Basnayake, B M Thesandu Aken
🇱🇰FIDE 9979263· Male· Sri Lanka· Born in 2008
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
All-time high
1859
Jun 2026 · age 18
Activity
26
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#72,891
Career timeline
14 entriesStandard rating history
Activity & highlights
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 |
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