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Hewapathirana, Meenu Vihansa
🇱🇰FIDE 29952204· Female· Sri Lanka· Born in 2012
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Meenu Vihansa Hewapathirana, a 14-year-old Sri Lankan player, is rated 1701 — just 2 short of her peak of 1703 (Apr 2026, age 14) and ranked 6th among Sri Lankan women under 14. She is rising rapidly, having gained +276 Elo over the past 12 months. 42 rated games in the past year (≈25/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Sri Lanka Major Division Women's Chess Championships 2026 - Southern, Sri Lanka National Youth Chess Championships 2025 - Under 13 Years Girls, and 3rd Rahulians International Chess Festival 2025. Also played 1 rapid (including Sri Lanka National Rapid Chess Championship 2025 - Women) and 2 blitz events (including 3rd Rahulians International Chess Festival 2025 - Blitz) recently.
Competes as a woman since 2023. At junior level, she reached #40 and #48 nationally in U14 and U12.
Current rating
1701
Standard
Rpd1498·Blz1408
All-time high
1703
−2 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 14
Apr 2026 · age 14
Activity
28
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
42 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#6
#6 · Sri Lankan women under 14 · of 210
Career timeline
10 entries2026
Best 12-month gain (+276 Elo)
1425 → 1701
May 2026
40th Sri Lankan U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1703
Apr 2026
All-time peak 1703
at age 14 · −2 from today
Apr 2026
2025
Crossed 1600
at age 13
Jul 2025
Re-crossed 1500
at age 13
Jul 2025
2024
48th Sri Lankan U12 player
at age 12 · rated 1515
Jul 2024
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Best result
Sri Lanka Major Division Women's Chess Championships 2026 - Southernperf 2382 (+717) · 6/5 · #5
Top opponent
Evolution
+273
1428 → 1701
Tournaments
5
45 games
Score
31/ 4568.9%
26W10D9L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsChenaya Ekaratne1,690·Sri Lanka National Premier Division Chess Championship 2025 - Girls·R8·+23.4
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6/5 | #5 | 2382 | +36.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 6/7 | #18 | 1860 | +29.2 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 7/7 | #68 | 2329 | -30.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6.5/8 | #61 | 1881 | +34.8 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 5.5/10 | #33 | 1664 | +120.0 |
Rankings
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Sri Lanka
#364
out of 3,705 players
Asia-Pacific
#14,854
in continent
World
#109,324
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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