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Dissanayake, Sasandu Upeksha
🇱🇰FIDE 9984950· Male· Sri Lanka· Born in 2006
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Sasandu Upeksha Dissanayake, a 20-year-old Sri Lankan player, is rated 1708 — just 1 short of his peak of 1709 (Apr 2026, age 20). He is rising rapidly, having gained +84 Elo over the past 12 months. 17 rated games in the past year (≈12/year long-term). Recent appearances: Sri Lanka National Chess Championships 2026 - Premier Division and Sri Lanka Major Division Chess Championships 2026 - Western. Also played 3 rapid (including 2nd Chronicles of Checkmate International Event 2026 - Rapid) and 7 blitz events (including 2nd Chronicles of Checkmate International Event 2026 - Blitz) recently. He took a 53-month break between Apr 2020 and Oct 2024 (COVID-19 included).
At junior level, he reached #22, #39, #56, #43, #47 and #63 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
1708
Standard
Rpd1689·Blz1823
All-time high
1709
−1 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 20
Apr 2026 · age 20
Activity
10
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
17 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#107,041
#107,041 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2026
22nd Sri Lankan U20 player
at age 20 · rated 1708
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1709
at age 20 · −1 from today
Apr 2026
2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2025
2024
39th Sri Lankan U18 player
at age 18 · rated 1625
Nov 2024
Best 12-month gain (+428 Elo)
1197 → 1625
Nov 2024
100 career games
at age 18
Nov 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
Sri Lanka National Chess Championships 2026 - Premier Divisionperf 1875 (+166) · 5.5/8 · #56
Top opponent
Evolution
+84
1624 → 1708
Tournaments
2
17 games
Score
12/ 1770.6%
10W4D3L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsJ M Marlon P Fernando1,748·Sri Lanka Major Division Chess Championships 2026 - Western·R6·+12.4
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5.5/8 | #56 | 1875 | +44.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6.5/9 | #17 | 1788 | +40.4 |
Rankings
/
Sri Lanka
#344
out of 3,598 players
Asia-Pacific
#14,394
in continent
World
#107,038
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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