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Gethmika Kumara, Tharun
🇱🇰FIDE 80878091· Male· Sri Lanka· Born in 2017
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Tharun Gethmika Kumara, a 9-year-old Sri Lankan player, is rated 1577 — just 4 short of his peak of 1581 (Mar 2026, age 9). He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months). Recent standard appearances include Sri Lanka National Youth Chess Championships 2025 - Under 9 Years, Colombo District Youth Chess Championship 2025 - Under 10 Years, and Queenstar Open International Rated Chess Championship 2025. Also played 2 rapid (including Sri Lanka National Rapid Chess Championship 2025) and 4 blitz events (including Queenstar Open International Rated Blitz Chess Championship 2025) recently.
At junior level, he reached #32 nationally in U10.
Current rating
1577
Standard
Rpd1446·Blz1435
All-time high
1581
−4 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 9
Mar 2026 · age 9
Activity
7
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#155,852
#155,852 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
6 entries2026
All-time peak 1581
at age 9 · −4 from today
Mar 2026
32nd Sri Lankan U10 player
at age 9 · rated 1579
Feb 2026
Crossed 1500
at age 9
Feb 2026
Crossed 1400
at age 9
Feb 2026
Crossed 1200
at age 9
Feb 2026
First FIDE rating
1579 · at age 9
Feb 2026
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Evolution
—
Tournaments
3
26 games
Score
11/ 2642.3%
10W2D14L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top 2 losses
1.[L]vsTilakawardena K Rivinu Dewhan1,475·Sri Lanka National Youth Chess Championships 2025 - Under 9 Years·R2·-25.8
2.[L]vsAbiru Fernando1,517·Sri Lanka National Youth Chess Championships 2025 - Under 9 Years·R4·-23.5
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3.5/2 | #76 | 1448 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3/3 | #24 | 1507 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4.5/2 | #588 | 803 | 0.0 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
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Sri Lanka
#869
out of 3,598 players
Asia-Pacific
#26,604
in continent
World
#155,836
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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