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Hettige, Nimsara Sasmitha Perera
🇱🇰FIDE 29978688· Male· Sri Lanka· Born in 2006
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Nimsara Sasmitha Perera Hettige, a 20-year-old Sri Lankan player, is rated 1485 — his current career high. He has held steady between 1450 and 1500 for 2 years. 10 rated games in the past year (≈11/year long-term). Recent appearances: Sri Lanka Junior National Championships 2026 - Western Province and Sri Lanka Major Division Chess Championships 2026 - Western. He took a 21-month break between May 2024 and Mar 2026.
At junior level, he reached #61 nationally in U20.
Current rating
1485
Standard
Rpd1471·Blz—
All-time high
1485
at best
May 2026 · age 20
May 2026 · age 20
Activity
11
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#191,403
#191,403 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
7 entries2026
All-time peak 1485
at age 20
May 2026
2025
61st Sri Lankan U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1473
Apr 2025
2024
Inactive for 21 months
paused at 1473 → returned at 1467
May 2024
Best 12-month gain (+352 Elo)
1130 → 1482
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 18
Mar 2024
Crossed 1200
at age 18
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+12
1473 → 1485
Tournaments
2
16 games
Score
9.5/ 1659.4%
8W3D5L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsAkaine Jayasekera1,590·Sri Lanka Junior National Championships 2026 - Western Province·R5·+26.6
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsKansawage Rugeeth Sandilu1,535·Sri Lanka Major Division Chess Championships 2026 - Western·R5·-16.1
2.[L]vsK H Minhas Karunarathna1,544·Sri Lanka Junior National Championships 2026 - Western Province·R4·-15.9
3.[L]vsSandira Senula Premaratne1,550·Sri Lanka Junior National Championships 2026 - Western Province·R6·-15.5
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4.5/4 | #85 | 2369 | +0.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5/7 | #169 | 1750 | +10.8 |
Rankings
/
Sri Lanka
#1,860
out of 3,598 players
Asia-Pacific
#39,928
in continent
World
#191,327
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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