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Gunatunga, Dhiren Theekshana
🇱🇰FIDE 29978513· Male· Sri Lanka· Born in 2012
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Dhiren Theekshana Gunatunga, a 14-year-old Sri Lankan player, is rated 1778 and sitting in the top 3% of Sri Lankan players under 14. He is on a breakout run, having gained +282 Elo over the past 12 months. 93 rated games in the past year (≈49/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Commonwealth Chess Championship 2026 - Under 14, Sri Lanka National Chess Championships 2026 - Premier Division, and Sri Lanka Major Division Chess Championships 2026 - Western. Also played 2 rapid (including Sri Lanka National Rapid Chess Championship 2025) and 5 blitz events (including Queenstar Open International Rated Blitz Chess Championship 2025) recently. His peak of 1833 was reached at age 14 (Mar 2026).
At junior level, he reached #11 and #66 nationally in U14 and U12.
Current rating
1778
Standard
Rpd1543·Blz1619
All-time high
1833
−55 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 14
Mar 2026 · age 14
Activity
43
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
87 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#26 · Sri Lankan players under 14 · of 723
Career timeline
8 entries2026
11th Sri Lankan U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1833
Mar 2026
All-time peak 1833
at age 14 · −55 from today
Mar 2026
Crossed 1800
at age 14
Feb 2026
100 career games
at age 14
Feb 2026
2025
Crossed 1600
at age 13
Sep 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+464 Elo)
1005 → 1469
Jun 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
Queenstar Open International Rated Chess Championship 2025perf 2002 (+363) · 6.5/8 · #102
Top opponent
Best comeback
Sri Lanka National Youth Chess Championships 2025 - Under 13 Yearsfinished #3 (seeded #11 of 300)
Evolution
+244
1534 → 1778
Tournaments
11
92 games
Score
58.5/ 9263.6%
47W23D22L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsDhanodya Budmina Hettigoda1,805·Queenstar Open International Rated Chess Championship 2025·R3·+28.9
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsH M Sethum Dilkith Gunawardhana1,630·Commonwealth Chess Championship 2026 - Under 14·R4·-28.0
3.[L]vsK A Chalinu Jithen1,694·Sri Lanka National Youth Chess Championships 2026 - Under 14 Years·R6·-26.4
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 5/9 | #12 | 1764 | -6.4 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2/5 | #126 | 1664 | -45.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6/9 | #44 | 1811 | +3.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 7/9 | #36 | 1946 | +16.3 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 3.5/9 | #7 | 1740 | -28.9 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 7.5/9 | #3 | 1904 | +41.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 6.5/8 | #18 | 1963 | +41.2 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 6/9 | #14 | 1738 | -19.6 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 2.5/4 | #41 | 1865 | +42.0 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 6/8 | #39 | 1964 | +95.2 |
Worst Elo result: Sri Lanka National Chess Championships 2026 - Premier Division (-45.6 Elo, finished #126).
Rankings
/
Sri Lanka
#215
out of 3,598 players
Asia-Pacific
#10,314
in continent
World
#83,273
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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