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Priyanath, W D Tharaka
🇱🇰FIDE 9929525· Male· Sri Lanka· Born in 1998
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W D Tharaka Priyanath, a 28-year-old Sri Lankan player, is rated 1730 — just 1 short of his peak of 1731 (Apr 2026, age 28). He is progressing steadily with +62 Elo over the past 12 months. 69 rated games in the past year (≈15/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Sri Lanka National Chess Championships 2026 - Premier Division, Sri Lanka Major Division Chess Championships 2026 - Southern, and Athens of the East 5th International Grandmaster Open Chess tournament (Category - C Below 1800). Also played 5 blitz events (including Athens of the East 5th International Grandmaster Open FIDE Rated Chess Tournament - 2025 Category D (Blitz)) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 23 months (2014–2016), 20 months (2016–2018) and 34 months (2020–2023, COVID-19 included).
At junior level, he reached #22, #36, #55 and #35 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
1730
Standard
Rpd1683·Blz1666
All-time high
1731
−1 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 28
Apr 2026 · age 28
Activity
40
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
51 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#99,478
#99,478 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
17 entries2026
All-time peak 1731
at age 28 · −1 from today
Apr 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+197 Elo)
1483 → 1680
Mar 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 26
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 26
Mar 2024
100 career games
at age 26
Jan 2024
2020
Inactive for 34 months
paused at 1489 → returned at 1483
Mar 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+24
1706 → 1730
Tournaments
6
52 games
Score
34/ 5265.4%
32W4D16L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsMohammad Ismail Khadar1,463·Athens of the East 5th International Grandmaster Open Chess tournament (Category - B Below 2000)·R1·-16.0
2.[L]vsPrajapati Rahul Sunil1,498·Athens of the East 5th International Grandmaster Open Chess tournament (Category - B Below 2000)·R9·-15.3
3.[L]vsSekitha Rasula Senanayake1,539·Queenstar Open International Rated Chess Championship 2025·R8·-14.6
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3/6 | #109 | 1722 | +1.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5.5/8 | #11 | 1789 | +17.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 7/9 | #41 | 1780 | +9.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/9 | #201 | 1614 | -22.2 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 6.5/9 | #50 | 1845 | +12.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 7/9 | #48 | 1813 | +4.8 |
Worst Elo result: Athens of the East 5th International Grandmaster Open Chess tournament (Category - B Below 2000) (-22.2 Elo, finished #201).
Rankings
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Sri Lanka
#291
out of 3,598 players
Asia-Pacific
#12,972
in continent
World
#99,476
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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