Alwela, Senuja Thimeth

Senuja Thimeth Alwela, a 21-year-old Sri Lankan player, is rated 1724 — just 3 short of his peak of 1727 (Feb 2026, age 21). He is on a steady climb with +44 Elo over the past 12 months. 36 rated games in the past year (≈16/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include National Sports Festival 2025 - Chess Men, Sri Lanka National Premier Division Chess Championship 2025, and Western Asian Junior Chess Championships 2025. Also played 2 rapid (including Western Asian Junior Chess Championships 2025 - Rapid) and 4 blitz events (including Western Asian Junior Chess Championships 2025 - Blitz) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 44 months (2019–2023, COVID-19 included) and 24 months (2023–2025).

At junior level, he reached #23, #45, #27, #16 and #70 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.