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Wettasinha, Vasanta
🇱🇰FIDE 9904433· Male· Sri Lanka· Born in 1957
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Vasanta Wettasinha, a 69-year-old Sri Lankan player, is rated 1606. He has slipped back 76 Elo over the past 12 months. 25 rated games in the past year (≈35/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2nd Chronicles of Checkmate International Event 2026, Kaluthara International Chess Festival 2026, and Ethugalpura International Chess Festival 2025. Also played 2 rapid events (including 2nd Chronicles of Checkmate International Event 2026 - Rapid) recently. He took a 33-month break between Apr 2020 and Feb 2023 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 1929 was reached at age 51 (Oct 2008); he also reached Sri Lankan #51 in Jul 2008.
Current rating
1606
Standard
Rpd1765·Blz1696
All-time high
1929
−323 pts below
Oct 2008 · age 51
Oct 2008 · age 51
Activity
23
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
25 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#144,704
#144,704 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+293 Elo)
1387 → 1680
Jun 2024
2023
1st Sri Lankan 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1453
Feb 2023
2020
Inactive for 33 months
paused at 1533 → returned at 1453
Apr 2020
2019
500 career games
at age 62
Sep 2019
2018
1st Sri Lankan 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 1710
Feb 2018
2015
Re-crossed 1800
at age 58
Jan 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-76
1682 → 1606
Tournaments
4
35 games
Score
22/ 3562.9%
19W6D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6/8 | #101 | 1737 | -16.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6/7 | #142 | 1830 | -31.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 6.5/6 | #220 | 2345 | -30.4 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3.5/4 | #8 | 1944 | +2.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
Rankings
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Sri Lanka
#685
out of 3,598 players
Asia-Pacific
#23,240
in continent
World
#144,692
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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