,773 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
8 entries2026
Switched federation: SRI → NZL
at age 15
Mar 2026
35th U16 player nationally
at age 15 · rated 1575
Jan 2026
2025
19th U14 player nationally
at age 14 · rated 1588
Jan 2025
2024
Crossed 1500
at age 13
Aug 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 13
Aug 2024
Crossed 1200
at age 13
Aug 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Best result
Oceania Youth Chess Championships 2026 Under 12 - Under 20 Openperf 1821 (+290) · 3.5/6 · #150
Top opponent
Evolution
-44
1575 → 1531
Tournaments
2
15 games
Score
6/ 1540.0%
5W2D8L
Top 2 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3.5/6 | #150 | 1821 | -44.4 |
Swiss | May 2025 | 2.5/4 | #28 | 1985 | -13.2 |
Worst Elo result: Oceania Youth Chess Championships 2026 Under 12 - Under 20 Open (-44.4 Elo, finished #150).
Rankings
/
New Zealand
#370
out of 649 players
Asia-Pacific
#32,594
in continent
World
#172,737
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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