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Rajapakshe, Rashmika Heshan
🇱🇰FIDE 29957974· Male· Sri Lanka· Born in 2010
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Rashmika Heshan Rajapakshe, a 16-year-old Sri Lankan player, is rated 1696 — his current career high. He is climbing fast, having gained +169 Elo over the past 12 months. 62 rated games in the past year (≈34/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Sri Lanka National Chess Championships 2026 - Premier Division, Sri Lanka Major Division Chess Championships 2026 - Central Province, and Sri Lanka National Youth Chess Championships 2025 - Under 15 Years. Also played 2 rapid (including Western Asian Junior Chess Championships 2025 - Rapid) and 3 blitz events (including Asian Junior Chess Championship 2025 - Blitz) recently.
At junior level, he reached #60 and #53 nationally in U16 and U14.
Current rating
1696
Standard
Rpd1543·Blz1652
All-time high
1696
at best
May 2026 · age 16
May 2026 · age 16
Activity
33
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
48 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#111,386
#111,386 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2026
All-time peak 1696
at age 16
May 2026
100 career games
at age 16
Mar 2026
60th Sri Lankan U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1683
Jan 2026
2025
Crossed 1600
at age 15
Aug 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 15
Jun 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+392 Elo)
1090 → 1482
Aug 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+142
1554 → 1696
Tournaments
5
42 games
Score
26/ 4261.9%
23W6D13L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsIlangasinghe I M N S1,871·Sri Lanka National Chess Championships 2026 - Premier Division·R2·+29.3
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsK V Budmina Jithum1,446·Sri Lanka National Youth Chess Championships 2025 - Under 15 Years·R1·-29.2
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5/11 | #61 | 1770 | +62.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5.5/8 | #13 | 1644 | +5.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4.5/8 | #54 | 1536 | -62.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 7.5/8 | #33 | 2042 | +55.2 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3.5/4 | #43 | 1909 | +6.4 |
Worst Elo result: Sri Lanka National Youth Chess Championships 2025 - Under 15 Years (-62.8 Elo, finished #54).
Rankings
/
Sri Lanka
#369
out of 3,598 players
Asia-Pacific
#15,220
in continent
World
#111,383
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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