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Kandearachchi, Jayanga
🇱🇰FIDE 9955194· Male· Sri Lanka· Born in 1990
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Jayanga Kandearachchi, a 36-year-old Sri Lankan player, is rated 1793 — just 28 short of his peak of 1821 (Mar 2024, age 34). He has held steady between 1750 and 1800 for 12 months. 11 rated games in the past year (≈10/year long-term). Recent appearance: Sri Lanka Mercantile and Government Service Chess Championships 2026. He had 3 career breaks: 35 months (2017–2020), 40 months (2020–2024, COVID-19 included) and 14 months (2024–2025). He reached Sri Lankan #83 in Apr 2022.
Current rating
1793
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1816
All-time high
1821
−28 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 34
Mar 2024 · age 34
Activity
4
games / yr avg.
11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#78,538
#78,538 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
12 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+120 Elo)
1701 → 1821
Mar 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 34
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1821
at age 34 · −28 from today
Mar 2024
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 1821 → returned at 1787
Mar 2024
2022
Peak Sri Lankan rank: #83
at age 32 · rated 1701
Apr 2022
2020
Inactive for 40 months
paused at 1701 → returned at 1821
Oct 2020
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+6
1787 → 1793
Tournaments
1
7 games
Score
5/ 771.4%
4W2D1L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsUdara Menuka1,719·Sri Lanka Mercantile and Government Service Chess Championships 2026·R6·+7.9
2.[W]vsMalintha Chanaka1,658·Sri Lanka Mercantile and Government Service Chess Championships 2026·R4·+6.3
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5/7 | #8 | 1819 | +7.4 |
Rankings
/
Sri Lanka
#197
out of 3,705 players
Asia-Pacific
#9,647
in continent
World
#78,538
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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