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Wiratunga, Jenith
🇳🇿FIDE 452335· Male· New Zealand· Born in 2006
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Jenith Wiratunga, a 20-year-old player, is rated 2031. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearance: Middle Game Chess Foundation Challengers 2026. Also played 9 rapid (including 2026 Latvian Tournament A Grade) and 1 blitz events (including ACA Blitz Interclubs 2025) recently. His peak of 2089 was reached at age 18 (Nov 2024, #15 nationally at the time).
Competes for New Zealand since Aug 2025. At junior level, he reached #1, #1, #3, #3 and #5 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2031
Standard
Rpd2121·Blz2037
All-time high
2089
−58 pts below
Nov 2024 · age 18
Nov 2024 · age 18
Activity
32
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#23,110
#23,110 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
16 entries2025
Switched federation: SRI → NZL
at age 19
Aug 2025
1st U20 player nationally
at age 19 · rated 2089
Jan 2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2025
2024
Peak national rank: #15
at age 18 · rated 2089
Nov 2024
1st U18 player nationally
at age 18 · rated 2089
Nov 2024
All-time peak 2089
at age 18 · −58 from today
Nov 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-13
2044 → 2031
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
4.5/ 950.0%
4W1D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 4.5/9 | #4 | 1987 | -13.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJonathan Rubeck
🇬🇧ENG·1895
+4 −3 =0
7 games·last met Sep 2024
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vsLivio Cancedda-Dupuis
🇬🇧ENG·2250
+2 −5 =0
7 games·last met Sep 2024
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vsS D B K Senevirathne
🇱🇰SRI·1957
+2 −4 =1
7 games·last met Mar 2023
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vsChandana WijekoonCM
🇱🇰SRI·1915
+1 −5 =1
7 games·last met Aug 2022
View head-to-head →
vsPeter G LargeIM
🇬🇧ENG·2154
+0 −5 =1
6 games·last met Nov 2024
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Rankings
/
New Zealand
#30
out of 648 players
Asia-Pacific
#2,965
in continent
World
#23,110
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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