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Hettiarachchi, Buthsara
🇳🇿FIDE 4318250· Male· New Zealand· Born in 2011
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Buthsara Hettiarachchi, a 15-year-old player, is rated 1881. He is progressing steadily with +31 Elo over the past 12 months. 66 rated games in the past year (≈46/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Oceania Youth Chess Championships 2026 Under 12 - Under 20 Open, 2025 Oceania Youth Championship U14 Open, and ACC Club Championships 2025 Rounds 8-9. Also played 6 rapid (including 2026 Latvian Tournament A Grade) and 1 blitz events (including ACA Blitz Interclubs 2025) recently. His peak of 1921 was reached at age 14 (Dec 2025, #67 nationally at the time).
At junior level, he reached #5, #4 and #4 nationally in U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
1881
Standard
Rpd1869·Blz1801
All-time high
1921
−40 pts below
Dec 2025 · age 14
Dec 2025 · age 14
Activity
49
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
60 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#52,933
#52,933 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2026
5th U16 player nationally
at age 15 · rated 1881
May 2026
2025
Peak national rank: #67
at age 14 · rated 1921
Dec 2025
All-time peak 1921
at age 14 · −40 from today
Dec 2025
100 career games
at age 14
Feb 2025
4th U14 player nationally
at age 14 · rated 1860
Jan 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+408 Elo)
1451 → 1859
Oct 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+18
1863 → 1881
Tournaments
12
65 games
Score
38.5/ 6559.2%
34W15D16L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
12 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5.5/9 | #35 | 1945 | +40.8 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5.5/9 | #10 | 1673 | -80.4 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #35 | 2391 | +6.4 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 6/7 | #3 | 2069 | +13.2 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 1.5/2 | #38 | 1930 | +3.6 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2.5/3 | #14 | 2073 | +28.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 1/2 | #26 | 2045 | +8.8 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5/6 | #4 | 1937 | -24.4 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4.5/6 | #10 | 1987 | +33.6 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 2/3 | #25 | 1749 | -12.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMartin Zhou
🇳🇿NZL·1742
+7 −2 =3
12 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsAlphaeus Wei Ern AngFM
🇳🇿NZL·2367
+0 −10 =1
11 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsPatrick Di Jiang
🇳🇿NZL·1947
+4 −1 =5
10 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsYuehan (Max) Xia
🇳🇿NZL·1681
+5 −3 =1
9 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsJustin Zhide WangCM
🇳🇿NZL·2072
+1 −6 =1
8 games·last met Apr 2026
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Rankings
/
New Zealand
#83
out of 648 players
Asia-Pacific
#6,256
in continent
World
#52,932
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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