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De Vas, Saminda
🇦🇺FIDE 9905260· Male· Australia· Born in 1981
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Saminda De Vas, a 45-year-old Australian player, is rated 1928 — just 12 short of his peak of 1940 (Jul 2025, age 44). He has held steady between 1900 and 1950 for 23 months. 25 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Perth Club Championship Rounds 3-6, 2025 Richard Lilly Swiss Rounds 4-7, and 2025 Richard Lilly Swiss Rounds 1-3. He had 2 career breaks: 58 months (2012–2016) and 38 months (2017–2020).
Competes for Australia since Nov 2022. Previously known as A. P. S. De Vas Gunawardhana (until Mar 2011).
Current rating
1928
Standard
Rpd1829·Blz1767
All-time high
1940
−12 pts below
Jul 2025 · age 44
Jul 2025 · age 44
Activity
24
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
21 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#41,419
#41,419 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2025
10th Australian 40-45 player
at age 44 · rated 1940
Jul 2025
All-time peak 1940
at age 44 · −12 from today
Jul 2025
Best 12-month gain (+183 Elo)
1746 → 1929
Feb 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 43
Mar 2024
100 career games
at age 43
Feb 2024
2023
Crossed 1800
at age 42
Aug 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-12
1940 → 1928
Tournaments
5
12 games
Score
9/ 1275.0%
8W2D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 3.5/4 | #2 | 2064 | +11.2 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2.5/2 | #13 | — | +2.0 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #39 | — | +3.0 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 1/2 | #21 | 1568 | -14.4 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 1/2 | #16 | 1586 | -14.4 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Most-Played Opponents
vsYonal De Vas
🇦🇺AUS·1869
+1 −1 =5
7 games·last met May 2026
View head-to-head →
vsIhsan Ferozkohi
🇦🇺AUS·2133
+0 −5 =2
7 games·last met May 2024
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vsYihe FuFM
🇦🇺AUS·2079
+0 −5 =1
6 games·last met Jun 2024
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vsDerek Roebuck
🇦🇺AUS·1754
+3 −1 =1
5 games·last met May 2026
View head-to-head →
vsCraig C Kinsman
🇦🇺AUS·1883
+3 −0 =2
5 games·last met Nov 2024
View head-to-head →
Rankings
/
Australia
#202
out of 2,432 players
Asia-Pacific
#4,901
in continent
World
#41,418
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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