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Nayanakheshan, Venukanan
🇱🇰FIDE 29980305· Male· Sri Lanka· Born in 2016
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Venukanan Nayanakheshan, a 10-year-old Sri Lankan player, is rated 1609. He is on a steady climb with +36 Elo over the past 12 months. 123 rated games in the past year (≈83/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Sri Lanka National Chess Championships 2026 - Premier Division, Sri Lanka Major Division Chess Championships 2026 - Nothern Province, and Kaluthara International Chess Festival 2026. Also played 1 rapid (including SL National Youth Rapid Chess Championships 2025 - Under 10 Years) and 6 blitz events (including Queenstar Open International Rated Blitz Chess Championship 2025) recently. His peak of 1685 was reached at age 9 (Nov 2025).
At junior level, he reached #4 and #1 nationally in U10 and U8.
Current rating
1609
Standard
Rpd1597·Blz1792
All-time high
1685
−76 pts below
Nov 2025 · age 9
Nov 2025 · age 9
Activity
80
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
123 past 12 mo · ≈10/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#142,952
#142,952 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
12 entries2026
Re-crossed 1600
at age 10
Mar 2026
2025
All-time peak 1685
at age 9 · −76 from today
Nov 2025
4th Sri Lankan U10 player
at age 9 · rated 1676
Jun 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 9
Jun 2025
100 career games
at age 9
Jun 2025
Re-crossed 1500
at age 9
May 2025
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Best result
Sri Lanka Major Division Chess Championships 2026 - Nothern Provinceperf 2440 (+830) · 6/6 · #16
Top opponent
Evolution
-67
1676 → 1609
Tournaments
13
116 games
Score
71.5/ 11661.6%
61W21D34L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsV Dishanthan1,718·Sri Lanka Major Division Chess Championships 2026 - Nothern Province·R5·+26.0
3.[W]vsI L Senevirathne1,642·Sri Lanka National Chess Championships 2026 - Premier Division·R6·+21.8
Top 3 losses
3.[L]vsKiven Mandeev Suraweera1,509·Queenstar Open International Rated Chess Championship 2025·R9·-27.8
Last 12 months — tournaments
13 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2/8 | #128 | 1493 | -76.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6/6 | #16 | 2440 | +59.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5/7 | #112 | 1807 | +43.6 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 7/5 | #21 | 2334 | +19.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 7.5/7 | #110 | 2286 | -23.9 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 6.5/6 | #78 | 2291 | -49.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3.5/5 | #127 | 1767 | -19.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 6/9 | #55 | 1711 | -12.8 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5.5/6 | #59 | 2035 | +5.2 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 5.5/8 | #41 | 1779 | +9.2 |
Worst Elo result: Sri Lanka National Chess Championships 2026 - Premier Division (-76.8 Elo, finished #128).
Rankings
/
Sri Lanka
#695
out of 3,705 players
Asia-Pacific
#22,763
in continent
World
#142,941
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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