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KC
Kanagaraja, C
🇱🇰FIDE 80801439· Male· Sri Lanka· Born in 2010
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C Kanagaraja, a 16-year-old Sri Lankan player, is rated 1638 — just 7 short of his peak of 1645 (May 2026, age 16). He is on a breakout run, having gained +167 Elo over the past 12 months. 27 rated games in the past year (≈15/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Battle of the Kings International Rated Team Chess Championship 2026, Sri Lanka National Youth Chess Championships 2025 - Under 15 Years, and Sri Lanka National Amateur Championships 2025. Also played 3 rapid (including 2nd Chronicles of Checkmate International Event 2026 - Rapid) and 5 blitz events (including 2nd Chronicles of Checkmate International Event 2026 - Blitz) recently.
At junior level, he reached #97 nationally in U16.
Current rating
1638
Standard
Rpd1562·Blz1549
All-time high
1645
−7 pts below
May 2026 · age 16
May 2026 · age 16
Activity
15
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
23 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#132,679
#132,679 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2026
97th Sri Lankan U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1645
May 2026
All-time peak 1645
at age 16 · −7 from today
May 2026
Crossed 1600
at age 16
Feb 2026
2025
Re-crossed 1500
at age 15
Jul 2025
Best 12-month gain (+565 Elo)
1014 → 1579
Feb 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 15
Feb 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+98
1540 → 1638
Tournaments
3
22 games
Score
14.5/ 2265.9%
12W5D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3.5/3 | #146 | 2395 | -6.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4.5/7 | #78 | 1809 | +31.6 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 6.5/6 | #58 | 2461 | +54.0 |
Rankings
/
Sri Lanka
#530
out of 3,598 players
Asia-Pacific
#20,007
in continent
World
#132,673
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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