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Siriwardene, R B Janaka Sampath
🇱🇰FIDE 9939890· Male· Sri Lanka· Born in 1980
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R B Janaka Sampath Siriwardene, a 46-year-old Sri Lankan player, is rated 1552. He has slipped back 36 Elo over the past 12 months. 18 rated games in the past year (≈6/year long-term). Recent appearances: Sri Lanka Mercantile and Government Service Chess Championships 2026 and 2nd Chronicles of Checkmate International Event 2026. Also played 1 rapid (including Sri Lanka Mercantile and Government Service Rapid Team Chess Championships 2025) and 1 blitz events (including Sri Lanka Mercantile and Government Service Blitz Team Chess Championships 2025) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 51 months (2015–2020) and 36 months (2020–2023, COVID-19 included). His peak of 1589 was reached at age 45 (Jul 2025).
Current rating
1552
Standard
Rpd1576·Blz1583
All-time high
1589
−37 pts below
Jul 2025 · age 45
Jul 2025 · age 45
Activity
13
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#165,478
#165,478 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2026
16th Sri Lankan 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 1589
Jan 2026
2025
All-time peak 1589
at age 45 · −37 from today
Jul 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+236 Elo)
1346 → 1582
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 44
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1400
at age 44
Mar 2024
2023
13th Sri Lankan 40-45 player
at age 43 · rated 1346
Feb 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-37
1589 → 1552
Tournaments
2
18 games
Score
9.5/ 1852.8%
8W3D7L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsS V Wettasinghe1,751·Sri Lanka Mercantile and Government Service Chess Championships 2026·R2·+15.1
3.[W]vsIndusara Harishaky Muthukumarana1,466·2nd Chronicles of Checkmate International Event 2026·R8·+6.8
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsL A Thevin R Liyanaarachchi1,460·2nd Chronicles of Checkmate International Event 2026·R11·-13.3
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4/4 | #61 | 2560 | -0.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5.5/9 | #125 | 1659 | -23.2 |
Rankings
/
Sri Lanka
#1,066
out of 3,598 players
Asia-Pacific
#29,786
in continent
World
#165,456
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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