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Karunasena, A P Chenitha Sihas Dinsara
CM🇱🇰FIDE 29982596· Male· Sri Lanka· Born in 2015
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A P Chenitha Sihas Dinsara Karunasena, a 11-year-old Sri Lankan Candidate Master, is rated 2042 and ranked 2nd among Sri Lankan players under 12, and in the top 10% worldwide. He is rising rapidly, having gained +83 Elo over the past 12 months. 155 rated games in the past year (≈125/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Commonwealth Chess Championship 2026 - Under 12, Sri Lanka National Chess Championship 2026, and Sri Lanka National Chess Championships 2026 - Premier Division. Also played 7 rapid (including Western Asian Junior Chess Championships 2025 - Rapid) and 12 blitz events (including Almaty Open blitz tournament 2025) recently. His peak of 2076 was reached at age 11 (May 2026); he also reached Sri Lankan #13 in Jul 2025.
Awarded CM in 2025 (age 10). At junior level, he reached World #86 in U12, World #16 in U10 and World #44 in U8.
Current rating
2042
Standard
Rpd1971·Blz2107
All-time high
2076
−34 pts below
May 2026 · age 11
May 2026 · age 11
Activity
133
games / yr avg. · ≈11/mo
128 past 12 mo · ≈11/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#2
#2 · Sri Lankan players under 12 · of 555
Career timeline
14 entries2026
86th U12 player worldwide
at age 11 · rated 2076
May 2026
All-time peak 2076
at age 11 · −34 from today
May 2026
Re-crossed 2000
at age 11
Apr 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 10
Nov 2025
Peak Sri Lankan rank: #13
at age 10 · rated 2037
Jul 2025
16th U10 player worldwide
at age 10 · rated 2037
Jul 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
Sri Lanka National Youth Chess Championships 2025 - Under 11 Yearsperf 2473 (+513) · 7/7 · #32
Top opponent
Evolution
+5
2037 → 2042
Tournaments
13
127 games
Score
90.5/ 12771.3%
78W25D24L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsPesandu Rashmitha LiyanageFM2,172·Sri Lanka National Chess Championships 2026 - Premier Division·R4·+28.2
3.[W]vsDishal Nimsara WeerasekaraFM2,118·Sri Lanka National Chess Championships 2026 - Premier Division·R6·+25.4
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 6/9 | #5 | 1917 | -34.4 |
Round-Robin | Apr 2026 | 7.5/13 | #6 | 2097 | +56.4 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 7.5/11 | #12 | 2070 | +54.9 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 7.5/11 | #17 | 1955 | +7.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6.5/9 | #23 | 1837 | -31.3 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 7.5/10 | #10 | 1994 | +29.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 7/7 | #32 | 2473 | -22.8 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5.5/9 | #17 | 1842 | -71.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 7.5/9 | #1 | 2030 | +10.8 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 5/9 | #24 | 1947 | -16.5 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsThehas Rithmitha KiringodaCM
🇱🇰SRI·2097
+8 −5 =5
18 games·last met May 2026
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vsBiman Koswattage
🇱🇰SRI·1911
+10 −1 =2
13 games·last met May 2026
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vsChenitha Mithvidu Ovitigala
🇱🇰SRI·2105
+2 −6 =3
11 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsSamaraweera S M Sethika Hansira
🇱🇰SRI·1810
+6 −2 =1
9 games·last met May 2026
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vsS SivathanujanCM
🇱🇰SRI·2148
+0 −3 =6
9 games·last met Apr 2026
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Rankings
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Sri Lanka
#21
out of 3,598 players
Asia-Pacific
#2,824
in continent
World
#21,735
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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