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Shangeeth, Nitharshan
🇱🇰FIDE 29983827· Male· Sri Lanka· Born in 2014
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Nitharshan Shangeeth, a 12-year-old Sri Lankan player, is rated 1526 — just 11 short of his peak of 1537 (Jan 2026, age 12). He is rising rapidly, having gained +116 Elo over the past 12 months. 12 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include Sri Lanka National Youth Chess Championships 2025 - Under 11 Years, Jaffna International Chess Championship 2025, and Queenstar Open International Rated Chess Championship 2025. Also played 2 blitz events (including Queenstar Open International Rated Blitz Chess Championship 2025) recently.
At junior level, he reached #76 nationally in U12.
Current rating
1526
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1436
All-time high
1537
−11 pts below
Jan 2026 · age 12
Jan 2026 · age 12
Activity
12
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#174,711
#174,711 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
7 entries2026
76th Sri Lankan U12 player
at age 12 · rated 1537
Jan 2026
Best 12-month gain (+127 Elo)
1410 → 1537
Jan 2026
Crossed 1500
at age 12
Jan 2026
All-time peak 1537
at age 12 · −11 from today
Jan 2026
2025
Crossed 1400
at age 11
Jun 2025
Crossed 1200
at age 11
Jun 2025
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+116
1410 → 1526
Tournaments
4
42 games
Score
19/ 4245.2%
16W11D15L
Top 3 wins
3.[D]vsT Pasupathan1,496·Sri Lanka Major Division Chess Championship 2025 -Northern Province·R7·+4.9
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5.5/2 | #221 | 2229 | -10.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5.5/5 | #109 | 1428 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5/3 | #346 | 2346 | -18.4 |
Open Swiss | May 2025 | 3/5 | #38 | 1240 | 0.0 |
Worst Elo result: Queenstar Open International Rated Chess Championship 2025 (-18.4 Elo, finished #346).
Rankings
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Sri Lanka
#1,369
out of 3,705 players
Asia-Pacific
#33,327
in continent
World
#174,671
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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