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Gunawardhane, Dunitha Yathindra
🇱🇰FIDE 9994963· Male· Sri Lanka· Born in 2008
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Dunitha Yathindra Gunawardhane, a 18-year-old Sri Lankan player, is rated 1745 — just 28 short of his peak of 1773 (Mar 2026, age 18). He is on a breakout run, having gained +91 Elo over the past 12 months. 25 rated games in the past year (≈20/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Battle of the Kings International Rated Team Chess Championship 2026, Sri Lanka National Youth Chess Championships 2025 - Under 17 Years, and Colombo Chess Festival 2025.
At junior level, he reached #34, #49 and #40 nationally in U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
1745
Standard
Rpd1543·Blz1509
All-time high
1773
−28 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 18
Mar 2026 · age 18
Activity
19
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
25 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#94,274
#94,274 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2026
All-time peak 1773
at age 18 · −28 from today
Mar 2026
34th Sri Lankan U18 player
at age 18 · rated 1772
Feb 2026
2024
100 career games
at age 16
Aug 2024
Best 12-month gain (+396 Elo)
1215 → 1611
Mar 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 16
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 16
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Best comeback
Sri Lanka National Youth Chess Championships 2025 - Under 17 Yearsfinished #3 (seeded #12 of 100)
Evolution
+91
1654 → 1745
Tournaments
4
26 games
Score
17/ 2665.4%
12W10D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsS D D S Thenuwara1,757·Battle of the Kings International Rated Team Chess Championship 2026·R4·-19.3
2.[L]vsRivinu Resandul Devundara1,829·Battle of the Kings International Rated Team Chess Championship 2026·R3·-15.3
3.[L]vsS D Nadev Insara1,933·Sri Lanka National Youth Chess Championships 2025 - Under 17 Years·R2·-11.3
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2.5/5 | #75 | 1676 | -21.6 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4.5/7 | #3 | 1841 | +47.2 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 6.5/8 | #16 | 1901 | +41.2 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3.5/5 | #25 | 1747 | +26.4 |
Worst Elo result: Battle of the Kings International Rated Team Chess Championship 2026 (-21.6 Elo, finished #75).
Rankings
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Sri Lanka
#268
out of 3,598 players
Asia-Pacific
#12,081
in continent
World
#94,272
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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