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Jayaweera, Sayuni Gihansa
WCM🇱🇰FIDE 9917314· Female· Sri Lanka· Born in 2002
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Sayuni Gihansa Jayaweera, a 24-year-old Sri Lankan Woman Candidate Master, is rated 1773 and ranked 27th among Sri Lankan women. She has fluctuated between 1725 and 1850 over the past 2 years. 61 rated games in the past year (≈55/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Sri Lanka Women's National Chess Championship 2026, Sri Lanka National Women's Chess Championships 2026 - Premier Division, and 2nd Chronicles of Checkmate International Event 2026. Also played 1 blitz event (including MORA Kings International Rating Chess Championship 2025 - Blitz) recently. Her peak of 1850 was reached at age 23 (Sep 2025); she also reached Sri Lankan #70 in Dec 2017.
Awarded WCM in 2014 (age 12). At junior level, she reached #7, #8, #7, #10 and #7 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
1773
Standard
Rpd1732·Blz1704
All-time high
1850
−77 pts below
Sep 2025 · age 23
Sep 2025 · age 23
Activity
65
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
61 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#27
#27 · Sri Lankan women · of 870
Career timeline
20 entries2025
All-time peak 1850
at age 23 · −77 from today
Sep 2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 23
Jul 2025
2024
6-month rising streak
+49 Elo
Nov 2024
2023
500 career games
at age 21
Mar 2023
2022
7th Sri Lankan U20 player
at age 20 · rated 1654
Mar 2022
2021
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2021
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-8
1781 → 1773
Tournaments
7
66 games
Score
40/ 6660.6%
29W22D15L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsH Sandithi Kusalya Alwis1,844·Sri Lanka National Premier Division Chess Championship 2025 - Girls·R11·+10.7
2.[W]vsR M Dulinma Hemalni RathnayakeWFM1,850·Sri Lanka Women's National Chess Championship 2025·R4·+10.5
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Apr 2026 | 3.5/13 | #13 | 1679 | -49.4 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 7.5/10 | #8 | 1894 | +13.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6/7 | #111 | 1925 | -30.8 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/3 | #68 | 1713 | -11.6 |
Team | Aug 2025 | 7/4 | #3 | 2371 | +15.6 |
Round-Robin | Jul 2025 | 7/13 | #6 | 1860 | +14.0 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 8/11 | #3 | 1905 | +39.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsG P Y WijesuriyaWCM
🇱🇰SRI·1835
+9 −5 =2
16 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsChamodya Yapa Bandara
🇱🇰SRI·1720
+6 −2 =6
14 games·last met Apr 2023
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vsK M Dahamdi SanudulaWFM
🇱🇰SRI·1974
+2 −6 =3
11 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsH M H Janandani Abeysinghe
🇱🇰SRI·1777
+5 −2 =3
10 games·last met Oct 2023
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vsT H D Niklesha TharushiWCM
🇱🇰SRI·1864
+4 −3 =3
10 games·last met Mar 2023
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Rankings
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Sri Lanka
#221
out of 3,705 players
Asia-Pacific
#10,574
in continent
World
#84,780
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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