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Gunawardena, I M T S
WCM🇱🇰FIDE 9934693· Female· Sri Lanka· Born in 2007
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I M T S Gunawardena, a 19-year-old Sri Lankan Woman Candidate Master, is rated 1498 — just 5 short of her peak of 1503 (May 2024, age 17). She plays occasionally (3 games in the last 12 months) and took a 21-month break between May 2024 and Mar 2026. Recent appearance: Sri Lanka Major Division Women's Chess Championships 2026 - North Western. Also played 1 rapid event (including Ethugalpura International Chess Festival 2025 - Rapid) recently.
Awarded WCM in 2015 (age 8). At junior level, she reached #56, #47, #35, #18, #10 and #1 nationally in U20, U16, U14, U12, U10 and U8.
Current rating
1498
Standard
Rpd1500·Blz1495
All-time high
1503
−5 pts below
May 2024 · age 17
May 2024 · age 17
Activity
1
games / yr avg.
3 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#185,466
#185,466 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
20 entries2026
56th Sri Lankan U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1498
May 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+333 Elo)
1170 → 1503
May 2024
All-time peak 1503
at age 17 · −5 from today
May 2024
Inactive for 21 months
paused at 1503 → returned at 1498
May 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 17
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-5
1503 → 1498
Tournaments
1
4 games
Score
2/ 450.0%
2W0D2L
Top 1 win
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2/3 | #33 | 1716 | -5.4 |
Rankings
/
Sri Lanka
#1,729
out of 3,705 players
Asia-Pacific
#37,612
in continent
World
#185,403
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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