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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 1751 and sitting in the top 4% of Sri Lankan players under 14. He is on a breakout run, having gained +211 Elo over the past 12 months. 97 rated games in the past year (≈41/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Sri Lanka National Chess Championships 2026 - Premier Division, Sri Lanka Major Division Chess Championships 2026 - Southern, and Kaluthara International Chess Festival 2026. Also played 2 rapid (including Colombo Chess Festival 2025 - Rapid) and 9 blitz events (including Queenstar Open International Rated Blitz Chess Championship 2025) recently. His peak of 1828 was reached at age 14 (Jan 2026).
At junior level, he reached #10 and #9 nationally in U14 and U12.
Current rating
1751
Standard
Rpd1461·Blz1837
All-time high
1828
−77 pts below
Jan 2026 · age 14
Jan 2026 · age 14
Activity
45
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
97 past 12 mo · ≈8/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#28 · Sri Lankan players under 14 · of 738
Career timeline
9 entries2026
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 · −77 from today
Jan 2026
100 career games
at age 14
Jan 2026
2025
Crossed 1800
at age 13
Dec 2025
Re-crossed 1600
at age 13
Sep 2025
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+210
1541 → 1751
Tournaments
13
106 games
Score
72.5/ 10668.4%
65W15D26L
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 | 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 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3/4 | #114 | 1674 | -44.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5.5/5 | #1 | 2354 | +69.2 |
Rankings
/
Sri Lanka
#259
out of 3,705 players
Asia-Pacific
#11,740
in continent
World
#92,045
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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