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Mendis, B M A
🇱🇰FIDE 9943889· Male· Sri Lanka· Born in 2001
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B M A Mendis, a 25-year-old Sri Lankan player, is rated 1618 — just 18 short of his peak of 1636 (Mar 2024, age 23). He has held steady between 1600 and 1650 for 2 years. 11 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent appearances: Sri Lanka University Games Chess Championships 2025 - Men and 9th Negombo International Chess Festival 2025. He had 3 career breaks: 13 months (2018–2019), 35 months (2020–2023, COVID-19 included) and 14 months (2023–2025).
At junior level, he reached #39, #42, #62, #72 and #43 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
1618
Standard
Rpd1598·Blz1642
All-time high
1636
−18 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 23
Mar 2024 · age 23
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#140,090
#140,090 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
19 entries2025
100 career games
at age 24
Oct 2025
Best 12-month gain (+240 Elo)
1393 → 1633
Jan 2025
2024
Crossed 1600
at age 23
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 23
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1400
at age 23
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1636
at age 23 · −18 from today
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-15
1633 → 1618
Tournaments
2
13 games
Score
6.5/ 1350.0%
4W5D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsKunasekaram Kiruthikan1,586·Sri Lanka University Games Chess Championships 2025 - Men·R3·-11.0
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 2.5/4 | #48 | 1914 | -0.2 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4/7 | #90 | 1660 | -14.8 |
Rankings
/
Sri Lanka
#616
out of 3,598 players
Asia-Pacific
#21,933
in continent
World
#140,081
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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