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Wijerathna, Vinuka Dihain
CM🇱🇰FIDE 29981905· Male· Sri Lanka· Born in 2013
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Vinuka Dihain Wijerathna, a 13-year-old Sri Lankan Candidate Master, is rated 2165 — his current career high and ranked 2nd among Sri Lankan players under 14, and in the top 5% worldwide. He is climbing fast, having gained +116 Elo over the past 12 months. 140 rated games in the past year (≈132/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Commonwealth Chess Championship 2026, Sri Lanka National Chess Championship 2026, and Sri Lanka National Chess Championships 2026 - Premier Division. Also played 6 rapid (including Commonwealth Chess Championship 2026 - Rapid) and 8 blitz events (including Almaty Open blitz tournament 2025) recently. He reached Sri Lankan #5 in Dec 2024.
Awarded CM in 2025 (age 12). At junior level, he reached World #35 in U12 and #2 and #1 nationally in U14 and U10.
Current rating
2165
Standard
Rpd2066·Blz2103
All-time high
2165
at best
Jun 2026 · age 13
Jun 2026 · age 13
Activity
129
games / yr avg. · ≈11/mo
131 past 12 mo · ≈11/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#2
#2 · Sri Lankan players under 14 · of 723
Career timeline
12 entries2026
All-time peak 2165
at age 13
Jun 2026
2nd Sri Lankan U14 player
at age 13 · rated 2111
May 2026
Re-crossed 2100
at age 13
May 2026
2025
35th U12 player worldwide
at age 12 · rated 2117
Feb 2025
Best 12-month gain (+658 Elo)
1459 → 2117
Feb 2025
Crossed 2100
at age 12
Feb 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
Sri Lanka National Youth Chess Championships 2026 - Under 14 Yearsperf 2154 (+99) · 8/9 · #1
Evolution
+109
2056 → 2165
Tournaments
12
122 games
Score
84/ 12268.9%
58W52D12L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 6/9 | #10 | 2216 | +53.6 |
Round-Robin | Apr 2026 | 8/13 | #5 | 2121 | +31.6 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 8/11 | #3 | 2091 | +24.8 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 8/9 | #1 | 2154 | +35.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 7.5/9 | #1 | 1938 | -11.8 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 6/9 | #12 | 1998 | -5.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 7/9 | #2 | 1979 | -4.4 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 6.5/9 | #6 | 2059 | -1.1 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 6.5/11 | #36 | 1999 | -31.2 |
Round-Robin | Jul 2025 | 8/13 | #4 | 2065 | +7.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsThehas Rithmitha KiringodaCM
🇱🇰SRI·2097
+4 −0 =6
10 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsSanuk Nanayakkara
🇱🇰SRI·1942
+6 −0 =4
10 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsPerumpuli Arachchi Lithula Raveesh
🇱🇰SRI·1861
+9 −0 =0
9 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsChenitha Mithvidu Ovitigala
🇱🇰SRI·2105
+5 −2 =1
8 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsDishal Nimsara WeerasekaraFM
🇱🇰SRI·2135
+3 −2 =2
7 games·last met May 2026
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Rankings
/
Sri Lanka
#6
out of 3,598 players
Asia-Pacific
#1,546
in continent
World
#10,250
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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