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Jayaweera, Y
🇱🇰FIDE 9900616· Male· Sri Lanka· Born in 1994
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Y Jayaweera, a 32-year-old Sri Lankan player, is rated 1858 and sitting in the top 4% of Sri Lankan players. He has fluctuated between 1846 and 1929 over the past 2 years. 109 rated games in the past year (≈52/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Sri Lanka National Chess Championships 2026 - Premier Division, Sri Lanka Major Division Chess Championships 2026 - Western, and Kaluthara International Chess Festival 2026. Also played 5 blitz events (including Queenstar Open International Rated Blitz Chess Championship 2025) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 34 months (2008–2011) and 15 months (2012–2014). His peak of 1929 was reached at age 31 (Nov 2025); he also reached Sri Lankan #46 in Sep 2024.
At junior level, he reached #23, #34, #16 and #12 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
1858
Standard
Rpd1757·Blz1814
All-time high
1929
−71 pts below
Nov 2025 · age 31
Nov 2025 · age 31
Activity
94
games / yr avg. · ≈8/mo
109 past 12 mo · ≈9/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#115 · Sri Lankan players · of 3,250
Career timeline
16 entries2025
All-time peak 1929
at age 31 · −71 from today
Nov 2025
2024
Peak Sri Lankan rank: #46
at age 30 · rated 1887
Sep 2024
8-month rising streak
+196 Elo
Sep 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 30
Jun 2024
2020
500 career games
at age 26
Jan 2020
2016
Best 12-month gain (+206 Elo)
1573 → 1779
Aug 2016
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-18
1876 → 1858
Tournaments
11
99 games
Score
69.5/ 9970.2%
57W25D17L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsLosara Methyuga Kulatunge2,014·Sri Lanka National Chess Championships 2026 - Premier Division·R7·+14.2
2.[W]vsKosala Sandeepa Chamikara AmarathungeCM1,975·Sri Lanka National Chess Championships 2026 - Premier Division·R8·+13.2
3.[W]vsA P Chenitha Sihas Dinsara KarunasenaCM1,959·Sri Lanka National Premier Division Chess Championship 2025·R8·+12.4
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsRashmika Heshan Rajapakshe1,630·Sri Lanka National Chess Championships 2026 - Premier Division·R1·-15.8
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 6/10 | #35 | 1889 | +12.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5.5/8 | #61 | 1730 | -23.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5/8 | #62 | 1696 | -35.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/5 | #35 | 2415 | -4.8 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 7.5/9 | #16 | 1914 | -19.8 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 4.5/9 | #25 | 1847 | -18.8 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 8/9 | #2 | 2059 | +25.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 7.5/9 | #13 | 2123 | +29.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 7.5/8 | #3 | 2178 | +20.6 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 6/10 | #38 | 1956 | +22.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsIsuru AlahakoonFM
🇱🇰SRI·2038
+3 −8 =4
15 games·last met Sep 2024
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vsOsheen De Silva
🇱🇰SRI·1906
+3 −7 =1
11 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsChandana WijekoonCM
🇱🇰SRI·1915
+1 −4 =6
11 games·last met Nov 2024
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vsH H Sasindu Lakshitha
🇱🇰SRI·1814
+6 −1 =3
10 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsPasan Vindula Liyanapathirana
🇱🇰SRI·1881
+3 −3 =3
9 games·last met Nov 2025
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Rankings
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Sri Lanka
#115
out of 3,705 players
Asia-Pacific
#7,045
in continent
World
#59,135
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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