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Gunasekara, K P K Hesara
🇱🇰FIDE 9981446· Female· Sri Lanka· Born in 2009
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K P K Hesara Gunasekara, a 17-year-old Sri Lankan player, is rated 1849 and ranked 13th among Sri Lankan women. She is progressing steadily with +44 Elo over the past 12 months. 63 rated games in the past year (≈30/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Sri Lanka Women's National Chess Championship 2026, Sri Lanka National Women's Chess Championships 2026 - Premier Division, and Sri Lanka National Youth Chess Championships 2026 - Under 18 Years Girls. Also played 3 rapid (including Western Asian Junior Chess Championships 2025 - Rapid - Girls) and 4 blitz events (including COMMONWEALTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 - Blitz Youth Event) recently. She took a 19-month break between Aug 2017 and Apr 2019. Her peak of 1911 was reached at age 16 (Feb 2025, Sri Lankan #50 at the time).
At junior level, she reached #20, #6, #13, #24, #3 and #4 nationally in U18, U16, U14, U12, U10 and U8.
Current rating
1849
Standard
Rpd1713·Blz1713
All-time high
1911
−62 pts below
Feb 2025 · age 16
Feb 2025 · age 16
Activity
69
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
63 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#13
#13 · Sri Lankan women · of 845
Career timeline
15 entries2026
20th Sri Lankan U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1844
Jan 2026
2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 16
Dec 2025
Peak Sri Lankan rank: #50
at age 16 · rated 1911
Feb 2025
6th Sri Lankan U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1911
Feb 2025
Best 12-month gain (+513 Elo)
1398 → 1911
Feb 2025
Crossed 1800
at age 16
Feb 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
Sri Lanka National Youth Chess Championships 2025 - Under 17 Years Girlsperf 2467 (+631) · 6/6 · #1
Top opponent
Evolution
+90
1759 → 1849
Tournaments
7
57 games
Score
38.5/ 5767.5%
34W9D14L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsLaone Phoebe MoshoboroWCM1,832·COMMONWEALTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 - U16 Girls Event·R6·+20.7
3.[W]vsSayuni Gihansa JayaweeraWCM1,822·Sri Lanka Women's National Chess Championship 2026·R12·+18.4
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Apr 2026 | 6.5/13 | #9 | 1850 | +1.2 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 7.5/11 | #11 | 1846 | +12.4 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 4/4 | #3 | 2462 | -34.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 6/6 | #1 | 2467 | +28.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4.5/5 | #65 | 2093 | +25.2 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 6/9 | #4 | 1881 | +45.2 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4/4 | #8 | 2420 | +12.4 |
Worst Elo result: Sri Lanka National Youth Chess Championships 2026 - Under 18 Years Girls (-34.8 Elo, finished #3).
Most-Played Opponents
vsM Esandi NewansaWFM
🇱🇰SRI·1953
+3 −13 =3
19 games·last met Apr 2026
View head-to-head →
vsH Sandithi Kusalya Alwis
🇱🇰SRI·1943
+6 −3 =6
15 games·last met Apr 2026
View head-to-head →
vsR M Dulinma Hemalni RathnayakeWFM
🇱🇰SRI·1823
+4 −5 =4
13 games·last met Sep 2025
View head-to-head →
vsGehansa Ranumi Dange
🇱🇰SRI·1697
+5 −1 =4
10 games·last met Jan 2025
View head-to-head →
vsD G Jayandi Bimansa
🇱🇰SRI·1658
+5 −3 =0
8 games·last met Jan 2025
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Rankings
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Sri Lanka
#124
out of 3,598 players
Asia-Pacific
#7,378
in continent
World
#61,759
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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