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Nanayakkara, Sanuk
🇱🇰FIDE 29974887· Male· Sri Lanka· Born in 2012
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Sanuk Nanayakkara, a 14-year-old Sri Lankan player, is rated 1942 — just 12 short of his peak of 1954 (Oct 2025, age 13) and ranked 6th among Sri Lankan players under 14. He has fluctuated between 1700 and 1954 over the past 2 years. 111 rated games in the past year (≈92/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Commonwealth Chess Championship 2026 - Under 14, Battle of the Kings International Rated Team Chess Championship 2026, and Sri Lanka National Chess Championships 2026 - Premier Division. Also played 2 rapid (including Western Asian Junior Chess Championships 2025 - Rapid) and 6 blitz events (including Western Asian Junior Chess Championships 2025 - Blitz) recently. He reached Sri Lankan #45 in Oct 2025.
At junior level, he reached #3, #3 and #6 nationally in U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
1942
Standard
Rpd1764·Blz1923
All-time high
1954
−12 pts below
Oct 2025 · age 13
Oct 2025 · age 13
Activity
94
games / yr avg. · ≈8/mo
84 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#6
#6 · Sri Lankan players under 14 · of 723
Career timeline
10 entries2026
3rd Sri Lankan U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1946
Jan 2026
2025
Peak Sri Lankan rank: #45
at age 13 · rated 1954
Oct 2025
All-time peak 1954
at age 13 · −12 from today
Oct 2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 13
Mar 2025
2024
3rd Sri Lankan U12 player
at age 12 · rated 1823
Oct 2024
Best 12-month gain (+383 Elo)
1422 → 1805
Aug 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
Sri Lanka National Youth Chess Championships 2025 - Under 13 Yearsperf 2121 (+257) · 7.5/8 · #12
Top opponent
Evolution
+13
1929 → 1942
Tournaments
10
95 games
Score
61.5/ 9564.7%
58W21D16L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsD Kalindu Deshappriya1,684·08th SSC Open International Rating Chess Championship 2026·R7·-32.6
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 5/9 | #15 | 1871 | -14.8 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/5 | #11 | 2108 | +33.6 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 6.5/11 | #30 | 1912 | +4.7 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6.5/8 | #2 | 1899 | +15.5 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 8/10 | #8 | 1945 | +45.2 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 4/9 | #5 | 1763 | -85.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 7.5/8 | #12 | 2121 | -2.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 8.5/9 | #3 | 2189 | +31.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 7/9 | #39 | 1930 | -39.2 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4/5 | #14 | 2016 | +23.6 |
Worst Elo result: Sri Lanka National Youth Chess Championships 2026 - Under 14 Years (-85.2 Elo, finished #5).
Most-Played Opponents
vsVinuka Dihain WijerathnaCM
🇱🇰SRI·2165
+0 −6 =4
10 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsPerumpuli Arachchi Lithula Raveesh
🇱🇰SRI·1861
+5 −1 =1
7 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsRuvin Sandharu Jayasooriya
🇱🇰SRI·2032
+3 −3 =1
7 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsSehath Abayasinghe
🇱🇰SRI·1898
+1 −3 =2
6 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsS Bhavithran
🇱🇰SRI·1950
+4 −1 =1
6 games·last met Mar 2026
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Rankings
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Sri Lanka
#62
out of 3,598 players
Asia-Pacific
#4,564
in continent
World
#38,327
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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