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Bandara, Nethula Nivein
🇱🇰FIDE 80828426· Male· Sri Lanka· Born in 2014
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Nethula Nivein Bandara, a 12-year-old Sri Lankan player, is rated 1441. He has slipped back 76 Elo over the past 12 months. 17 rated games in the past year (≈14/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Sri Lanka Junior National Chess Championships 2026 - Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka Major Division Chess Championships 2026 - Sabaragamuwa, 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. His peak of 1524 was reached at age 10 (Dec 2024).
At junior level, he reached #46 and #30 nationally in U12 and U10.
Current rating
1441
Standard
Rpd1433·Blz1510
All-time high
1524
−83 pts below
Dec 2024 · age 10
Dec 2024 · age 10
Activity
13
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
17 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#205,776
#205,776 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
8 entries2025
46th Sri Lankan U12 player
at age 11 · rated 1523
Jan 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+111 Elo)
1413 → 1524
Dec 2024
All-time peak 1524
at age 10 · −83 from today
Dec 2024
30th Sri Lankan U10 player
at age 10 · rated 1522
Oct 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 10
Oct 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 10
Jun 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-36
1477 → 1441
Tournaments
4
30 games
Score
19/ 3063.3%
17W4D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsH A Yasith Rashmika1,404·Sri Lanka Major Division Chess Championship 2025 - Sabaragamuwa Province·R2·-24.1
2.[L]vsSehas Dilsara Lokuhitige1,429·Sri Lanka National Youth Chess Championships 2025 - Under 11 Years·R9·-21.7
3.[L]vsVinuka Ekanayake1,445·Sri Lanka National Youth Chess Championships 2025 - Under 11 Years·R7·-20.8
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5.5/3 | #19 | 2318 | +14.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4.5/3 | #47 | 2334 | -25.6 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5.5/3 | #335 | 2355 | -54.8 |
Open Swiss | May 2025 | 3.5/3 | #15 | 2213 | +23.2 |
Worst Elo result: Sri Lanka National Youth Chess Championships 2025 - Under 11 Years (-54.8 Elo, finished #335).
Rankings
/
Sri Lanka
#2,642
out of 3,705 players
Asia-Pacific
#46,959
in continent
World
#205,548
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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