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Wewakumbura, Jenul
🇱🇰FIDE 29983312· Male· Sri Lanka· Born in 2016
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Jenul Wewakumbura, a 10-year-old Sri Lankan player, is rated 1604. He is on a breakout run, having gained +100 Elo over the past 12 months. 57 rated games in the past year (≈38/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Commonwealth Chess Championship 2026 - Under 10, Sri Lanka Junior National Championships 2026 - Western Province, and Kaluthara International Chess Festival 2026. Also played 6 rapid (including Western Asian Junior Chess Championships 2025 - Rapid) and 9 blitz events (including Asian Junior Chess Championship 2025 - Blitz) recently. His peak of 1677 was reached at age 8 (Aug 2024).
At junior level, he reached World #57 in U8 and #7 nationally in U10.
Current rating
1604
Standard
Rpd1598·Blz1710
All-time high
1677
−73 pts below
Aug 2024 · age 8
Aug 2024 · age 8
Activity
36
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
52 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#145,482
#145,482 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2026
Best 12-month gain (+100 Elo)
1504 → 1604
Jun 2026
Re-crossed 1600
at age 10
Jun 2026
2025
7th Sri Lankan U10 player
at age 9 · rated 1598
Jan 2025
2024
57th U8 player worldwide
at age 8 · rated 1677
Aug 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 8
Aug 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 8
Aug 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Best comeback
Sri Lanka Junior National Championships 2026 - Western Provincefinished #3 (seeded #22 of 200)
Evolution
+92
1512 → 1604
Tournaments
7
58 games
Score
36.5/ 5862.9%
30W13D15L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsSasmitha Wijesiri1,419·Sri Lanka National Youth Chess Championships 2025 - Under 9 Years·R7·-27.3
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 5/9 | #14 | 1643 | +26.4 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5.5/6 | #3 | 1910 | +44.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5/7 | #133 | 1742 | -8.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 7/3 | #45 | 2228 | +4.8 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/6 | #75 | 1873 | +20.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5.5/3 | #11 | 2243 | +9.2 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 3.5/9 | #67 | 1481 | -14.4 |
Rankings
/
Sri Lanka
#705
out of 3,598 players
Asia-Pacific
#23,472
in continent
World
#145,470
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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