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De Silva, Gihan
🇱🇰FIDE 9901590· Male· Sri Lanka· Born in 1989
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Gihan De Silva, a 37-year-old Sri Lankan player, is rated 1912 and sitting in the top 2% of Sri Lankan players. He plays occasionally (4 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 17 months (2018–2020) and 43 months (2021–2024). Recent appearance: Sri Lanka National Team Championships 2025 - Super League. His peak of 2058 was reached at age 18 (Apr 2007); he also reached Sri Lankan #13 in Jan 2008.
At junior level, he reached #2 and #1 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
1912
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1835
All-time high
2058
−146 pts below
Apr 2007 · age 18
Apr 2007 · age 18
Activity
4
games / yr avg.
4 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 2%
#71 · Sri Lankan players · of 3,148
Career timeline
15 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+102 Elo)
1801 → 1903
Dec 2024
2021
Inactive for 43 months
paused at 1801 → returned at 1903
Apr 2021
2020
Re-crossed 1800
at age 31
Jan 2020
2018
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 1784 → returned at 1821
Jul 2018
2016
Re-crossed 1800
at age 27
Mar 2016
2012
100 career games
at age 23
May 2012
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+9
1903 → 1912
Tournaments
1
4 games
Score
2.5/ 462.5%
2W1D1L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsG Thinuka Geethula Perera1,925·Sri Lanka National Team Championships 2025 - Super League·R2·+10.4
3.[D]vsVinuka Dihain WijerathnaCM2,072·Sri Lanka National Team Championships 2025 - Super League·R8·+4.3
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsPamok Methdinu Samaranayake1,811·Sri Lanka National Team Championships 2025 - Super League·R1·-12.8
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Oct 2025 | 2.5/4 | #54 | 1986 | +9.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsChinthaka Anuruddh GalappaththiFM
🇱🇰SRI·1960
+1 −3 =3
7 games·last met Nov 2016
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vsSubash LasithaCM
🇱🇰SRI·1805
+3 −1 =2
6 games·last met Feb 2018
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vsViman Bhagya
🇱🇰SRI·1962
+1 −1 =4
6 games·last met Oct 2014
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vsChandana WijekoonCM
🇱🇰SRI·1915
+0 −1 =4
5 games·last met Dec 2019
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vsRomesh WeerawardaneIM
🇱🇰SRI·1959
+1 −1 =3
5 games·last met Mar 2018
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Rankings
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Sri Lanka
#71
out of 3,598 players
Asia-Pacific
#5,342
in continent
World
#45,165
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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| ... | ||
| 71 | 1,912 | |
Asia-Pacific
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