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Kandearachchi, Niranga
🇱🇰FIDE 9905960· Male· Sri Lanka· Born in 1992
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Niranga Kandearachchi, a 34-year-old Sri Lankan player, is rated 1884 and sitting in the top 3% of Sri Lankan players. He is progressing steadily with +32 Elo over the past 12 months. 14 rated games in the past year (≈26/year long-term). Recent appearance: Sri Lanka Mercantile and Government Service Chess Championships 2026. He had 2 career breaks: 25 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included) and 14 months (2023–2024). His peak of 2015 was reached at age 23 (Dec 2015); he also reached Sri Lankan #18 in Dec 2017.
Previously known as L Niranga Perera (until Dec 2013). At junior level, he reached #4, #3 and #2 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
1884
Standard
Rpd1931·Blz2000
All-time high
2015
−131 pts below
Dec 2015 · age 23
Dec 2015 · age 23
Activity
8
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 3%
#96 · Sri Lankan players · of 3,148
Career timeline
17 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+79 Elo)
1824 → 1903
Mar 2024
2023
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 1839 → returned at 1854
Jun 2023
2020
Inactive for 25 months
paused at 1828 → returned at 1824
Oct 2020
2017
Peak Sri Lankan rank: #18
at age 25 · rated 2015
Dec 2017
Re-crossed 2000
at age 25
Sep 2017
2015
All-time peak 2015
at age 23 · −131 from today
Dec 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
Sri Lanka Mercantile and Government Service Chess Championships 2026perf 2050 (+166) · 6/7 · #1
Top opponent
Evolution
+32
1852 → 1884
Tournaments
1
7 games
Score
6/ 785.7%
5W2D0L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsC C Weerasinghe1,912·Sri Lanka Mercantile and Government Service Chess Championships 2026·R6·+10.8
2.[W]vsHarsha Madushanka1,812·Sri Lanka Mercantile and Government Service Chess Championships 2026·R5·+8.0
3.[W]vsH M Karunanayake1,686·Sri Lanka Mercantile and Government Service Chess Championships 2026·R3·+4.8
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6/7 | #1 | 2050 | +30.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsChinthaka Anuruddh GalappaththiFM
🇱🇰SRI·1960
+3 −5 =1
9 games·last met Aug 2017
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vsChamil Priyankara
🇱🇰SRI·1917
+3 −3 =2
8 games·last met Aug 2017
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vsChandana WijekoonCM
🇱🇰SRI·1915
+2 −4 =2
8 games·last met Nov 2014
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vsIsuru AlahakoonFM
🇱🇰SRI·2044
+0 −5 =2
7 games·last met Aug 2017
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vsRomesh WeerawardaneIM
🇱🇰SRI·1959
+1 −5 =1
7 games·last met Aug 2017
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Rankings
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Sri Lanka
#96
out of 3,598 players
Asia-Pacific
#6,149
in continent
World
#52,102
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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