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Nilmalgama, M Chathum A
🇱🇰INACTIVE · since May 2024FIDE 9941339· Male· Sri Lanka· Born in 2000
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M Chathum A Nilmalgama, a 26-year-old Sri Lankan player. He plays around 2 rated games per year and had 3 career breaks: 21 months (2016–2018), 48 months (2018–2022, COVID-19 included) and 13 months (2023–2024). Recent appearance: Sri Lanka Major Division Chess Championships 2026 - Western. His peak of 1428 was reached at age 24 (Mar 2024).
At junior level, he reached #45 nationally in U20.
Current rating
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unranked
Rpd1445·Blz1446
All-time high
1428
−1428 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 24
Mar 2024 · age 24
Activity
1
games / yr avg.
classical only
Occasional
Occasional
Signature stat
#2,375
Sri Lanka
Career timeline
10 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+361 Elo)
1047 → 1408
May 2024
Inactive for 24 months
paused at 1408 → still inactive
May 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 24
Mar 2024
Crossed 1200
at age 24
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1428
at age 24 · −20 from today
Mar 2024
2023
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 1047 → returned at 1408
Mar 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
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Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
3/ 933.3%
1W4D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsAshen Kawinda Samaranayaka1,488·Sri Lanka Major Division Chess Championships 2026 - Western·R2·-15.5
3.[L]vsW M Bumitha Bandara1,493·Sri Lanka Major Division Chess Championships 2026 - Western·R5·-15.2
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3/7 | #273 | 1444 | -46.8 |
Worst Elo result: Sri Lanka Major Division Chess Championships 2026 - Western (-46.8 Elo, finished #273).
Rankings
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Sri Lanka
#2,375
out of 3,598 players
Asia-Pacific
#33,627
in continent
World
#195,700
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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