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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 48th among Sri Lankan players. He is progressing steadily with +67 Elo over the past 12 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
36
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
37 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#48
#48 · Sri Lankan players · of 3,250
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
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·2038
+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
#48
out of 3,705 players
Asia-Pacific
#4,219
in continent
World
#34,832
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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