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Welivita, Hesara Nivein
🇱🇰FIDE 29984572· Male· Sri Lanka· Born in 2014
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Hesara Nivein Welivita, a 12-year-old Sri Lankan player, is rated 1659 — his current career high and ranked 19th among Sri Lankan players under 12. He is climbing fast, having gained +162 Elo over the past 12 months. 48 rated games in the past year (≈32/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Commonwealth Chess Championship 2026 - Under 12, Sri Lanka Major Division Chess Championships 2026 - Western, and Sri Lanka National Youth Chess Championships 2025 - Under 11 Years. Also played 4 rapid (including Asian Junior Chess Championship 2025 - Rapid) and 5 blitz events (including Asian Junior Chess Championship 2025 - Blitz) recently.
At junior level, he reached #26 and #9 nationally in U12 and U10.
Current rating
1659
Standard
Rpd1549·Blz1627
All-time high
1659
at best
Jun 2026 · age 12
Jun 2026 · age 12
Activity
31
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
48 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#19
#19 · Sri Lankan players under 12 · of 555
Career timeline
11 entries2026
All-time peak 1659
at age 12
Jun 2026
26th Sri Lankan U12 player
at age 12 · rated 1641
Feb 2026
Re-crossed 1600
at age 12
Feb 2026
2025
Re-crossed 1500
at age 11
Aug 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 10
Nov 2024
9th Sri Lankan U10 player
at age 10 · rated 1629
Sep 2024
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 2394 (+753) · 7/7 · #31
Top opponent
Evolution
+165
1494 → 1659
Tournaments
5
44 games
Score
27.5/ 4462.5%
19W17D8L
Top 3 wins
2.[D]vsThushanu Yasmith Ganepola1,844·Queenstar Open International Rated Chess Championship 2025·R3·+12.5
3.[W]vsK Senitha Aseth Kothalawala1,508·Sri Lanka Major Division Chess Championships 2026 - Western·R7·+12.3
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsJ M Marlon P Fernando1,748·Sri Lanka Major Division Chess Championships 2026 - Western·R9·-14.5
2.[L]vsKithmina W K Vihanga1,776·Sri Lanka Major Division Chess Championships 2026 - Western·R4·-13.0
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4.5/9 | #21 | 1699 | +9.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5.5/9 | #48 | 1650 | +8.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 7/7 | #31 | 2394 | +66.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5.5/8 | #42 | 1644 | -16.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5/6 | #157 | 1966 | +36.0 |
Rankings
/
Sri Lanka
#456
out of 3,598 players
Asia-Pacific
#18,107
in continent
World
#124,867
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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