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Weerakoon, R K B
🇱🇰FIDE 9920528· Male· Sri Lanka· Born in 2000
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R K B Weerakoon, a 26-year-old Sri Lankan player, is rated 1672. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and took a 65-month break between Aug 2017 and Feb 2023 (COVID-19 included). Recent appearance: Sri Lanka Major Division Chess Championships 2026 - Central Province. 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 1705 was reached at age 24 (Mar 2024).
At junior level, he reached #24, #26 and #71 nationally in U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
1672
Standard
Rpd1686·Blz1729
All-time high
1705
−33 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 24
Mar 2024 · age 24
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#119,710
#119,710 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
15 entries2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 24
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1705
at age 24 · −33 from today
Mar 2024
2019
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2019
2017
24th Sri Lankan U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1559
Dec 2017
Inactive for 65 months
paused at 1559 → returned at 1523
Aug 2017
2016
100 career games
at age 16
Oct 2016
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-20
1692 → 1672
Tournaments
1
7 games
Score
4.5/ 764.3%
4W1D2L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsG G M Thehan Bandara1,458·Sri Lanka Major Division Chess Championships 2026 - Central Province·R7·+4.5
2.[W]vsA W Netharu Dewram Kumarathunge1,442·Sri Lanka Major Division Chess Championships 2026 - Central Province·R1·+4.2
3.[W]vsHussain Haanim1,439·Sri Lanka Major Division Chess Championships 2026 - Central Province·R3·+4.1
Top 2 losses
2.[L]vsAbdullah Rafi1,506·Sri Lanka Major Division Chess Championships 2026 - Central Province·R4·-14.4
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4.5/7 | #24 | 1568 | -19.0 |
Worst Elo result: Sri Lanka Major Division Chess Championships 2026 - Central Province (-19.0 Elo, finished #24).
Rankings
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Sri Lanka
#436
out of 3,705 players
Asia-Pacific
#16,989
in continent
World
#119,705
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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