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Palliyaguruge, Imeth Hansira
🇱🇰FIDE 29976090· Male· Sri Lanka· Born in 2012
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Imeth Hansira Palliyaguruge, a 14-year-old Sri Lankan player, is rated 1635 — just 4 short of his peak of 1639 (Apr 2026, age 14). He is on a breakout run, having gained +159 Elo over the past 12 months. 36 rated games in the past year (≈19/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Sri Lanka Junior National Chess Championships 2026 - Southern Province, Sri Lanka Major Division Chess Championships 2026 - Southern, and Sri Lanka National Youth Chess Championships 2025 - Under 13 Years. Also played 1 rapid (including Asian Continental stage of WSTC 2026) and 1 blitz events (including 3rd Rahulians International Chess Festival 2025 - Blitz) recently. He took a 14-month break between Nov 2022 and Feb 2024.
At junior level, he reached #71, #25 and #16 nationally in U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
1635
Standard
Rpd1550·Blz1639
All-time high
1639
−4 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 14
Apr 2026 · age 14
Activity
29
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
32 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#133,799
#133,799 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2026
71st Sri Lankan U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1639
Apr 2026
Crossed 1600
at age 14
Apr 2026
All-time peak 1639
at age 14 · −4 from today
Apr 2026
2025
Re-crossed 1500
at age 13
Dec 2025
Re-crossed 1500
at age 13
Feb 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+493 Elo)
1014 → 1507
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
Sri Lanka National Youth Chess Championships 2025 - Under 13 Yearsperf 2435 (+889) · 6/6 · #133
Top opponent
Evolution
+203
1432 → 1635
Tournaments
4
34 games
Score
22.5/ 3466.2%
18W9D7L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsM W Nethula Sandil De Silva1,625·Sri Lanka Major Division Chess Championships 2026 - Southern·R7·+25.0
2.[W]vsWithanage Don Wonal Warn Withana1,575·3rd Rahulians International Chess Festival 2025·R4·+23.8
Top 3 losses
3.[L]vsW D Tharaka Priyanath1,711·Sri Lanka Major Division Chess Championships 2026 - Southern·R5·-10.7
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 6/5 | #2 | 2317 | +50.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5/7 | #41 | 1787 | +46.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 6/6 | #133 | 2435 | +30.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5.5/8 | #71 | 1758 | +76.0 |
Hot streak: 4 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
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Sri Lanka
#540
out of 3,598 players
Asia-Pacific
#20,302
in continent
World
#133,792
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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