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Kanchana, W A
🇱🇰FIDE 9973192· Male· Sri Lanka· Born in 2004
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W A Kanchana, a 22-year-old Sri Lankan player, is rated 1409. He has slipped back 34 Elo over the past 12 months. 21 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Kaluthara International Chess Festival 2026, Ethugalpura International Chess Festival 2025, and 3rd Rahulians International Chess Festival 2025. He took a 33-month break between Sep 2019 and Jul 2022 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 1474 was reached at age 20 (May 2024).
At junior level, he reached #64 and #52 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
1409
Standard
Rpd1479·Blz—
All-time high
1474
−65 pts below
May 2024 · age 20
May 2024 · age 20
Activity
12
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#215,907
#215,907 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+340 Elo)
1134 → 1474
May 2024
All-time peak 1474
at age 20 · −65 from today
May 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 20
Mar 2024
Crossed 1200
at age 20
Mar 2024
2023
64th Sri Lankan U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1122
Oct 2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-32
1441 → 1409
Tournaments
3
30 games
Score
16/ 3053.3%
12W8D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5/6 | #238 | 1898 | -15.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5.5/3 | #436 | 2385 | -11.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5.5/4 | #280 | 2519 | -4.8 |
Rankings
/
Sri Lanka
#2,982
out of 3,598 players
Asia-Pacific
#51,480
in continent
World
#215,340
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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