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Nimthaka, U J Nimuthu
🇱🇰FIDE 9999086· Male· Sri Lanka· Born in 2010
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U J Nimuthu Nimthaka, a 16-year-old Sri Lankan player, is rated 1804 and sitting in the top 5% of Sri Lankan players under 16. He is progressing steadily with +55 Elo over the past 12 months. 60 rated games in the past year (≈25/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Battle of the Kings International Rated Team Chess Championship 2026, Sri Lanka Major Division Chess Championships 2026 - Southern, and 3rd Rahulians International Chess Festival 2025. Also played 1 blitz event (including 3rd Rahulians International Chess Festival 2025 - Blitz) recently. His peak of 1875 was reached at age 15 (Nov 2025, Sri Lankan #88 at the time).
At junior level, he reached #16, #20, #26 and #13 nationally in U16, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
1804
Standard
Rpd1615·Blz1771
All-time high
1875
−71 pts below
Nov 2025 · age 15
Nov 2025 · age 15
Activity
36
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
34 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 5%
#33 · Sri Lankan players under 16 · of 651
Career timeline
12 entries2026
16th Sri Lankan U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1861
Jan 2026
2025
Peak Sri Lankan rank: #88
at age 15 · rated 1875
Nov 2025
All-time peak 1875
at age 15 · −71 from today
Nov 2025
Crossed 1800
at age 15
Jul 2025
2024
100 career games
at age 14
Jul 2024
20th Sri Lankan U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1684
Jun 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
Sri Lanka Major Division Chess Championships 2026 - Southernperf 2021 (+160) · 6.5/7 · #16
Top opponent
Evolution
-47
1851 → 1804
Tournaments
5
36 games
Score
21.5/ 3659.7%
17W9D10L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsW D Malisha Sasvidu WeerathungalageCM1,946·Sri Lanka National Team Championships 2025 - Super League·R1·+24.0
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsM T H Sansutha Pesanjith1,627·Sri Lanka Major Division Chess Championships 2026 - Southern·R4·-31.7
3.[L]vsW D Nethuka Manudisa1,683·Battle of the Kings International Rated Team Chess Championship 2026·R2·-26.7
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2.5/5 | #91 | 1665 | -44.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6.5/7 | #16 | 2021 | -14.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 6.5/10 | #17 | 1856 | -11.6 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 3.5/9 | #37 | 1905 | +19.6 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 2.5/4 | #54 | 1870 | +5.2 |
Worst Elo result: Battle of the Kings International Rated Team Chess Championship 2026 (-44.8 Elo, finished #91).
Most-Played Opponents
vsG Haritha HansanaCM
🇱🇰SRI·1885
+3 −4 =1
8 games·last met May 2025
View head-to-head →
vsPamok Methdinu Samaranayake
🇱🇰SRI·1990
+0 −6 =2
8 games·last met May 2025
View head-to-head →
vsN P M Lakvindu Nuwarapaksha
🇱🇰SRI·1735
+4 −2 =0
6 games·last met Apr 2026
View head-to-head →
vsChamithu Dewwin Senarathna
🇱🇰SRI·1587
+2 −2 =1
5 games·last met May 2025
View head-to-head →
Rankings
/
Sri Lanka
#180
out of 3,598 players
Asia-Pacific
#9,185
in continent
World
#75,133
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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