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Jithen, K A Chalinu
🇱🇰FIDE 29994152· Male· Sri Lanka· Born in 2012
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K A Chalinu Jithen, a 14-year-old Sri Lankan player, is rated 1821 — his current career high and ranked 15th among Sri Lankan players under 14. He is on a steady climb with +65 Elo over the past 12 months. 78 rated games in the past year (≈52/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Commonwealth Chess Championship 2026 - Under 14, Battle of the Kings International Rated Team Chess Championship 2026, and Sri Lanka National Chess Championships 2026 - Premier Division. Also played 2 rapid (including Commonwealth Chess Championship 2026 - Under 14 Rapid) and 3 blitz events (including Dhamso International Blitz Chess Championships 2025) recently.
At junior level, he reached #17 and #7 nationally in U14 and U12.
Current rating
1821
Standard
Rpd1602·Blz1648
All-time high
1821
at best
Jun 2026 · age 14
Jun 2026 · age 14
Activity
63
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
70 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#15
#15 · Sri Lankan players under 14 · of 723
Career timeline
10 entries2026
Re-crossed 1800
at age 14
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1821
at age 14
Jun 2026
Re-crossed 1800
at age 14
Apr 2026
17th Sri Lankan U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1799
Feb 2026
2025
Crossed 1800
at age 13
Aug 2025
100 career games
at age 13
Aug 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
Sri Lanka National Youth Chess Championships 2025 - Under 13 Yearsperf 2134 (+335) · 7.5/8 · #9
Top opponent
Evolution
+106
1715 → 1821
Tournaments
9
74 games
Score
44.5/ 7460.1%
34W21D19L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsM D Damsen Chandradithy Dayarathne1,515·3rd Rahulians International Chess Festival 2025·R3·-29.5
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 5/9 | #17 | 1843 | +14.8 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3.5/4 | #93 | 2076 | +8.4 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5/11 | #63 | 1757 | -18.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6/8 | #5 | 1858 | +21.2 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 3.5/9 | #6 | 1751 | +21.6 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 7.5/8 | #9 | 2134 | +78.8 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/7 | #76 | 1694 | -52.0 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 1/5 | #103 | 1565 | -60.8 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 8/9 | #6 | 2053 | +90.0 |
Rankings
/
Sri Lanka
#158
out of 3,598 players
Asia-Pacific
#8,455
in continent
World
#69,866
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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