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Nileesha, K D Reffal
🇱🇰FIDE 29960126· Male· Sri Lanka· Born in 2009
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K D Reffal Nileesha, a 17-year-old Sri Lankan player, is rated 1462. He returned to competition in September 2025. Recent appearances: 9th Negombo International Chess Festival 2025 and Queenstar Open International Rated Chess Championship 2025. Also played 1 rapid (including Colombo Chess Festival 2025 - Rapid) and 2 blitz events (including Queenstar Open International Rated Blitz Chess Championship 2025) recently. He took a 16-month break between Apr 2024 and Sep 2025. His peak of 1503 was reached at age 17 (Feb 2026).
Current rating
1462
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1551
All-time high
1503
−41 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 17
Feb 2026 · age 17
Activity
20
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#198,730
#198,730 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
8 entries2026
Best 12-month gain (+62 Elo)
1441 → 1503
Feb 2026
Crossed 1500
at age 17
Feb 2026
All-time peak 1503
at age 17 · −41 from today
Feb 2026
2025
Return after 17-month break
back at 1493
Sep 2025
2024
Crossed 1400
at age 15
Apr 2024
Crossed 1200
at age 15
Apr 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+21
1441 → 1462
Tournaments
2
19 games
Score
10.5/ 1955.3%
8W5D6L
Top 2 wins
1.[W]vsW P Senithu Leyon Perera1,485·Queenstar Open International Rated Chess Championship 2025·R7·+19.5
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsK M Sasiru Nimthaka Kumara1,451·Queenstar Open International Rated Chess Championship 2025·R3·-22.4
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 5/4 | #151 | 2438 | -20.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5.5/8 | #134 | 1404 | 0.0 |
Rankings
/
Sri Lanka
#2,319
out of 3,705 players
Asia-Pacific
#43,616
in continent
World
#198,603
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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