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Thiruchelvan Kanathipan

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SRI · 39 yrs · K=20 · Peak 1585 (Apr 2026)

Best performance: 1780 at Sri Lanka Mercantile and Government Service Chess Championships 2026(Best of 2026)

World #=157889 live, down 2356#155,533 publishedSri Lanka #=896Asia #=26786among active players

Classical rating

1585

FIDE’s November 2026 list. No rated games since, so the live rating is the same.

On FIDE’s list since Aug 2016

How live ratings are calculated

Rating History · Classical

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Classical rating 1551 to 1585 over the last 12 months; peak 1585 in April 2026.

Official rating by month

Each month: the rating, its change from the list before, and the rated games FIDE counted.

ListClassicalRapidBlitz
Nov 20261585, 0, 0 games1594, 0, 0 games1570, 0, 0 games
Oct 20261585, 0, 0 games1594, 0, 0 games1570, 0, 0 games
Sep 20261585, 0, 0 games1594, 0, 0 games1570, 0, 0 games
Aug 20261585, 0, 0 games1594, 0, 0 games1570, 0, 0 games
Jul 20261585, 0, 0 games1594, 0, 0 games1570, 0, 0 games
Jun 20261585, 0, 0 games1594, 0, 0 games1570, 0, 0 games
May 20261585, 0, 0 games1594, 0, 0 games1570, 0, 0 games
Apr 20261585, +30, 5 games1594, 0, 0 games1570, 0, 0 games
Mar 20261555, -6, 0 games1594, 0, 0 games1570, 0, 0 games
Feb 20261561, -2, 0 games1594, 0, 0 games1570, 0, 0 games
Jan 20261563, +11, 7 games1594, 0, 0 games1570, 0, 0 games
Dec 20251552, +1, 0 games1594, 0, 0 games1570, 0, 0 games

Form · Classical

oldest → latest

Unbeaten in the last 5 games (3 wins, 2 draws), since Feb 28. That is the longest unbeaten run of 2026.

From 211 classical games on record, the latest on Mar 2.

Classical games since the November list

No rated classical games this rating periodsince the NOV26 list (Nov 1, 2026)

Last playedScore
Sri Lanka Mercantile and Government Service Chess Championships 2026Feb 27 – Mar 2TPR 17805/7

The live rating moves only when new rated games are played. Until then it matches the published rating.

Best wins · Classical

From 136 rated classical games against rated opponents, 2016–2026

#OpponentRating
1, D Lahiru Manuranga, Dec 2024 · 2nd Jaffna International Open Chess Tournament 2024, 1729
2, Manushka Yatawala, Mar 2026 · Sri Lanka Mercantile and Government Service Chess Championships 2026, 1687
3, Malintha Chanaka, Mar 2026 · Sri Lanka Mercantile and Government Service Chess Championships 2026, 1658

Event timeline · Classical

27 events

Events before the current rating period show the performance, not a rating change.

Live events show the rating change; earlier events show the performance rating.

Performance rating by year

YearGamesScoreAvg oppTPR
20265317081780
202573½16421642
202361½15801387
202292½12031037
2020301344544
201910413981326
20182111½12961332
20174421½13051298
20162713½13741374

Games count in the month they were played. Each month and year is one performance rating over all of its rated games.

Rated near Thiruchelvan Kanathipan · Classical

World

  1. #=157889Praveen Manodya Dissanayake1585.0
  2. #=157889Selvendra Selvarajah1585.0
  3. #=157889Thiruchelvan Kanathipan1585.0
  4. #=158246Nuwamanya Julius1584.8
  5. #=158246Aron Zodi1584.8

Sri Lanka

  1. #=896Praveen Manodya Dissanayake1585.0
  2. #=896Selvendra Selvarajah1585.0
  3. #=896Thiruchelvan Kanathipan1585.0
  4. #901R M Esandi Pahangee M Ranasinghe1584.4
  5. #=902T G Sachindu Dilshara1584.0

Live rating: FIDE’s November list plus every rated game played since. Not affiliated with FIDE.