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Fernando, W Nipuna Chamikara
🇱🇰FIDE 9940880· Male· Sri Lanka· Born in 2000
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W Nipuna Chamikara Fernando, a 26-year-old Sri Lankan player, is rated 1422 — just 3 short of his peak of 1425 (Mar 2024, age 24). He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 28 months (2017–2019), 52 months (2019–2024, COVID-19 included) and 18 months (2024–2025). Recent appearance: Sri Lanka University Games Chess Championships 2025 - Men.
At junior level, he reached #80 and #94 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
1422
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1425
−3 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 24
Mar 2024 · age 24
Activity
2
games / yr avg.
6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#211,269
#211,269 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
10 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+383 Elo)
1042 → 1425
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 24
Mar 2024
Crossed 1200
at age 24
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1425
at age 24 · −3 from today
Mar 2024
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 1425 → returned at 1424
Mar 2024
2020
80th Sri Lankan U20 player
at age 20 · rated 1042
Sep 2020
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-3
1425 → 1422
Tournaments
1
6 games
Score
2/ 633.3%
2W0D4L
Top 2 wins
1.[W]vsU V D Chamara Sathyajith1,464·Sri Lanka University Games Chess Championships 2025 - Men·R6·+22.3
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 2/6 | #38 | 1435 | -2.8 |
Rankings
/
Sri Lanka
#2,913
out of 3,705 players
Asia-Pacific
#49,623
in continent
World
#210,935
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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