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Pathirana, Malan
🇱🇰FIDE 9931686· Male· Sri Lanka· Born in 2004
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Malan Pathirana, a 22-year-old Sri Lankan player, is rated 1720 — just 9 short of his peak of 1729 (Jul 2025, age 21). He has held steady between 1700 and 1750 for 2 years. 20 rated games in the past year (≈11/year long-term). Recent appearances: 3rd Rahulians International Chess Festival 2025 and Sri Lanka National Team Championships 2025. He had 2 career breaks: 66 months (2018–2024, COVID-19 included) and 14 months (2024–2025).
At junior level, he reached #21, #10, #4 and #10 nationally in U16, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
1720
Standard
Rpd1657·Blz1644
All-time high
1729
−9 pts below
Jul 2025 · age 21
Jul 2025 · age 21
Activity
7
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
20 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#102,646
#102,646 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
16 entries2025
All-time peak 1729
at age 21 · −9 from today
Jul 2025
2024
Crossed 1600
at age 20
Mar 2024
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 1717 → returned at 1728
Mar 2024
2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2023
2019
21st Sri Lankan U16 player
at age 15 · rated 1529
Jan 2019
2018
Inactive for 66 months
paused at 1529 → returned at 1717
Aug 2018
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-8
1728 → 1720
Tournaments
2
13 games
Score
7.5/ 1357.7%
5W5D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 6.5/8 | #62 | 1937 | +4.2 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 1/3 | #126 | 1570 | -13.2 |
Rankings
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Sri Lanka
#322
out of 3,705 players
Asia-Pacific
#13,583
in continent
World
#102,645
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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