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Kiringoda, Thehas Rithmitha
CM🇱🇰FIDE 29974623· Male· Sri Lanka· Born in 2014
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Thehas Rithmitha Kiringoda, a 12-year-old Sri Lankan Candidate Master, is rated 2097 — his current career high and ranked 1st among Sri Lankan players under 12, and in the top 7% worldwide. He is climbing fast, having gained +247 Elo over the past 12 months. 126 rated games in the past year (≈90/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Commonwealth Chess Championship 2026 - Under 12, Sri Lanka National Chess Championship 2026, and Sri Lanka National Chess Championships 2026 - Premier Division. Also played 6 rapid (including Western Asian Junior Chess Championships 2025 - Rapid) and 11 blitz events (including Asian Junior Chess Championship 2025 - Blitz) recently. He reached Sri Lankan #14 in Apr 2026.
Awarded CM in 2026 (age 12). At junior level, he reached World #74 in U12 and #2 nationally in U10.
Current rating
2097
Standard
Rpd1866·Blz2087
All-time high
2097
at best
Jun 2026 · age 12
Jun 2026 · age 12
Activity
98
games / yr avg. · ≈8/mo
117 past 12 mo · ≈10/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#1
#1 · Sri Lankan players under 12 · of 555
Career timeline
12 entries2026
74th U12 player worldwide
at age 12 · rated 2097
Jun 2026
All-time peak 2097
at age 12
Jun 2026
Peak Sri Lankan rank: #14
at age 12 · rated 2067
Apr 2026
6-month rising streak
+229 Elo
Apr 2026
CM title awardedCM
at age 12
Feb 2026
Crossed 2000
at age 12
Feb 2026
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
Sri Lanka National Youth Chess Championships 2025 - Under 11 Yearsperf 2473 (+443) · 8.5/8 · #1
Top opponent
Evolution
+285
1812 → 2097
Tournaments
12
110 games
Score
76.5/ 11069.5%
62W29D19L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsU J Nimuthu Nimthaka1,749·Sri Lanka National Premier Division Chess Championship 2025·R6·-23.6
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 7.5/9 | #1 | 2149 | +50.4 |
Round-Robin | Apr 2026 | 6.5/13 | #9 | 2040 | -17.6 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 8/11 | #7 | 2087 | +37.2 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 7.5/9 | #1 | 1998 | +12.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 8.5/8 | #1 | 2473 | +43.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/8 | #33 | 2041 | +94.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 6.5/9 | #4 | 1920 | +46.4 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1.5/4 | #62 | 1933 | +13.6 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 6.5/9 | #7 | 1761 | -36.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsBiman Koswattage
🇱🇰SRI·1911
+5 −3 =10
18 games·last met May 2026
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vsA P Chenitha Sihas Dinsara KarunasenaCM
🇱🇰SRI·2042
+5 −8 =5
18 games·last met May 2026
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vsSamaraweera S M Sethika Hansira
🇱🇰SRI·1810
+10 −1 =3
14 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsLohas Dewmina Rodrigo
🇱🇰SRI·1844
+5 −2 =5
12 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsVinuka Dihain WijerathnaCM
🇱🇰SRI·2165
+0 −4 =6
10 games·last met Apr 2026
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Rankings
/
Sri Lanka
#14
out of 3,598 players
Asia-Pacific
#2,180
in continent
World
#15,701
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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