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Samarasuriya, Jagath
🇱🇰FIDE 9969217· Male· Sri Lanka· Born in 1969
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Jagath Samarasuriya, a 57-year-old Sri Lankan player, is rated 1486 — his current career high. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and had 4 career breaks: 13 months (2016–2017), 12 months (2018–2019), 12 months (2022–2023) and 13 months (2023–2024). Recent appearances: Sri Lanka Senior National Chess Championship 2026 and Sri Lanka Senior National Chess Championship 20225. Also played 1 rapid (including Sri Lanka Senior National Rapid Chess Championship 2026) and 1 blitz events (including Sri Lanka Senior National Blitz Chess Championship 2026) recently.
Current rating
1486
Standard
Rpd1520·Blz1472
All-time high
1486
at best
May 2026 · age 57
May 2026 · age 57
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#191,061
#191,061 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2026
All-time peak 1486
at age 57
May 2026
2025
7th Sri Lankan 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 1465
Jun 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+339 Elo)
1146 → 1485
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 55
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1200
at age 55
Mar 2024
2023
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 1142 → returned at 1467
Jul 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+32
1454 → 1486
Tournaments
2
13 games
Score
6.5/ 1350.0%
5W3D5L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsArachchige Padmasi Kodithuwakku1,644·Sri Lanka Senior National Chess Championship 2026·R3·+14.3
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3/4 | #7 | 1840 | +17.4 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3.5/5 | #9 | 1726 | +3.6 |
Rankings
/
Sri Lanka
#1,840
out of 3,598 players
Asia-Pacific
#39,771
in continent
World
#190,985
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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