Bandara, K M W G Lahiru

K M W G Lahiru Bandara, a 24-year-old Sri Lankan player, is rated 1609 — just 7 short of his peak of 1616 (Nov 2024, age 22). He is progressing steadily with +31 Elo over the past 12 months. 30 rated games in the past year (≈16/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2nd Chronicles of Checkmate International Event 2026, Ethugalpura International Chess Festival 2025, and Kandy Open International Chess Championship 2025. Also played 1 rapid (including Kandy Open International Chess Championship 2025 - Rapid) and 4 blitz events (including Queenstar Open International Rated Blitz Chess Championship 2025) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 12 months (2018–2019) and 23 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included).

At junior level, he reached #34, #45 and #33 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.