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Gonawala, B V S D D
🇱🇰FIDE 29952247· Male· Sri Lanka· Born in 2011
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B V S D D Gonawala, a 15-year-old Sri Lankan player, is rated 1606 — his current career high. He is rising rapidly, having gained +97 Elo over the past 12 months. 16 rated games in the past year (≈18/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Sri Lanka Major Division Chess Championships 2026 - Central Province, Sri Lanka National Youth Chess Championships 2025 - Under 15 Years, and Kandy Open International Chess Championship 2025. Also played 1 rapid (including Kandy Open International Chess Championship 2025 - Rapid) and 1 blitz events (including Kandy Open International Chess Championship 2025 - Blitz) recently.
At junior level, he reached #35 nationally in U12.
Current rating
1606
Standard
Rpd1711·Blz1591
All-time high
1606
at best
May 2026 · age 15
May 2026 · age 15
Activity
16
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#144,100
#144,100 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
7 entries2026
All-time peak 1606
at age 15
May 2026
Crossed 1600
at age 15
Mar 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+416 Elo)
1131 → 1547
Feb 2025
2024
Crossed 1500
at age 13
Jun 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 13
Mar 2024
2023
35th Sri Lankan U12 player
at age 12 · rated 1159
Mar 2023
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Best result
Sri Lanka National Youth Chess Championships 2025 - Under 15 Yearsperf 1909 (+374) · 4.5/5 · #131
Top opponent
Evolution
+84
1522 → 1606
Tournaments
3
22 games
Score
14/ 2263.6%
11W6D5L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsC K D Fonseka1,717·Sri Lanka Major Division Chess Championships 2026 - Central Province·R5·+26.4
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsThenu Chanmith Hettiarachchi1,666·Sri Lanka National Youth Chess Championships 2025 - Under 15 Years·R7·-12.8
2.[L]vsOmiru Nandasiri1,683·Sri Lanka National Youth Chess Championships 2025 - Under 15 Years·R3·-12.0
3.[L]vsAkitha Thennakoon1,777·Sri Lanka Major Division Chess Championships 2026 - Central Province·R3·-10.7
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5.5/7 | #33 | 1830 | +73.6 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4.5/5 | #131 | 1909 | +2.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4/3 | #227 | 2603 | +18.8 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
Sri Lanka
#711
out of 3,705 players
Asia-Pacific
#23,107
in continent
World
#144,088
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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