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Fernando, L Nethula Sasmitha

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FIDEFIDE 29985889· Male· Sri Lanka· Born in 2014

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L Nethula Sasmitha Fernando, a 12-year-old Sri Lankan player, is rated 1556. He has slipped back 34 Elo over the past 12 months. 25 rated games in the past year (≈11/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Commonwealth Chess Championship 2026 - Under 12, Sri Lanka Junior National Chess Championships 2026 - North Western Province, and Sri Lanka Major Division Chess Championships 2026 - North Western. Also played 2 rapid (including Ethugalpura International Chess Festival 2025 - Rapid) and 2 blitz events (including Ethugalpura International Chess Festival 2025 - Blitz) recently. His peak of 1627 was reached at age 12 (Jan 2026).

At junior level, he reached #22 and #49 nationally in U12 and U10.

Current rating

1490

Standard

Rpd1477·Blz1619

All-time high

1627

−137 pts below
Jan 2026 · age 12

Activity

15

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

33 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#163,159

#163,159 · players worldwide · of 216,807

Career timeline

8 entries
2026
22nd Sri Lankan U12 player
at age 12 · rated 1627
Jan 2026
Best 12-month gain (+166 Elo)
1461 → 1627
Jan 2026
Crossed 1600
at age 12
Jan 2026
All-time peak 1627
at age 12 · −71 from today
Jan 2026
2025
Crossed 1500
at age 11
Apr 2025
2024
49th Sri Lankan U10 player
at age 10 · rated 1434
Apr 2024

Standard rating history

Activity & highlights

Best result
Ethugalpura International Chess Festival 2025
perf 1782 (+155) · 7/9 · #48
Top opponent
vs B D Daksha Hans Bentharaarachchi 1,899
Sri Lanka Major Division Chess Championships 2026 - North Western · Feb 2026 · +14.0 Elo
Evolution
-94
1584 → 1490
Tournaments
5
42 games
Score
24.5/ 4258.3%
18W13D11L

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Commonwealth Chess Championship 2026 - Under 12
Open Swiss
May 20263/8#401501-66.4
Sri Lanka Junior National Chess Championships 2026 - North Western Province
Open Swiss
Mar 20264.5/3#292266-14.4
Sri Lanka Major Division Chess Championships 2026 - North Western
Open Swiss
Feb 20263.5/6#351687-10.4
Sri Lanka National Youth Chess Championships 2025 - Under 11 Years
Open Swiss
Jan 20266.5/8#221718+14.4
Ethugalpura International Chess Festival 2025
Open Swiss
Dec 20257/9#481782+77.6
Worst Elo result: Commonwealth Chess Championship 2026 - Under 12 (-66.4 Elo, finished #40).

Rankings

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Sri Lanka
#1,776
out of 3,598 players
Asia-Pacific
#39,106
in continent
World
#189,487
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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1
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1
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