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Shanuka, Himash
🇱🇰FIDE 9969225· Male· Sri Lanka· Born in 2000
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Himash Shanuka, a 26-year-old Sri Lankan player, is rated 1602 — his current career high. He plays occasionally (4 games in the last 12 months) and had 4 career breaks: 14 months (2016–2017), 22 months (2017–2019), 36 months (2020–2023, COVID-19 included) and 22 months (2023–2025). Recent appearance: Sri Lanka University Games Chess Championships 2025 - Men. Also played 1 blitz event (including 9th Negombo International Chess Festival 2025 - Blitz Event) recently.
At junior level, he reached #47 and #68 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
1602
Standard
Rpd1582·Blz1618
All-time high
1602
at best
Jan 2025 · age 25
Jan 2025 · age 25
Activity
3
games / yr avg.
4 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#146,257
#146,257 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2025
Best 12-month gain (+284 Elo)
1318 → 1602
Jan 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 25
Jan 2025
All-time peak 1602
at age 25
Jan 2025
2024
Crossed 1500
at age 24
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 24
Mar 2024
2023
Inactive for 22 months
paused at 1318 → returned at 1602
Feb 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
0
1602 → 1602
Tournaments
1
6 games
Score
3.5/ 658.3%
3W1D2L
Top 2 wins
2.[D]vsDayantha Randil Dissanayaka1,670·Sri Lanka University Games Chess Championships 2025 - Men·R4·+1.9
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3.5/4 | #51 | 2032 | -0.2 |
Rankings
/
Sri Lanka
#718
out of 3,598 players
Asia-Pacific
#23,704
in continent
World
#146,245
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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