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De Silva, G W Githmal Gihansith
🇱🇰FIDE 29975972· Male· Sri Lanka· Born in 2012
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G W Githmal Gihansith De Silva, a 14-year-old Sri Lankan player, is rated 1805 — just 23 short of his peak of 1828 (Jan 2026, age 14) and ranked 18th among Sri Lankan players under 14. He is on a breakout run, having gained +264 Elo over the past 12 months. 111 rated games in the past year (≈44/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Commonwealth Chess Championship 2026, Battle of the Kings International Rated Team Chess Championship 2026, and Sri Lanka National Chess Championships 2026 - Premier Division. Also played 3 rapid (including Commonwealth Chess Championship 2026 - Rapid) and 10 blitz events (including Commonwealth Chess Championship 2026 - Blitz) recently.
At junior level, he reached #10 and #9 nationally in U14 and U12.
Current rating
1805
Standard
Rpd1595·Blz1833
All-time high
1828
−23 pts below
Jan 2026 · age 14
Jan 2026 · age 14
Activity
47
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
111 past 12 mo · ≈9/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#18
#18 · Sri Lankan players under 14 · of 723
Career timeline
10 entries2026
Re-crossed 1800
at age 14
Jun 2026
Best 12-month gain (+318 Elo)
1497 → 1815
Feb 2026
10th Sri Lankan U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1828
Jan 2026
All-time peak 1828
at age 14 · −23 from today
Jan 2026
100 career games
at age 14
Jan 2026
2025
Crossed 1800
at age 13
Dec 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best comeback
Battle of the Kings International Rated Team Chess Championship 2026finished #1 (seeded #33 of 200)
Evolution
+185
1620 → 1805
Tournaments
14
110 games
Score
74.5/ 11067.7%
66W17D27L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsDimuth Indeepa Samaraweera1,871·Sri Lanka National Chess Championships 2026 - Premier Division·R9·+26.7
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4/9 | #56 | 1754 | -8.0 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/5 | #1 | 2398 | +62.0 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 6/11 | #38 | 1813 | +60.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4/6 | #44 | 1708 | -20.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6/9 | #65 | 1680 | -88.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 6.5/9 | #8 | 1773 | -5.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 7.5/9 | #26 | 1942 | +32.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 7/6 | #47 | 2461 | +39.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 8/9 | #10 | 1957 | +71.6 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 1/2 | #114 | 1812 | +10.8 |
Rankings
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Sri Lanka
#177
out of 3,598 players
Asia-Pacific
#9,134
in continent
World
#74,820
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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| 177 | 1,805 | |
Asia-Pacific
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