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Basnayake, B M Thesandu Aken
🇱🇰FIDE 9979263· Male· Sri Lanka· Born in 2008
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B M Thesandu Aken Basnayake, a 18-year-old Sri Lankan player, is rated 1811 — his current career high. He is progressing steadily with +61 Elo over the past 12 months. 19 rated games in the past year (≈32/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Sri Lanka National Youth Chess Championships 2025 - Under 17 Years, Colombo Chess Festival 2025, and Sri Lanka National Team Championships 2025. Also played 1 rapid (including Colombo Chess Festival 2025 - Rapid) and 1 blitz events (including Colombo International Chess Festival 2025 - Blitz) recently. He took a 26-month break between Mar 2020 and Jun 2022 (COVID-19 included).
At junior level, he reached #21, #9, #5, #4, #3 and #1 nationally in U18, U16, U14, U12, U10 and U8.
Current rating
1859
Standard
Rpd1716·Blz1751
All-time high
1859
at best
Jun 2026 · age 18
Jun 2026 · age 18
Activity
26
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
24 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#72,891
#72,891 · players worldwide · of 216,807
Career timeline
14 entries2026
All-time peak 1811
at age 18
May 2026
Re-crossed 1800
at age 18
Feb 2026
2025
21st Sri Lankan U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1805
Oct 2025
Crossed 1800
at age 17
Oct 2025
Best 12-month gain (+294 Elo)
1459 → 1753
Feb 2025
2024
Crossed 1600
at age 16
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Best result
Battle of the Kings International Rated Team Chess Championship 2026perf 2389 (+530) · 5/5 · #3
Top opponent
Best comeback
Battle of the Kings International Rated Team Chess Championship 2026finished #3 (seeded #18 of 200)
Evolution
+109
1750 → 1859
Tournaments
4
26 games
Score
20/ 2676.9%
16W8D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/5 | #3 | 2389 | +47.6 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4.5/7 | #11 | 1922 | +44.8 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 6/8 | #22 | 1803 | -40.4 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4.5/4 | #16 | 2527 | +55.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsK P L Liyanage
🇱🇰SRI·1917
+1 −3 =2
6 games·last met Jul 2024
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vsD C B K Senevirathne
🇱🇰SRI·1846
+3 −3 =0
6 games·last met Jul 2024
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vsW D Malisha Sasvidu WeerathungalageCM
🇱🇰SRI·2013
+4 −2 =0
6 games·last met Jul 2024
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vsT M Himath Indeewara Bandara
🇱🇰SRI·1555
+5 −1 =0
6 games·last met Mar 2019
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vsS D Nadev Insara
🇱🇰SRI·2024
+3 −0 =2
5 games·last met Jan 2026
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Rankings
/
Sri Lanka
#112
out of 3,598 players
Asia-Pacific
#7,002
in continent
World
#58,892
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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