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Samarakoon, Sarada Himakrith
🇱🇰FIDE 80802460· Male· Sri Lanka· Born in 2014
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Sarada Himakrith Samarakoon, a 12-year-old Sri Lankan player, is rated 1547 — his current career high. He is rising rapidly, having gained +111 Elo over the past 12 months. 17 rated games in the past year (≈10/year long-term). Recent appearances: Sri Lanka Major Division Chess Championships 2026 - Southern and Sri Lanka National Youth Chess Championships 2025 - Under 11 Years. Also played 1 rapid (including SL National Youth Rapid Chess Championships 2025 - Under 12 Years) and 1 blitz events (including SL National Youth Blitz Chess Championships 2025 - Under 12 Years) recently.
Current rating
1547
Standard
Rpd1432·Blz1480
All-time high
1547
at best
May 2026 · age 12
May 2026 · age 12
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
17 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#167,454
#167,454 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
6 entries2026
Best 12-month gain (+111 Elo)
1436 → 1547
May 2026
Crossed 1500
at age 12
May 2026
All-time peak 1547
at age 12
May 2026
2025
Crossed 1400
at age 11
Jul 2025
Crossed 1200
at age 11
Jul 2025
First FIDE rating
1436 · at age 11
Jul 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Best result
Sri Lanka Major Division Chess Championships 2026 - Southernperf 1464 (+62) · 2.5/6 · #79
Top opponent
Evolution
+111
1436 → 1547
Tournaments
2
13 games
Score
6/ 1346.2%
5W2D6L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsInuka Sevhas Lamahewa1,619·Sri Lanka Major Division Chess Championships 2026 - Southern·R2·+31.1
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsSehas Senarath Bandara1,515·Sri Lanka Major Division Chess Championships 2026 - Southern·R6·-13.7
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2.5/6 | #79 | 1464 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3.5/4 | #299 | 1905 | -32.8 |
Worst Elo result: Sri Lanka National Youth Chess Championships 2025 - Under 11 Years (-32.8 Elo, finished #299).
Rankings
/
Sri Lanka
#1,120
out of 3,598 players
Asia-Pacific
#30,431
in continent
World
#167,432
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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