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Palliyage, Sethumlee Devhara
WFM🇱🇰FIDE 29952700· Female· Sri Lanka· Born in 2012
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Sethumlee Devhara Palliyage, a 14-year-old Sri Lankan Woman FIDE Master, is rated 1908 — just 23 short of her peak of 1931 (Apr 2026, age 14) and ranked 2nd among Sri Lankan women under 14. She is on a breakout run, having gained +81 Elo over the past 12 months. 145 rated games in the past year (≈86/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Sri Lanka Women's National Chess Championship 2026, Sri Lanka National Women's Chess Championships 2026 - Premier Division, and 2nd Chronicles of Checkmate International Event 2026. Also played 7 rapid (including 2nd Chronicles of Checkmate International Event 2026 - Rapid) and 12 blitz events (including Queenstar Open International Rated Blitz Chess Championship 2025) recently. She reached Sri Lankan #64 in Apr 2026.
Awarded WFM in 2026 (age 14) and WCM in 2025 (age 13). At junior level, she reached #5, #4 and #5 nationally in U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
1908
Standard
Rpd1807·Blz1886
All-time high
1931
−23 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 14
Apr 2026 · age 14
Activity
97
games / yr avg. · ≈8/mo
145 past 12 mo · ≈12/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#2
#2 · Sri Lankan women under 14 · of 210
Career timeline
13 entries2026
Peak Sri Lankan rank: #64
at age 14 · rated 1931
Apr 2026
5th Sri Lankan U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1931
Apr 2026
WFM title awardedWFM
at age 14
Apr 2026
All-time peak 1931
at age 14 · −23 from today
Apr 2026
2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 13
Dec 2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 13
Aug 2025
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+82
1826 → 1908
Tournaments
16
155 games
Score
106.5/ 15568.7%
89W35D31L
Top 3 wins
3.[W]vsKosala Sandeepa Chamikara AmarathungeCM1,906·Dhamso International Chess Festival 2025·R5·+24.9
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Apr 2026 | 7.5/13 | #5 | 1898 | -18.8 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 8.5/11 | #2 | 1979 | +67.7 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 8/10 | #28 | 2026 | +34.7 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6.5/10 | #22 | 1793 | -17.6 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 7/9 | #2 | 1862 | -0.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 6.5/7 | #6 | 1944 | -25.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 7.5/8 | #53 | 2144 | +10.8 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/5 | #26 | 2528 | +45.2 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 7.5/9 | #15 | 1953 | +24.8 |
Worst Elo result: Sri Lanka National Youth Chess Championships 2025 - Under 13 Years Girls (-25.2 Elo, finished #6).
Most-Played Opponents
vsJ M Senudhi Ahasya Jayasinghe
🇱🇰SRI·1697
+9 −0 =4
13 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsB P Chanthuli Thanishka De Silva
🇱🇰SRI·1885
+2 −5 =3
10 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsB Yenuthi Sahanlee Perera
🇱🇰SRI·1956
+6 −1 =1
8 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsH G Sasmi Sithumsa
🇱🇰SRI·1663
+7 −0 =1
8 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsA G Hansadie Aradhya Akuratiya
🇱🇰SRI·1830
+3 −2 =3
8 games·last met Jan 2026
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Rankings
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Sri Lanka
#72
out of 3,705 players
Asia-Pacific
#5,483
in continent
World
#46,200
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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