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Dissanayake, Himath
🇱🇰FIDE 9900780· Male· Sri Lanka· Born in 1975
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Himath Dissanayake, a 51-year-old Sri Lankan player, is rated 1843 and sitting in the top 4% of Sri Lankan players. He has held steady between 1800 and 1850 for 9 months. 22 rated games in the past year (≈15/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2025 Box Hill Open Rounds 2-5, 2025 Box Hill Open Round 1, and 2025 Box Hill Friday Grades Rounds 6-7. Also played 1 rapid event (including 2025 Melbourne University Open Rapid) recently. He had 5 career breaks: 53 months (2004–2009), 22 months (2009–2011), 12 months (2013–2014), 22 months (2014–2016) and 24 months (2021–2023). His peak of 2026 was reached at age 34 (Apr 2009); he also reached Sri Lankan #18 in Oct 2005.
Current rating
1843
Standard
Rpd1901·Blz—
All-time high
2026
−183 pts below
Apr 2009 · age 34
Apr 2009 · age 34
Activity
25
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
19 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#131 · Sri Lankan players · of 3,148
Career timeline
18 entries2026
1st Sri Lankan 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 1843
Jun 2026
2025
4th Sri Lankan 45-50 player
at age 50 · rated 1865
Sep 2025
Best 12-month gain (+122 Elo)
1744 → 1866
Jan 2025
6-month rising streak
+64 Elo
Jan 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 49
Mar 2024
2021
Inactive for 24 months
paused at 1786 → returned at 1791
Oct 2021
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-7
1850 → 1843
Tournaments
8
16 games
Score
10.5/ 1665.6%
9W3D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2/4 | #17 | 1836 | -1.2 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #7 | 2220 | +1.6 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #31 | 2379 | +3.8 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 0.5/3 | #46 | 1566 | -20.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 1/1 | #4 | 2413 | +4.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2/3 | #16 | 1887 | +4.8 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 2/2 | #10 | 2352 | +5.8 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 1/1 | #9 | 2556 | +2.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJohn NemethFM
🇦🇺AUS·2166
+1 −6 =1
8 games·last met Nov 2024
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vsGeoff L Cook
🇦🇺AUS·1586
+5 −1 =1
7 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsTanya Kolak
🇦🇺AUS·1567
+4 −1 =1
6 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsHaran SalasanCM
🇦🇺AUS·2048
+4 −1 =1
6 games·last met Aug 2024
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vsEthan Hooi
🇦🇺AUS·1794
+5 −1 =0
6 games·last met Jul 2019
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Rankings
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Sri Lanka
#131
out of 3,598 players
Asia-Pacific
#7,575
in continent
World
#63,390
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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