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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 13 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 2 career breaks: 35 months (2017–2020) and 55 months (2020–2025). 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.
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#78,603
#78,603 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2024
Crossed 1800
at age 34
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1821
at age 34 · −28 from today
Mar 2024
2022
Peak Sri Lankan rank: #83
at age 32 · rated 1701
Apr 2022
2020
Inactive for 55 months
paused at 1701 → returned at 1787
Oct 2020
2017
100 career games
at age 27
Oct 2017
Inactive for 35 months
paused at 1708 → returned at 1701
Oct 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+7
1786 → 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
#192
out of 3,598 players
Asia-Pacific
#9,652
in continent
World
#78,602
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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