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Gunathilake, M D Vinuda Shenal
CM🇱🇰FIDE 9967966· Male· Sri Lanka· Born in 2008
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M D Vinuda Shenal Gunathilake, a 18-year-old Sri Lankan Candidate Master, is rated 1993 and ranked 5th among Sri Lankan players under 18. He is on a breakout run, having gained +142 Elo over the past 12 months. 21 rated games in the past year (≈36/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2025-26 4NCL Division 3 Bishops Rouinds 1-2, 3rd Sussex Univeristy Chess Congress - Open, and 2025 British Championship: AM Open. He took a 15-month break between May 2024 and Sep 2025. His peak of 2032 was reached at age 17 (Oct 2025, Sri Lankan #16 at the time).
Awarded CM in 2025 (age 17). At junior level, he reached #2, #3, #1 and #1 nationally in U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
1993
Standard
Rpd1795·Blz1738
All-time high
2032
−39 pts below
Oct 2025 · age 17
Oct 2025 · age 17
Activity
8
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
21 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#5
#5 · Sri Lankan players under 18 · of 214
Career timeline
13 entries2025
CM title awardedCM
at age 17
Dec 2025
Peak Sri Lankan rank: #16
at age 17 · rated 2032
Oct 2025
2nd Sri Lankan U18 player
at age 17 · rated 2032
Oct 2025
Crossed 2000
at age 17
Oct 2025
All-time peak 2032
at age 17 · −39 from today
Oct 2025
2024
3rd Sri Lankan U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1851
May 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+142
1851 → 1993
Tournaments
4
21 games
Score
12.5/ 2159.5%
10W5D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/2 | #73 | 1241 | -38.8 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2.5/4 | #17 | 2043 | +42.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/6 | #8 | 2039 | +62.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6/9 | #12 | 2010 | +76.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsPesandu Rashmitha LiyanageFM
🇱🇰SRI·2126
+1 −4 =4
9 games·last met Mar 2022
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vsSenuka Aswin Ahangama
🇱🇰SRI·1863
+3 −4 =0
7 games·last met Dec 2021
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vsDisara Thennakoon
🇱🇰SRI·1807
+4 −1 =1
6 games·last met Nov 2022
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vsA A C B AmarasingheCM
🇱🇰SRI·1986
+1 −3 =1
5 games·last met Nov 2022
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Rankings
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Sri Lanka
#37
out of 3,598 players
Asia-Pacific
#3,551
in continent
World
#28,617
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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