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Katugampala, K Nadew Nandeesh
🇱🇰FIDE 29977657· Male· Sri Lanka· Born in 2012
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K Nadew Nandeesh Katugampala, a 14-year-old Sri Lankan player, is rated 1593 — his current career high. He is rising rapidly, having gained +150 Elo over the past 12 months. 29 rated games in the past year (≈24/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Sri Lanka Junior National Chess Championships 2026 - North Western Province, Sri Lanka Major Division Chess Championships 2026 - North Western, and Sri Lanka National Youth Chess Championships 2025 - Under 13 Years. Also played 2 rapid (including Ethugalpura International Chess Festival 2025 - Rapid) and 2 blitz events (including Ethugalpura International Chess Festival 2025 - Blitz) recently.
At junior level, he reached #40 nationally in U12.
Current rating
1593
Standard
Rpd1516·Blz1558
All-time high
1593
at best
May 2026 · age 14
May 2026 · age 14
Activity
23
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
29 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#149,055
#149,055 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
7 entries2026
All-time peak 1593
at age 14
May 2026
Crossed 1500
at age 14
Feb 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+397 Elo)
1054 → 1451
Feb 2025
2024
Crossed 1400
at age 12
Mar 2024
Crossed 1200
at age 12
Mar 2024
2023
40th Sri Lankan U12 player
at age 11 · rated 1162
Jun 2023
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Best result
Sri Lanka Junior National Chess Championships 2026 - North Western Provinceperf 2281 (+702) · 5.5/5 · #8
Top opponent
Evolution
+143
1450 → 1593
Tournaments
5
39 games
Score
24.5/ 3962.8%
20W9D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5.5/5 | #8 | 2281 | +14.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5/6 | #20 | 1828 | +37.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 6/7 | #89 | 1919 | +69.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5.5/6 | #254 | 2045 | +8.8 |
Open Swiss | May 2025 | 2.5/6 | #35 | 1520 | +20.0 |
Hot streak: 5 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
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Sri Lanka
#797
out of 3,705 players
Asia-Pacific
#24,599
in continent
World
#149,041
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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