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Liyanapathirana, Pasan Vindula
🇱🇰FIDE 9909001· Male· Sri Lanka· Born in 1992
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Pasan Vindula Liyanapathirana, a 34-year-old Sri Lankan player, is rated 1881 and sitting in the top 3% of Sri Lankan players. He is progressing steadily with +38 Elo over the past 12 months. 43 rated games in the past year (≈35/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Sri Lanka Mercantile and Government Service Chess Championships 2026, Jaffna International Chess Championship 2025, and Kandy Open International Chess Championship 2025. Also played 1 rapid (including Sri Lanka Mercantile and Government Service Rapid Team Chess Championships 2025) and 3 blitz events (including Jaffna International Chess Championship 2025 - Blitz) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 17 months (2013–2014) and 16 months (2021–2022). His peak of 1926 was reached at age 25 (May 2017); he also reached Sri Lankan #14 in Feb 2023.
At junior level, he reached #10 and #12 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
1881
Standard
Rpd1928·Blz1833
All-time high
1926
−45 pts below
May 2017 · age 25
May 2017 · age 25
Activity
30
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
36 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#100 · Sri Lankan players · of 3,148
Career timeline
14 entries2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 32
Mar 2024
2023
500 career games
at age 31
Jul 2023
Peak Sri Lankan rank: #14
at age 31 · rated 1924
Feb 2023
2021
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 1882 → returned at 1910
Apr 2021
2017
All-time peak 1926
at age 25 · −45 from today
May 2017
2016
Best 12-month gain (+92 Elo)
1811 → 1903
Feb 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+38
1843 → 1881
Tournaments
5
39 games
Score
27.5/ 3970.5%
24W7D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsHarsha Madushanka1,812·Sri Lanka Mercantile and Government Service Chess Championships 2026·R4·-11.9
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5.5/7 | #3 | 1938 | +13.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 7.5/8 | #20 | 2154 | -1.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4.5/5 | #59 | 2169 | +11.2 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 4/8 | #33 | 1869 | +3.4 |
Team | Aug 2025 | 6/8 | #7 | 1887 | +12.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsChinthaka Anuruddh GalappaththiFM
🇱🇰SRI·1960
+1 −8 =2
11 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsA A C B AmarasingheCM
🇱🇰SRI·1986
+1 −4 =5
10 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsIsuru AlahakoonFM
🇱🇰SRI·2044
+2 −7 =1
10 games·last met Nov 2023
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vsY Jayaweera
🇱🇰SRI·1858
+3 −3 =3
9 games·last met Nov 2025
View head-to-head →
vsT S S PeirisFM
🇱🇰SRI·1883
+2 −2 =4
8 games·last met Oct 2023
View head-to-head →
Rankings
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Sri Lanka
#100
out of 3,598 players
Asia-Pacific
#6,256
in continent
World
#52,932
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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