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Fernando, Madawalage Dona Nesandi
🇱🇰FIDE 80802796· Female· Sri Lanka· Born in 2014
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Madawalage Dona Nesandi Fernando, a 12-year-old Sri Lankan player, is rated 1496. She has fluctuated between 1447 and 1531 over the past 2 years. 25 rated games in the past year (≈17/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Commonwealth Chess Championship 2026 - Under 12 Girls, Sri Lanka Major Division Women's Chess Championships 2026 - North Western, and Sri Lanka National Youth Chess Championships 2026 - Under 12 Years Girls. Also played 2 rapid (including Commonwealth Chess Championship 2026 - Under 12 Girls Rapid) and 2 blitz events (including Commonwealth Chess Championship 2026 - Under 12 Girls Blitz) recently. Her peak of 1531 was reached at age 10 (Dec 2024).
At junior level, she reached #43 and #25 nationally in U12 and U10.
Current rating
1496
Standard
Rpd1495·Blz1476
All-time high
1531
−35 pts below
Dec 2024 · age 10
Dec 2024 · age 10
Activity
17
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
25 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#187,293
#187,293 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
7 entries2025
43rd Sri Lankan U12 player
at age 11 · rated 1527
Jan 2025
2024
All-time peak 1531
at age 10 · −35 from today
Dec 2024
25th Sri Lankan U10 player
at age 10 · rated 1523
Aug 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 10
Aug 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 10
Aug 2024
Crossed 1200
at age 10
Aug 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Best result
Sri Lanka National Youth Chess Championships 2025 - Under 11 Years Girlsperf 2295 (+837) · 6.5/5 · #15
Top opponent
Evolution
+12
1484 → 1496
Tournaments
4
33 games
Score
17/ 3351.5%
16W2D15L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsIrshad Ilma1,411·Sri Lanka National Youth Chess Championships 2026 - Under 12 Years Girls·R8·-22.7
2.[L]vsA M Vidushi Dinethma Athapaththu1,470·Commonwealth Chess Championship 2026 - Under 12 Girls·R7·-21.5
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4.5/8 | #20 | 1663 | +48.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4/5 | #24 | 1784 | -2.8 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 2/9 | #9 | 1312 | -78.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 6.5/5 | #15 | 2295 | +43.6 |
Worst Elo result: Sri Lanka National Youth Chess Championships 2026 - Under 12 Years Girls (-78.8 Elo, finished #9).
Rankings
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Sri Lanka
#1,693
out of 3,598 players
Asia-Pacific
#38,106
in continent
World
#187,230
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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