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Kithnula, W A Gesandu
🇱🇰FIDE 80805744· Male· Sri Lanka· Born in 2011
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W A Gesandu Kithnula, a 15-year-old Sri Lankan player, is rated 1868 — his current career high and ranked 18th among Sri Lankan players under 16. He is climbing fast, having gained +247 Elo over the past 12 months. 99 rated games in the past year (≈48/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Commonwealth Chess Championship 2026 - Under 16, Battle of the Kings International Rated Team Chess Championship 2026, and Sri Lanka National Chess Championships 2026 - Premier Division. Also played 5 rapid (including 2nd Chronicles of Checkmate International Event 2026 - Rapid) and 6 blitz events (including Queenstar Open International Rated Blitz Chess Championship 2025) recently.
At junior level, he reached #18, #42 and #71 nationally in U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
1868
Standard
Rpd1704·Blz1790
All-time high
1868
at best
Jun 2026 · age 15
Jun 2026 · age 15
Activity
47
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
93 past 12 mo · ≈8/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#18
#18 · Sri Lankan players under 16 · of 651
Career timeline
9 entries2026
18th Sri Lankan U16 player
at age 15 · rated 1868
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1868
at age 15
Jun 2026
Crossed 1800
at age 15
Apr 2026
100 career games
at age 15
Jan 2026
2025
42nd Sri Lankan U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1692
Aug 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 14
Jun 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+230
1638 → 1868
Tournaments
11
96 games
Score
65/ 9667.7%
56W18D22L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsT A Sajith Chathuran Obeysekara1,906·2nd Chronicles of Checkmate International Event 2026·R7·+27.9
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsOshan Dharmadasa1,659·Sri Lanka National Chess Championships 2026 - Premier Division·R2·-28.9
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4.5/9 | #14 | 1846 | +6.4 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/4 | #22 | 2400 | +37.2 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3/6 | #111 | 1782 | +2.3 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 8/10 | #27 | 1987 | +52.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6/8 | #6 | 1797 | +10.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 6/8 | #15 | 1834 | +52.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 7/9 | #43 | 1828 | +16.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 6.5/8 | #59 | 1919 | +15.2 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5.5/8 | #39 | 1746 | -12.8 |
Hot streak: 8 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
Sri Lanka
#105
out of 3,598 players
Asia-Pacific
#6,659
in continent
World
#56,355
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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