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Hewawasam, Vishal
🇱🇰FIDE 9970770· Male· Sri Lanka· Born in 2000
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Vishal Hewawasam, a 26-year-old Sri Lankan player, is rated 1628 — just 1 short of his peak of 1629 (Apr 2026, age 26). He is on a steady climb with +73 Elo over the past 12 months. 17 rated games in the past year (≈3/year long-term). Recent appearances: Sri Lanka Mercantile and Government Service Chess Championships 2026 and MORA Kings International Rating Chess Championship 2025. Also played 1 rapid (including Sri Lanka Mercantile and Government Service Rapid Team Chess Championships 2025) and 2 blitz events (including MORA Kings International Rating Chess Championship 2025 - Blitz) recently. He took a 60-month break between Oct 2017 and Nov 2022 (COVID-19 included).
At junior level, he reached #80 nationally in U18.
Current rating
1628
Standard
Rpd1502·Blz1480
All-time high
1629
−1 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 26
Apr 2026 · age 26
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#136,398
#136,398 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2026
Crossed 1600
at age 26
Apr 2026
All-time peak 1629
at age 26 · −1 from today
Apr 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 26
Apr 2026
2024
Crossed 1500
at age 24
Jun 2024
Best 12-month gain (+322 Elo)
1167 → 1489
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 24
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
Sri Lanka Mercantile and Government Service Chess Championships 2026perf 2506 (+877) · 5/5 · #18
Top opponent
Evolution
+105
1523 → 1628
Tournaments
1
6 games
Score
5/ 683.3%
4W2D0L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsChandra Sudarman S. Pitigala1,785·Sri Lanka Mercantile and Government Service Chess Championships 2026·R6·+14.2
2.[W]vsD D P Weerakoon1,784·Sri Lanka Mercantile and Government Service Chess Championships 2026·R7·+14.2
3.[W]vsA H Katugampola1,585·Sri Lanka Mercantile and Government Service Chess Championships 2026·R5·+8.7
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5/5 | #18 | 2506 | +106.4 |
Rankings
/
Sri Lanka
#574
out of 3,598 players
Asia-Pacific
#20,961
in continent
World
#136,390
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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