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Weerawardane, Romesh
IM🇱🇰FIDE 9900373· Male· Sri Lanka· Born in 1979
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Romesh Weerawardane, a 47-year-old Sri Lankan International Master, is rated 1959 and ranked 49th among Sri Lankan players. He has held steady between 1950 and 2000 for 13 months. 37 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include Sri Lanka National Chess Championships 2026 - Premier Division, 2nd Chronicles of Checkmate International Event 2026, and Kandy Open International Chess Championship 2025. Also played 2 rapid (including 2nd Chronicles of Checkmate International Event 2026 - Rapid) and 2 blitz events (including 2nd Chronicles of Checkmate International Event 2026 - Blitz) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 35 months (2001–2004) and 14 months (2005–2006). His peak of 2203 was reached at age 25 (Jul 2004); he also reached Sri Lankan #2 in Jul 2010 and spent 51 months in Sri Lankan top 5.
Awarded IM in 2013 (age 34).
Current rating
1959
Standard
Rpd1984·Blz1961
All-time high
2203
−244 pts below
Jul 2004 · age 25
Jul 2004 · age 25
Activity
30
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
27 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#49
#49 · Sri Lankan players · of 3,148
51 months in National top 5 (2004–2017)
51 months in National top 5 (2004–2017)
Career timeline
21 entries2026
2nd Sri Lankan 45-50 player
at age 47 · rated 1993
Mar 2026
Best 12-month gain (+101 Elo)
1892 → 1993
Feb 2026
2022
1st Sri Lankan 40-45 player
at age 43 · rated 2027
May 2022
2020
Re-crossed 2000
at age 41
Oct 2020
2017
Re-crossed 2100
at age 38
Dec 2017
51 months in national top 5
longest streak 15 months · since Jul 2004
Aug 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
Sri Lanka National Chess Championships 2026 - Premier Divisionperf 2041 (+81) · 3.5/5 · #102
Top opponent
Evolution
-1
1960 → 1959
Tournaments
4
28 games
Score
19.5/ 2869.6%
16W7D5L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsV W A Vinuda Vidm Wickramasinghe1,997·Sri Lanka National Team Championships 2025 - Super League·R6·+10.4
2.[W]vsB Jayod Yasindu Rashmika Perera1,887·Sri Lanka National Team Championships 2025 - Super League·R2·+7.3
3.[W]vsSehath Abayasinghe1,842·Sri Lanka National Chess Championships 2026 - Premier Division·R3·+6.7
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsUrapola Narasinghage Kulunu Kumudana1,729·2nd Chronicles of Checkmate International Event 2026·R6·-16.4
3.[L]vsRuvin Sandharu Jayasooriya1,942·Sri Lanka National Chess Championships 2026 - Premier Division·R5·-10.5
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3.5/5 | #102 | 2041 | +7.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5/8 | #95 | 1724 | -40.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/6 | #8 | 1992 | +9.4 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 6/9 | #9 | 2051 | +22.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsChinthaka Anuruddh GalappaththiFM
🇱🇰SRI·1960
+4 −7 =11
22 games·last met Sep 2020
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vsR S KalugampitiyaFM
🇱🇰SRI·2066
+4 −2 =10
16 games·last met Dec 2024
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vsChamil Priyankara
🇱🇰SRI·1917
+3 −4 =8
15 games·last met Jun 2022
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vsIsuru AlahakoonFM
🇱🇰SRI·2044
+9 −3 =2
14 games·last met Mar 2023
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vsChandana WijekoonCM
🇱🇰SRI·1915
+6 −1 =5
12 games·last met Nov 2024
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Rankings
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Sri Lanka
#49
out of 3,598 players
Asia-Pacific
#4,207
in continent
World
#34,833
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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