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Maheeshan, Gayan
🇱🇰FIDE 9977511· Male· Sri Lanka· Born in 2004
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Gayan Maheeshan, a 22-year-old Sri Lankan player, is rated 1611 — just 1 short of his peak of 1612 (Oct 2025, age 21). He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months) and had 4 career breaks: 12 months (2016–2017), 13 months (2017–2018), 49 months (2020–2024, COVID-19 included) and 15 months (2024–2025). Recent appearance: MORA Kings International Rating Chess Championship 2025.
At junior level, he reached #46, #54, #21 and #26 nationally in U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
1611
Standard
Rpd1588·Blz1605
All-time high
1612
−1 pts below
Oct 2025 · age 21
Oct 2025 · age 21
Activity
3
games / yr avg.
8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#142,189
#142,189 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
15 entries2025
All-time peak 1612
at age 21 · −1 from today
Oct 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+261 Elo)
1347 → 1608
Mar 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 20
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 20
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 20
Mar 2024
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 1608 → returned at 1611
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+3
1608 → 1611
Tournaments
1
10 games
Score
6/ 1060.0%
4W4D2L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsS P Sanuli Yehansa Perera1,448·MORA Kings International Rating Chess Championship 2025·R2·+5.6
Top 2 losses
1.[L]vsP Y Sethika Chandul Dhamsana1,462·MORA Kings International Rating Chess Championship 2025·R9·-14.0
2.[L]vsChenuka Nethvidu Jayawardana1,762·MORA Kings International Rating Chess Championship 2025·R7·-5.9
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 6/8 | #111 | 1816 | +2.6 |
Rankings
/
Sri Lanka
#679
out of 3,705 players
Asia-Pacific
#22,527
in continent
World
#142,179
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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