Alwis, H Sandithi Kusalya
🇱🇰FIDE 9991166· Female· Sri Lanka· Born in 2009
H Sandithi Kusalya Alwis, a 17-year-old Sri Lankan player, is rated 1971 — just 8 short of her peak of 1979 (Jan 2026, age 17) and ranked 3rd among Sri Lankan women. She is on a breakout run, having gained +127 Elo over the past 12 months. 116 rated games in the past year (≈72/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 4 rapid (including Western Asian Junior Chess Championships 2025 - Rapid - Girls) and 9 blitz events (including Queenstar Open International Rated Blitz Chess Championship 2025) recently. She reached Sri Lankan #40 in Jan 2026.
At junior level, she reached #6, #7 and #22 nationally in U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
1971
Standard
All-time high
1979
Jan 2026 · age 17
Activity
131
games / yr avg. · ≈11/mo
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#3
Career timeline
11 entriesStandard rating history
Activity & highlights
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Apr 2026 | 9/13 | #2 | 1984 | +35.6 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 7.5/11 | #9 | 1887 | -40.4 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 6/4 | #1 | 2429 | +23.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5.5/6 | #2 | 2043 | -25.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4.5/5 | #57 | 2166 | +12.8 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 8/9 | #6 | 2154 | +47.2 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 8/8 | #1 | 2519 | +73.6 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3.5/3 | #12 | 2405 | +9.2 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 6/7 | #18 | 1895 | +22.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 8/9 | #9 | 1943 | -4.4 |
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