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Samarakoon, S M M E
🇱🇰FIDE 29965063· Male· Sri Lanka· Born in 2012
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S M M E Samarakoon, a 14-year-old Sri Lankan player, is rated 1606 — his current career high. He is climbing fast, having gained +111 Elo over the past 12 months. 24 rated games in the past year (≈20/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Sri Lanka Major Division Chess Championships 2026 - North Western, Sri Lanka National Youth Chess Championships 2025 - Under 13 Years, and Ethugalpura International Chess Festival 2025. Also played 4 rapid (including Asian Continental stage of WSTC 2026) and 2 blitz events (including Ethugalpura International Chess Festival 2025 - Blitz) recently.
At junior level, he reached #87 nationally in U12.
Current rating
1606
Standard
Rpd1610·Blz1646
All-time high
1606
at best
May 2026 · age 14
May 2026 · age 14
Activity
17
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
20 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#144,704
#144,704 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2026
All-time peak 1606
at age 14
May 2026
Crossed 1600
at age 14
Mar 2026
Re-crossed 1500
at age 14
Jan 2026
2025
Re-crossed 1500
at age 13
Jul 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 13
May 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+451 Elo)
1024 → 1475
Jun 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+102
1504 → 1606
Tournaments
3
25 games
Score
16.5/ 2566.0%
13W7D5L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsM C Anjalo Perera1,643·Sri Lanka Major Division Chess Championships 2026 - North Western·R7·+22.2
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsChenuka Gunarathne1,481·Sri Lanka National Youth Chess Championships 2025 - Under 13 Years·R8·-24.3
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5/6 | #19 | 1886 | +51.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4.5/7 | #112 | 1623 | -25.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 7/7 | #132 | 2469 | +75.2 |
Worst Elo result: Sri Lanka National Youth Chess Championships 2025 - Under 13 Years (-25.2 Elo, finished #112).
Rankings
/
Sri Lanka
#685
out of 3,598 players
Asia-Pacific
#23,240
in continent
World
#144,692
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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