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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 1895 and ranked 8th among Sri Lankan women. She has slipped back 50 Elo over the past 12 months. 75 rated games in the past year (≈60/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Sri Lanka Women's National Chess Championship 2026, COMMONWEALTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 - Open Event, and World Youth Chess Championship 2025 - G16. Also played 3 rapid (including The 8th SCO International Team Chess Tournament 2026 (Group B)) and 5 blitz events (including COMMONWEALTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 - Blitz Open Event) recently. Her peak of 1957 was reached at age 16 (Nov 2025); she also 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
1895
Standard
Rpd1908·Blz1841
All-time high
1957
−62 pts below
Nov 2025 · age 16
Nov 2025 · age 16
Activity
113
games / yr avg. · ≈9/mo
75 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#8
#8 · Sri Lankan women · of 870
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 · −62 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
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-52
1947 → 1895
Tournaments
7
76 games
Score
48.5/ 7663.8%
36W25D15L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 8/11 | #4 | 1925 | -2.1 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 5.5/9 | #8 | 1833 | -38.5 |
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·1971
+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·1729
+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
#83
out of 3,705 players
Asia-Pacific
#5,833
in continent
World
#49,381
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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