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Gunarathna, D A Viraj Darshana
🇱🇰FIDE 9921990· Male· Sri Lanka· Born in 1986
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D A Viraj Darshana Gunarathna, a 40-year-old Sri Lankan player, is rated 1583. He has held steady between 1550 and 1600 for 10 months. 35 rated games in the past year (≈31/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Sri Lanka Mercantile and Government Service Chess Championships 2026, Kaluthara International Chess Festival 2026, and Queenstar Open International Rated Chess Championship 2025. Also played 1 rapid event (including Ethugalpura International Chess Festival 2025 - Rapid) recently. He took a 44-month break between Apr 2020 and Jan 2024 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 1658 was reached at age 28 (Feb 2014).
Current rating
1583
Standard
Rpd1621·Blz1645
All-time high
1658
−75 pts below
Feb 2014 · age 28
Feb 2014 · age 28
Activity
25
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
26 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#153,484
#153,484 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
16 entries2025
Re-crossed 1600
at age 39
Jan 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+189 Elo)
1459 → 1648
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 38
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 38
Mar 2024
2022
12th Sri Lankan 35-40 player
at age 36 · rated 1459
Mar 2022
2020
Inactive for 44 months
paused at 1459 → returned at 1435
Apr 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-26
1609 → 1583
Tournaments
3
27 games
Score
17/ 2763.0%
14W6D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsH P Suwani Udara Pathirana1,423·Queenstar Open International Rated Chess Championship 2025·R9·-14.5
2.[L]vsUrapola Narasinghage Kulunu Kumudana1,729·Kaluthara International Chess Festival 2026·R10·-6.2
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4.5/4 | #52 | 2442 | -5.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6/6 | #148 | 2434 | -4.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6.5/7 | #138 | 1950 | -20.0 |
Worst Elo result: Queenstar Open International Rated Chess Championship 2025 (-20.0 Elo, finished #138).
Rankings
/
Sri Lanka
#834
out of 3,598 players
Asia-Pacific
#25,878
in continent
World
#153,469
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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