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Obeysekara, T A Sajith Chathuran
🇱🇰FIDE 9917519· Male· Sri Lanka· Born in 1996
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T A Sajith Chathuran Obeysekara, a 30-year-old Sri Lankan player, is rated 1884 — just 24 short of his peak of 1908 (Nov 2025, age 29) and sitting in the top 3% of Sri Lankan players. He is on a steady climb with +55 Elo over the past 12 months. 49 rated games in the past year (≈21/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2nd Chronicles of Checkmate International Event 2026, Colombo Chess Festival 2025, and Sri Lanka National Team Championships 2025 - Super League. Also played 1 rapid (including Colombo Chess Festival 2025 - Rapid) and 1 blitz events (including 2nd Chronicles of Checkmate International Event 2026 - Blitz) recently. He took a 34-month break between Sep 2020 and Aug 2023 (COVID-19 included). He reached Sri Lankan #70 in Nov 2025.
At junior level, he reached #29, #28 and #41 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
1884
Standard
Rpd1751·Blz1770
All-time high
1908
−24 pts below
Nov 2025 · age 29
Nov 2025 · age 29
Activity
43
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
49 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#96 · Sri Lankan players · of 3,148
Career timeline
12 entries2025
Peak Sri Lankan rank: #70
at age 29 · rated 1908
Nov 2025
All-time peak 1908
at age 29 · −24 from today
Nov 2025
Best 12-month gain (+185 Elo)
1632 → 1817
Feb 2025
2024
Crossed 1800
at age 28
May 2024
2020
Inactive for 34 months
paused at 1684 → returned at 1664
Sep 2020
2017
100 career games
at age 21
May 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+41
1843 → 1884
Tournaments
5
44 games
Score
33/ 4475.0%
29W8D7L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsW D Malisha Sasvidu WeerathungalageCM1,946·Sri Lanka National Team Championships 2025 - Super League·R3·+11.1
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsSenuka Buvindu Wanniarachchi1,709·2nd Chronicles of Checkmate International Event 2026·R8·-15.2
2.[L]vsKithmina W K Vihanga1,672·Queenstar Open International Rated Chess Championship 2025·R4·-15.1
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 7/9 | #56 | 1885 | -23.8 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 6/7 | #25 | 2032 | -0.2 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 6.5/9 | #7 | 2038 | +41.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6.5/7 | #61 | 2057 | +0.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 7/8 | #5 | 2087 | +22.6 |
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