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Lahiru, N P G Sithija
🇱🇰FIDE 9907416· Male· Sri Lanka· Born in 2001
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N P G Sithija Lahiru, a 25-year-old Sri Lankan player, is rated 1859 and sitting in the top 3% of Sri Lankan players. He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months) and took a 37-month break between Feb 2019 and Apr 2022 (COVID-19 included). Recent appearance: Sri Lanka University Games Chess Championships 2025 - Men. Also played 1 blitz event (including MORA Kings International Rating Chess Championship 2025 - Blitz) recently. His peak of 1895 was reached at age 23 (Mar 2024, Sri Lankan #30 at the time).
At junior level, he reached #7, #3, #4, #10, #8 and #1 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
1859
Standard
Rpd1820·Blz1831
All-time high
1895
−36 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 23
Mar 2024 · age 23
Activity
13
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
5 past 12 mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#113 · Sri Lankan players · of 3,249
Career timeline
17 entries2024
Peak Sri Lankan rank: #30
at age 23 · rated 1895
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1895
at age 23 · −36 from today
Mar 2024
2022
Re-crossed 1800
at age 21
Sep 2022
2020
7th Sri Lankan U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1842
Jan 2020
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2020
2019
Inactive for 37 months
paused at 1842 → returned at 1783
Feb 2019
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+19
1840 → 1859
Tournaments
1
5 games
Score
4/ 580.0%
4W0D1L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsNuran Lakshitha N Ranawaka1,696·Sri Lanka University Games Chess Championships 2025 - Men·R5·+5.6
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsM Sasith Nipun PiyumanthaFM2,064·Sri Lanka University Games Chess Championships 2025 - Men·R4·-4.7
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4/5 | #9 | 1988 | +18.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
Rankings
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Sri Lanka
#112
out of 3,598 players
Asia-Pacific
#7,002
in continent
World
#58,892
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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