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Palihawadana, Aken Pinitha
🇮🇪FIDE 29982847· Male· Ireland· Born in 2015
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Aken Pinitha Palihawadana, a 11-year-old Irish player, is rated 1615. He is progressing steadily with +20 Elo over the past 12 months. 50 rated games in the past year (≈36/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Irish Junior Championship 2026 - u12, March quad I, and DCU Majors 2026. Also played 10 rapid (including Irish Rapid Championship 2025) and 1 blitz events (including Irish Blitz Championship 2025) recently. His peak of 1659 was reached at age 11 (Mar 2026).
Competes for Ireland since Nov 2024. At junior level, he reached #13, #5 and #3 nationally in U12, U10 and U8.
Current rating
1615
Standard
Rpd1765·Blz1577
All-time high
1659
−44 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 11
Mar 2026 · age 11
Activity
35
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
43 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#141,283
#141,283 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2026
100 career games
at age 11
May 2026
13th Irish U12 player
at age 11 · rated 1659
Mar 2026
All-time peak 1659
at age 11 · −44 from today
Mar 2026
2025
Re-crossed 1600
at age 10
Jul 2025
5th Irish U10 player
at age 10 · rated 1617
Apr 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 10
Apr 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+12
1603 → 1615
Tournaments
15
66 games
Score
34/ 6651.5%
23W22D21L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsPhillip Foenander1,690·The Sligo Chess and Culture Festival Weekender 2026 Championship·R4·-18.2
Last 12 months — tournaments
12 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Jun 2026 | 2.5/4 | #14 | 1889 | +58.4 |
Swiss | May 2026 | 5.5/6 | #1 | 2110 | +124.8 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/2 | #13 | 2405 | -5.6 |
Round-Robin | Apr 2026 | 0.5/3 | #4 | 1383 | -39.2 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3/5 | #12 | 1793 | +52.0 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #25 | 1703 | +10.0 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2/4 | #36 | 1673 | -8.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #47 | 1851 | -8.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2/6 | #29 | 1598 | -8.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1/3 | #50 | — | +16.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsGeorge White
🇮🇪IRL·1882
+2 −2 =2
6 games·last met May 2026
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vsVitaliy Salmin
🇮🇪IRL·1847
+1 −3 =1
5 games·last met May 2026
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vsSaiansh Biswal
🇮🇪IRL·1838
+1 −4 =0
5 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsDarragh Greenan
🇮🇪IRL·1820
+0 −5 =0
5 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsAiden Thomas Boby
🇮🇪IRL·1900
+2 −3 =0
5 games·last met Oct 2025
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Rankings
/
Ireland
#752
out of 1,228 players
Europe
#95,269
in continent
World
#141,274
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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