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Kanathipan, Thiruchelvan
🇱🇰FIDE 9990399· Male· Sri Lanka· Born in 1987
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Thiruchelvan Kanathipan, a 39-year-old Sri Lankan player, is rated 1585 — his current career high. He is on a steady climb with +34 Elo over the past 12 months. 12 rated games in the past year (≈14/year long-term). Recent appearances: Sri Lanka Mercantile and Government Service Chess Championships 2026 and Jaffna International Chess Championship 2025.
Current rating
1585
Standard
Rpd1594·Blz1570
All-time high
1585
at best
Apr 2026 · age 39
Apr 2026 · age 39
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#152,146
#152,146 · players worldwide · of 216,807
Career timeline
12 entries2026
All-time peak 1585
at age 39
Apr 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+316 Elo)
1235 → 1551
Jan 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 37
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1400
at age 37
Mar 2024
2023
22nd Sri Lankan 35-40 player
at age 36 · rated 1228
Jan 2023
2020
100 career games
at age 33
Mar 2020
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Best result
Sri Lanka Mercantile and Government Service Chess Championships 2026perf 2508 (+923) · 5/5 · #21
Top opponent
Evolution
+33
1552 → 1585
Tournaments
2
17 games
Score
11.5/ 1767.6%
10W3D4L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsManushka Yatawala1,687·Sri Lanka Mercantile and Government Service Chess Championships 2026·R6·+12.9
2.[W]vsMalintha Chanaka1,658·Sri Lanka Mercantile and Government Service Chess Championships 2026·R7·+12.1
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsC K D Fonseka1,717·Sri Lanka Mercantile and Government Service Chess Championships 2026·R2·-6.4
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5/5 | #21 | 2508 | +30.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 6.5/7 | #53 | 2079 | +12.2 |
Rankings
/
Sri Lanka
#822
out of 3,598 players
Asia-Pacific
#25,640
in continent
World
#152,721
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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