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De Silva, Elath Mathanga
🇱🇰FIDE 9915010· Male· Sri Lanka· Born in 1991
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Elath Mathanga De Silva, a 35-year-old Sri Lankan player, is rated 1856 and sitting in the top 4% of Sri Lankan players. He is progressing steadily with +34 Elo over the past 12 months. 49 rated games in the past year (≈39/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Sri Lanka National Chess Championships 2026 - Premier Division, Sri Lanka Mercantile and Government Service Chess Championships 2026, and Sri Lanka Major Division Chess Championships 2026 - Southern. Also played 1 rapid (including Sri Lanka Mercantile and Government Service Rapid Team Chess Championships 2025) and 1 blitz events (including Sri Lanka Mercantile and Government Service Blitz Team Chess Championships 2025) recently. His peak of 1985 was reached at age 24 (Jul 2015, Sri Lankan #28 at the time).
At junior level, he reached #10 nationally in U20.
Current rating
1856
Standard
Rpd1925·Blz1947
All-time high
1985
−129 pts below
Jul 2015 · age 24
Jul 2015 · age 24
Activity
33
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
49 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#117 · Sri Lankan players · of 3,250
Career timeline
12 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+154 Elo)
1717 → 1871
Sep 2024
500 career games
at age 33
Sep 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 33
Jun 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 33
Mar 2024
2019
Re-crossed 1800
at age 28
Aug 2019
2015
Peak Sri Lankan rank: #28
at age 24 · rated 1985
Jul 2015
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+11
1845 → 1856
Tournaments
5
35 games
Score
21.5/ 3561.4%
18W7D10L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsSehath Abayasinghe1,842·Sri Lanka Major Division Chess Championships 2026 - Southern·R6·+10.0
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsTilakawardena K Rivinu Dewhan1,705·Sri Lanka National Chess Championships 2026 - Premier Division·R3·-14.1
2.[L]vsUdara Menuka1,719·Sri Lanka Mercantile and Government Service Chess Championships 2026·R3·-13.8
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5.5/10 | #57 | 1840 | -0.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5.5/7 | #4 | 1878 | +6.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5.5/7 | #14 | 1877 | +7.4 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 2/4 | #58 | 1863 | +2.4 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 3/7 | #113 | 1751 | -18.8 |
Worst Elo result: Sri Lanka National Premier Division Chess Championship 2025 (-18.8 Elo, finished #113).
Most-Played Opponents
vsL D P Madusanka
🇱🇰SRI·1745
+7 −0 =3
10 games·last met Jul 2023
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vsIsuru AlahakoonFM
🇱🇰SRI·2038
+2 −5 =1
8 games·last met Jul 2024
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vsA A C B AmarasingheCM
🇱🇰SRI·1962
+3 −2 =2
7 games·last met Sep 2024
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vsD Kalindu Deshappriya
🇱🇰SRI·1684
+3 −3 =0
6 games·last met Nov 2024
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vsRomesh WeerawardaneIM
🇱🇰SRI·1959
+1 −4 =1
6 games·last met Jul 2023
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Rankings
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Sri Lanka
#117
out of 3,705 players
Asia-Pacific
#7,107
in continent
World
#59,691
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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