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AJ
Arthigan, J
🇱🇰FIDE 9987967· Male· Sri Lanka· Born in 2005
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J Arthigan, a 21-year-old Sri Lankan player, is rated 1729 — just 3 short of his peak of 1732 (Sep 2025, age 20). He has held steady between 1700 and 1750 for 2 years. 11 rated games in the past year (≈15/year long-term). Recent appearances: Jaffna International Chess Championship 2025 and National Sports Festival 2025 - Chess Men. Also played 1 blitz event (including Jaffna International Chess Championship 2025 - Blitz) recently. He took a 27-month break between May 2023 and Sep 2025.
At junior level, he reached #15, #15, #44 and #38 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
1729
Standard
Rpd1682·Blz1683
All-time high
1732
−3 pts below
Sep 2025 · age 20
Sep 2025 · age 20
Activity
4
games / yr avg.
11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#99,644
#99,644 · players worldwide · of 216,807
Career timeline
14 entries2026
98th Sri Lankan 20-35 player
at age 21 · rated 1729
Jun 2026
2025
All-time peak 1732
at age 20 · −3 from today
Sep 2025
2024
Crossed 1600
at age 19
Mar 2024
15th Sri Lankan U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1529
Jan 2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2024
2023
Inactive for 27 months
paused at 1529 → returned at 1732
May 2023
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+12
1717 → 1729
Tournaments
2
13 games
Score
8/ 1361.5%
5W6D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/4 | #71 | 2302 | -3.0 |
Team | Aug 2025 | 3/7 | #33 | 1818 | +14.8 |
Rankings
/
Sri Lanka
#295
out of 3,598 players
Asia-Pacific
#13,020
in continent
World
#99,782
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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