Ekanayake, A M B

A M B Ekanayake, a 52-year-old Sri Lankan player, is rated 1826 — his current career high and sitting in the top 5% of Sri Lankan players. He is on a steady climb with +38 Elo over the past 12 months. 20 rated games in the past year (≈12/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Sri Lanka Senior National Chess Championship 2026, Sri Lanka Mercantile and Government Service Chess Championships 2026, and Sri Lanka Senior National Chess Championship 20225. Also played 2 rapid (including Sri Lanka Mercantile and Government Service Rapid Team Chess Championships 2025) and 2 blitz events (including Sri Lanka Mercantile and Government Service Blitz Team Chess Championships 2025) recently. He had 4 career breaks: 46 months (2009–2013), 58 months (2015–2020), 40 months (2020–2024, COVID-19 included) and 16 months (2024–2025). He reached Sri Lankan #83 in Jul 2009.