Format
WC
Wijekoon, Chandana
CM🇱🇰FIDE 9901604· Male· Sri Lanka· Born in 1984
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Chandana Wijekoon, a 42-year-old Sri Lankan Candidate Master, is rated 1915 and sitting in the top 2% of Sri Lankan players. He is progressing steadily with +54 Elo over the past 12 months. 93 rated games in the past year (≈59/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Sri Lanka National Chess Championships 2026 - Premier Division, 2nd Chronicles of Checkmate International Event 2026, and Sri Lanka Major Division Chess Championships 2026 - Western. Also played 3 blitz events (including Sri Lanka National Chess Excellency Awards Blitz Chess Championships 2025) recently. He took a 17-month break between Oct 2006 and Apr 2008. His peak of 2076 was reached at age 30 (Nov 2014, Sri Lankan #8 at the time).
Awarded CM in 2014 (age 30).
Current rating
1915
Standard
Rpd1927·Blz1839
All-time high
2076
−161 pts below
Nov 2014 · age 30
Nov 2014 · age 30
Activity
84
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
84 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
Top 2%
#70 · Sri Lankan players · of 3,148
Career timeline
19 entries2026
2nd Sri Lankan 40-45 player
at age 42 · rated 1941
Mar 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+239 Elo)
1663 → 1902
Feb 2025
2024
1,000 career games
at age 40
Sep 2024
6-month rising streak
+171 Elo
Jul 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 40
May 2024
2022
Re-crossed 1800
at age 38
Nov 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+49
1866 → 1915
Tournaments
8
77 games
Score
54.5/ 7770.8%
46W17D14L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsLosara Methyuga Kulatunge1,966·Sri Lanka Major Division Chess Championships 2026 - Western·R7·+10.7
3.[W]vsA A Kavishka Gimshan Laksiri1,915·Sri Lanka National Team Championships 2025 - Super League·R3·+10.6
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsM T H Sansutha Pesanjith1,627·Sri Lanka National Chess Championships 2026 - Premier Division·R9·-16.8
2.[L]vsRivinu Resandul Devundara1,724·2nd Chronicles of Checkmate International Event 2026·R10·-15.5
3.[L]vsG A Senaree M I Gamaarachchi1,766·2nd Chronicles of Checkmate International Event 2026·R8·-14.7
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 6.5/11 | #31 | 1860 | -20.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 7.5/11 | #13 | 1873 | -5.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 7/8 | #4 | 2072 | +28.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 8/9 | #10 | 2112 | +20.2 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 7/8 | #7 | 2021 | +0.8 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 4/9 | #34 | 1841 | -17.2 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 7/9 | #6 | 1957 | +19.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 7.5/9 | #27 | 2095 | +23.8 |
Worst Elo result: Sri Lanka National Chess Championships 2026 - Premier Division (-20.2 Elo, finished #31).
Most-Played Opponents
vsChinthaka Anuruddh GalappaththiFM
🇱🇰SRI·1960
+5 −9 =11
25 games·last met Apr 2024
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vsIsuru AlahakoonFM
🇱🇰SRI·2044
+4 −10 =7
21 games·last met Jul 2024
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vsOsheen De Silva
🇱🇰SRI·1906
+7 −4 =8
19 games·last met Feb 2024
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vsChamil Priyankara
🇱🇰SRI·1917
+9 −1 =6
16 games·last met May 2019
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vsP K U M JayasundaraCM
🇱🇰SRI·1892
+3 −5 =5
13 games·last met Oct 2025
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Rankings
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Sri Lanka
#70
out of 3,598 players
Asia-Pacific
#5,261
in continent
World
#44,460
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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