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Newansa, M Esandi
WFM🇱🇰FIDE 9999060· Female· Sri Lanka· Born in 2009
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M Esandi Newansa, a 17-year-old Sri Lankan Woman FIDE Master, is rated 1953 — just 4 short of her peak of 1957 (Nov 2025, age 16) and ranked 2nd among Sri Lankan women. She has fluctuated between 1749 and 1957 over the past 2 years. 84 rated games in the past year (≈61/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Commonwealth Chess Championship 2026, Sri Lanka Women's National Chess Championship 2026, and COMMONWEALTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 - Open Event. Also played 3 rapid (including The 8th SCO International Team Chess Tournament 2026 (Group B)) and 6 blitz events (including COMMONWEALTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 - Blitz Open Event) recently. She reached Sri Lankan #35 in Apr 2025.
Awarded WFM in 2025 (age 16) and WCM in 2025 (age 16). At junior level, she reached #10, #3, #1, #18, #8 and #9 nationally in U18, U16, U14, U12, U10 and U8.
Current rating
1953
Standard
Rpd1908·Blz1881
All-time high
1957
−4 pts below
Nov 2025 · age 16
Nov 2025 · age 16
Activity
105
games / yr avg. · ≈9/mo
84 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#2
#2 · Sri Lankan women · of 845
Career timeline
17 entries2026
10th Sri Lankan U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1955
Jan 2026
2025
500 career games
at age 16
Dec 2025
All-time peak 1957
at age 16 · −4 from today
Nov 2025
WFM title awardedWFM
at age 16
Jun 2025
Peak Sri Lankan rank: #35
at age 16 · rated 1947
Apr 2025
3rd Sri Lankan U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1947
Apr 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+49
1904 → 1953
Tournaments
6
65 games
Score
40.5/ 6562.3%
32W17D16L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 5.5/9 | #21 | 2022 | +58.4 |
Round-Robin | Apr 2026 | 7/13 | #7 | 1868 | -59.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4.5/9 | #52 | 1995 | -1.2 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5.5/11 | #57 | 1955 | +3.2 |
Round-Robin | Jul 2025 | 10.5/13 | #1 | 2076 | +84.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 7.5/9 | #13 | 1874 | -35.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsK P K Hesara Gunasekara
🇱🇰SRI·1849
+13 −3 =3
19 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsH Sandithi Kusalya Alwis
🇱🇰SRI·1943
+10 −4 =5
19 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsGehansa Ranumi Dange
🇱🇰SRI·1697
+11 −2 =6
19 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsNemindi Linaya Ramanayake
🇱🇰SRI·1742
+7 −3 =7
17 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsR M Dulinma Hemalni RathnayakeWFM
🇱🇰SRI·1823
+3 −5 =8
16 games·last met Jul 2025
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Rankings
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Sri Lanka
#52
out of 3,598 players
Asia-Pacific
#4,327
in continent
World
#36,050
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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