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Bawakeerthan, R
🇱🇰FIDE 9976388· Male· Sri Lanka· Born in 2005
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R Bawakeerthan, a 21-year-old Sri Lankan player, is rated 1541 — just 9 short of his peak of 1550 (Mar 2026, age 21). He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months) and took a 60-month break between Feb 2020 and Mar 2025 (COVID-19 included). Recent appearance: Kaluthara International Chess Festival 2026. Also played 1 blitz event (including Kaluthara International Chess Festival 2026 - Blitz) recently.
At junior level, he reached #51 and #63 nationally in U20 and U12.
Current rating
1541
Standard
Rpd1494·Blz1541
All-time high
1550
−9 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 21
Mar 2026 · age 21
Activity
7
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#169,819
#169,819 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2026
Re-crossed 1500
at age 21
Mar 2026
All-time peak 1550
at age 21 · −9 from today
Mar 2026
2025
51st Sri Lankan U20 player
at age 20 · rated 1524
Jun 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 20
Mar 2025
2024
Crossed 1400
at age 19
Mar 2024
Crossed 1200
at age 19
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+30
1511 → 1541
Tournaments
1
10 games
Score
6/ 1060.0%
5W2D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6/8 | #101 | 1863 | +33.4 |
Rankings
/
Sri Lanka
#1,171
out of 3,598 players
Asia-Pacific
#31,322
in continent
World
#169,791
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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