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Samaranayake, K P R N
🇱🇰FIDE 9906991· Male· Sri Lanka· Born in 1994
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K P R N Samaranayake, a 32-year-old Sri Lankan player, is rated 1894 and sitting in the top 3% of Sri Lankan players. He is progressing steadily with +29 Elo over the past 12 months. 26 rated games in the past year (≈35/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Sri Lanka Major Division Chess Championships 2026 - Sabaragamuwa, Sri Lanka National Team Championships 2025 - Super League, and National Sports Festival 2025 - Chess Men. He took a 16-month break between May 2012 and Oct 2013. His peak of 1981 was reached at age 25 (Feb 2019); he also reached Sri Lankan #16 in Jan 2023.
At junior level, he reached #9, #13 and #21 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
1894
Standard
Rpd1966·Blz1826
All-time high
1981
−87 pts below
Feb 2019 · age 25
Feb 2019 · age 25
Activity
29
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
26 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#85 · Sri Lankan players · of 3,250
Career timeline
17 entries2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 30
Mar 2024
2023
Re-crossed 1800
at age 29
Sep 2023
500 career games
at age 29
May 2023
Peak Sri Lankan rank: #16
at age 29 · rated 1921
Jan 2023
2019
All-time peak 1981
at age 25 · −87 from today
Feb 2019
2015
Re-crossed 1800
at age 21
Sep 2015
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Best result
Sri Lanka Major Division Chess Championships 2026 - Sabaragamuwaperf 2396 (+501) · 6/6 · #1
Top opponent
Evolution
+23
1871 → 1894
Tournaments
3
19 games
Score
13.5/ 1971.1%
12W3D4L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsS D Welikumbura1,786·Sri Lanka Major Division Chess Championships 2026 - Sabaragamuwa·R6·+7.0
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsT A Sajith Chathuran Obeysekara1,867·Sri Lanka National Team Championships 2025 - Super League·R9·-10.1
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6/6 | #1 | 2396 | +22.0 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/5 | #66 | 1749 | -22.4 |
Team | Aug 2025 | 6.5/8 | #5 | 1979 | +23.6 |
Worst Elo result: Sri Lanka National Team Championships 2025 - Super League (-22.4 Elo, finished #66).
Most-Played Opponents
vsChinthaka Anuruddh GalappaththiFM
🇱🇰SRI·1960
+3 −7 =2
12 games·last met Jul 2023
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vsT S S PeirisFM
🇱🇰SRI·1883
+2 −3 =5
10 games·last met Jul 2023
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vsDhanushka Bandara
🇱🇰SRI·1998
+1 −3 =4
8 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsIsuru AlahakoonFM
🇱🇰SRI·2038
+4 −2 =2
8 games·last met May 2023
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vsPasan Vindula Liyanapathirana
🇱🇰SRI·1881
+2 −1 =4
7 games·last met Aug 2025
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Rankings
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Sri Lanka
#85
out of 3,705 players
Asia-Pacific
#5,865
in continent
World
#49,654
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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