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Welikumbura, S D
🇱🇰FIDE 29975654· Male· Sri Lanka· Born in 2012
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S D Welikumbura, a 14-year-old Sri Lankan player, is rated 1804 — just 3 short of his peak of 1807 (Apr 2026, age 14) and ranked 17th among Sri Lankan players under 14. He is rising rapidly, having gained +237 Elo over the past 12 months. 83 rated games in the past year (≈42/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Sri Lanka National Chess Championships 2026 - Premier Division, Sri Lanka Major Division Chess Championships 2026 - Sabaragamuwa, and Sri Lanka National Youth Chess Championships 2025 - Under 13 Years. Also played 4 rapid (including Asian Junior Chess Championship 2025 - Rapid) and 8 blitz events (including Asian Junior Chess Championship 2025 - Blitz) recently.
At junior level, he reached #16 and #61 nationally in U14 and U12.
Current rating
1804
Standard
Rpd1691·Blz1897
All-time high
1807
−3 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 14
Apr 2026 · age 14
Activity
46
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
83 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#17
#17 · Sri Lankan players under 14 · of 738
Career timeline
9 entries2026
16th Sri Lankan U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1807
Apr 2026
Crossed 1800
at age 14
Apr 2026
All-time peak 1807
at age 14 · −3 from today
Apr 2026
100 career games
at age 14
Jan 2026
2025
7-month rising streak
+178 Elo
Oct 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 13
Jun 2025
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+173
1631 → 1804
Tournaments
9
78 games
Score
50/ 7864.1%
44W12D22L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsTilakawardena K Rivinu Dewhan1,705·Sri Lanka National Chess Championships 2026 - Premier Division·R5·-25.7
2.[L]vsSenila Amaneth GunarathneCM1,717·Sri Lanka National Chess Championships 2026 - Premier Division·R6·-25.1
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 6.5/11 | #26 | 1804 | +6.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5.5/7 | #2 | 1834 | +14.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 7/8 | #19 | 1942 | +12.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 7.5/9 | #14 | 1925 | +41.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5.5/6 | #56 | 2097 | +1.6 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4/5 | #8 | 1885 | +59.2 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 5.5/8 | #45 | 1772 | +20.4 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 4/7 | #74 | 1861 | +14.0 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 4.5/11 | #85 | 1643 | +0.8 |
Hot streak: 9 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
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Sri Lanka
#183
out of 3,705 players
Asia-Pacific
#9,173
in continent
World
#75,071
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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