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Abeywardane, N A G
🇱🇰FIDE 9924230· Male· Sri Lanka· Born in 1957
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N A G Abeywardane, a 69-year-old Sri Lankan player, is rated 1477 — just 10 short of his peak of 1487 (Mar 2024, age 67). He returned to competition in June 2022. Recent standard appearances include Sri Lanka Senior National Chess Championship 2026, 2nd Chronicles of Checkmate International Event 2026, and Kaluthara International Chess Festival 2026. Also played 1 rapid (including Sri Lanka Senior National Rapid Chess Championship 2026) and 1 blitz events (including Sri Lanka Senior National Blitz Chess Championship 2026) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 13 months (2016–2017), 29 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included) and 14 months (2025–2026).
Current rating
1477
Standard
Rpd1406·Blz—
All-time high
1487
−10 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 67
Mar 2024 · age 67
Activity
14
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#194,440
#194,440 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2026
Return after 15-month break
back at 1436
Apr 2026
2025
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 1407 → returned at 1436
Jan 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+386 Elo)
1101 → 1487
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 67
Mar 2024
Crossed 1200
at age 67
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1487
at age 67 · −10 from today
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-9
1486 → 1477
Tournaments
8
67 games
Score
30.5/ 6745.5%
26W9D32L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3.5/4 | #6 | 1942 | +32.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5.5/6 | #247 | 1311 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4/4 | #312 | 802 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3.5/1 | #591 | 740 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/1 | #279 | 1242 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4/4 | #294 | 742 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3/3 | #131 | 1308 | 0.0 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 2/3 | #25 | 904 | 0.0 |
Hot streak: 8 tournaments without losing Elo.
Most-Played Opponents
vsJoseph Jayasinghe
🇱🇰SRI·1459
+3 −4 =0
7 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsS Karthigesu
🇱🇰SRI·1491
+1 −5 =0
6 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsThilagarajah Rajasingham
🇱🇰SRI
+2 −2 =1
5 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsA H Katugampola
🇱🇰SRI·1564
+0 −4 =1
5 games·last met Apr 2026
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Rankings
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Sri Lanka
#2,010
out of 3,598 players
Asia-Pacific
#41,300
in continent
World
#194,352
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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