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Gunasekara, Malaka
🇱🇰FIDE 9956697· Male· Sri Lanka· Born in 2003
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Malaka Gunasekara, a 23-year-old Sri Lankan player, is rated 1591 — just 6 short of his peak of 1597 (Mar 2024, age 21). He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 22 months (2018–2020), 47 months (2020–2024, COVID-19 included) and 18 months (2024–2025). Recent appearance: 9th Negombo International Chess Festival 2025.
At junior level, he reached #26, #48, #76, #40 and #24 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
1591
Standard
Rpd1537·Blz1537
All-time high
1597
−6 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 21
Mar 2024 · age 21
Activity
3
games / yr avg.
8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#149,847
#149,847 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
17 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+269 Elo)
1328 → 1597
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 21
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 21
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1597
at age 21 · −6 from today
Mar 2024
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 1597 → returned at 1591
Mar 2024
2022
26th Sri Lankan U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1328
Feb 2022
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-6
1597 → 1591
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
5.5/ 961.1%
5W1D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 5.5/8 | #53 | 1665 | -6.4 |
Rankings
/
Sri Lanka
#810
out of 3,705 players
Asia-Pacific
#24,839
in continent
World
#149,832
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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