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Samarawickrama, Shihiran

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FIDEFIDE 29950830· Male· New Zealand· Born in 2011

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Shihiran Samarawickrama, a 15-year-old player, is rated 1617 — his current career high. He is progressing steadily with +42 Elo over the past 12 months. 15 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent appearance: Oceania Youth Chess Championships 2026 Under 12 - Under 20 Open. Also played 1 rapid event (including South Island Rapid Championship 2025) recently.

Competes for New Zealand since Mar 2026. At junior level, he reached #28 and #19 nationally in U16 and U14.

Current rating

1617

Standard

Rpd1537·Blz1498

All-time high

1617

at best
Jun 2026 · age 15

Activity

9

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#140,490

#140,490 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

9 entries
2026
28th U16 player nationally
at age 15 · rated 1617
Jun 2026
Best 12-month gain (+42 Elo)
1575 → 1617
Jun 2026
Crossed 1600
at age 15
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1617
at age 15
Jun 2026
Switched federation: SRI → NZL
at age 15
Mar 2026
2025
19th U14 player nationally
at age 14 · rated 1588
Jan 2025

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated

Activity & highlights

Best result
Oceania Youth Chess Championships 2026 Under 12 - Under 20 Open
perf 1821 (+290) · 3.5/6 · #150
Top opponent
vs Andrew D Masters 1,836
Arie Nijman Memorial 2026 · May 2026 · +11.2 Elo
Evolution
+42
1575 → 1617
Tournaments
2
14 games
Score
7/ 1450.0%
6W2D6L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsJonathon Harding1,690·Arie Nijman Memorial 2026·R6·+24.1
2.[W]vsAfique M Nazeer1,591·Arie Nijman Memorial 2026·R3·+18.5
3.[W]vsThomas Beier1,590·Arie Nijman Memorial 2026·R4·+18.4

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Arie Nijman Memorial 2026
Swiss
May 20263.5/5#101896+86.0
Oceania Youth Chess Championships 2026 Under 12 - Under 20 Open
Open Swiss
Apr 20263.5/6#1501821-44.4
Worst Elo result: Oceania Youth Chess Championships 2026 Under 12 - Under 20 Open (-44.4 Elo, finished #150).

Rankings

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New Zealand
#276
out of 648 players
Asia-Pacific
#22,049
in continent
World
#140,481
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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4
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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Asia-Pacific
1
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1
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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World
1
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2
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2
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6
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7
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8
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9
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9
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