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Weerasooriya, M A Methula Aken
🇱🇰FIDE 80806244· Male· Sri Lanka· Born in 2011
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M A Methula Aken Weerasooriya, a 15-year-old Sri Lankan player, is rated 1711 — his current career high. He is on a breakout run, having gained +214 Elo over the past 12 months. 33 rated games in the past year (≈19/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Commonwealth Chess Championship 2026 - Under 16, Sri Lanka Major Division Chess Championships 2026 - Southern, and Sri Lanka National Youth Chess Championships 2025 - Under 15 Years. Also played 1 rapid (including Commonwealth Chess Championship 2026 - Under 16 Rapid) and 3 blitz events (including Dhamso International Blitz Chess Championships 2025) recently.
At junior level, he reached #69 nationally in U16.
Current rating
1711
Standard
Rpd1609·Blz1600
All-time high
1711
at best
Jun 2026 · age 15
Jun 2026 · age 15
Activity
18
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
30 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#105,933
#105,933 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2026
69th Sri Lankan U16 player
at age 15 · rated 1711
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1711
at age 15
Jun 2026
Crossed 1600
at age 15
Feb 2026
Re-crossed 1500
at age 15
Feb 2026
2025
Crossed 1500
at age 14
Jul 2025
Best 12-month gain (+365 Elo)
1103 → 1468
Feb 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
Sri Lanka National Youth Chess Championships 2025 - Under 15 Yearsperf 1994 (+393) · 6/7 · #32
Top opponent
Evolution
+186
1525 → 1711
Tournaments
4
33 games
Score
21/ 3363.6%
18W6D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsU P A Danindu Charuth Gunarathne1,493·Sri Lanka Major Division Chess Championships 2026 - Southern·R5·-27.0
3.[L]vsR B Sithum Nevanjith Siriwardene1,815·Commonwealth Chess Championship 2026 - Under 16·R6·-14.2
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4.5/8 | #11 | 1838 | +74.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5.5/8 | #19 | 1657 | +17.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 6/7 | #32 | 1994 | +125.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/2 | #335 | 2434 | -30.4 |
Rankings
/
Sri Lanka
#339
out of 3,598 players
Asia-Pacific
#14,158
in continent
World
#105,930
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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