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Nimsara, M A Nethuka
🇱🇰FIDE 29980364· Male· Sri Lanka· Born in 2010
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M A Nethuka Nimsara, a 16-year-old Sri Lankan player, is rated 1616 — his current career high. He is on a breakout run, having gained +105 Elo over the past 12 months. 42 rated games in the past year (≈26/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Battle of the Kings International Rated Team Chess Championship 2026, Sri Lanka Junior National Championships 2026 - Western Province, and Sri Lanka Major Division Chess Championships 2026 - Western. Also played 3 rapid (including Sri Lanka National Rapid Chess Championship 2025) and 4 blitz events (including Sri Lanka National Blitz Chess Championship 2025) recently.
At junior level, he reached #70 nationally in U14.
Current rating
1616
Standard
Rpd1447·Blz1579
All-time high
1616
at best
Jun 2026 · age 16
Jun 2026 · age 16
Activity
25
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
34 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#140,920
#140,920 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2026
All-time peak 1616
at age 16
Jun 2026
Crossed 1600
at age 16
Apr 2026
2025
Re-crossed 1500
at age 15
Sep 2025
2024
Crossed 1500
at age 14
Nov 2024
Best 12-month gain (+449 Elo)
1043 → 1492
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 14
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+92
1524 → 1616
Tournaments
6
42 games
Score
26/ 4261.9%
21W10D11L
Top 3 wins
3.[W]vsJanumal Eshintha Gunawardhana1,497·Sri Lanka Major Division Chess Championships 2026 - Western·R6·+15.5
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsW M Ganula Thasith Ranvidu1,441·Sri Lanka Major Division Chess Championships 2026 - Western·R5·-27.5
2.[L]vsSenuka Lakvin Gamage1,500·Sri Lanka Junior National Championships 2026 - Western Province·R3·-26.0
3.[L]vsW M Bumitha Bandara1,493·Sri Lanka Major Division Chess Championships 2026 - Western·R7·-24.7
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3/4 | #115 | 1829 | +5.2 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5.5/6 | #10 | 1904 | +27.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5.5/9 | #66 | 1590 | +8.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4.5/7 | #92 | 1796 | +57.6 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5/5 | #112 | 2392 | -29.2 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 2.5/4 | #52 | 1682 | +36.4 |
Rankings
/
Sri Lanka
#627
out of 3,598 players
Asia-Pacific
#22,148
in continent
World
#140,911
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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