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Palangoda, U P G M Sasmitha

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FIDEFIDE 9946900· Male· Sri Lanka· Born in 2007

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U P G M Sasmitha Palangoda, a 19-year-old Sri Lankan player, is rated 1744 — his current career high. He is on a steady climb with +78 Elo over the past 12 months. 37 rated games in the past year (≈19/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Sri Lanka National Chess Championships 2026 - Premier Division, Sri Lanka Major Division Chess Championships 2026 - Central Province, and Kaluthara International Chess Festival 2026. Also played 2 blitz events (including Kaluthara International Chess Festival 2026 - Blitz) recently. He took a 22-month break between Nov 2015 and Oct 2017.

At junior level, he reached #18, #40, #22, #14, #13, #58 and #3 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14, U12, U10 and U8.

Current rating

1744

Standard

Rpd1557·Blz1643

All-time high

1744

at best
May 2026 · age 19

Activity

23

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

37 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#94,506

#94,506 · players worldwide · of 216,807

Career timeline

19 entries
2026
18th Sri Lankan U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1744
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1744
at age 19
May 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2026
2025
40th Sri Lankan U18 player
at age 18 · rated 1666
Feb 2025
Re-crossed 1600
at age 18
Feb 2025
2024
Crossed 1600
at age 17
Mar 2024

Standard rating history

Activity & highlights

Best result
Kaluthara International Chess Festival 2026
perf 1937 (+230) · 7.5/9 · #20
Top opponent
vs Lohas Dewmina Rodrigo 1,918
Sri Lanka National Chess Championships 2026 - Premier Division · Mar 2026 · +4.7 Elo
Evolution
+78
1666 → 1744
Tournaments
4
39 games
Score
25/ 3964.1%
20W10D9L

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Sri Lanka National Chess Championships 2026 - Premier Division
Open Swiss
Mar 20265.5/11#471831+35.6
Sri Lanka Major Division Chess Championships 2026 - Central Province
Open Swiss
Feb 20265.5/8#151751+23.2
Kaluthara International Chess Festival 2026
Open Swiss
Feb 20267.5/9#201937+44.2
Ethugalpura International Chess Festival 2025
Open Swiss
Dec 20256.5/9#681698-25.2
Worst Elo result: Ethugalpura International Chess Festival 2025 (-25.2 Elo, finished #68).

Rankings

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Sri Lanka
#271
out of 3,598 players
Asia-Pacific
#12,138
in continent
World
#94,632
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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8
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9
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10
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1
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2
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