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Selvarajah, Selvendra
🇱🇰FIDE 9976000· Male· Sri Lanka· Born in 1979
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Selvendra Selvarajah, a 47-year-old Sri Lankan player, is rated 1558 — his current career high. He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 13 months (2023–2024) and 15 months (2024–2025). Recent appearances: Sri Lanka Major Division Chess Championships 2026 - Western and Sri Lanka Open Chess Championships 2025. Also played 1 rapid (including Sri Lanka National Rapid Chess Championship 2025) and 1 blitz events (including Sri Lanka National Blitz Chess Championship 2025) recently.
Current rating
1558
Standard
Rpd1482·Blz1489
All-time high
1558
at best
Mar 2026 · age 47
Mar 2026 · age 47
Activity
3
games / yr avg.
8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#162,331
#162,331 · players worldwide · of 216,807
Career timeline
14 entries2026
All-time peak 1558
at age 47
Mar 2026
2025
15th Sri Lankan 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 1553
Sep 2025
2024
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 1549 → returned at 1553
May 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 45
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 45
Mar 2024
2023
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 1255 → returned at 1549
Mar 2023
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Best result
Sri Lanka Major Division Chess Championships 2026 - Westernperf 1841 (+283) · 4.5/6 · #218
Top opponent
Evolution
+9
1549 → 1558
Tournaments
2
16 games
Score
9.5/ 1659.4%
9W1D6L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsJeniru Ramin Munasinghe1,470·Sri Lanka Major Division Chess Championships 2026 - Western·R6·+7.5
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4.5/6 | #218 | 1841 | +3.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5/2 | #103 | 2448 | +6.0 |
Rankings
/
Sri Lanka
#1,015
out of 3,598 players
Asia-Pacific
#28,978
in continent
World
#163,149
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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