Buthsara Hettiarachchi
NZL · FIDE ID 4318250 · 122 tournament games since 2024
Standard
1805
#123 in NZL (active)
Rapid
1888
#77 in NZL (active)
Blitz
1850
#74 in NZL (active)
Score
48%
44 W · 29 D · 49 L
Opp. avg
1873
Last 50 games
Last game
2026-07-11
Peter Stuart Memorial Open 2026
Prep summary
- As White: 1.e4 in 97% of games (scores 49%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...e6 in 25 of 29 games (French Defense), scoring 60%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...Nf6 in 16 of 26 games (Indian Defense), scoring 38%.
- By opponent strength: 19% against higher-rated players, 72% against lower-rated.
Based on 122 over-the-board games (33 classical · 20 blitz · 20 rapid). 60 with White (48%), 62 with Black (48%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.e4 | 58 | 49% |
| 1.d4 | 1 | 0% |
| 1.b3 | 1 | 0% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Sicilian Defense: Grand Prix Attack | 14 | 46% |
| Sicilian Defense: Closed | 8 | 63% |
| Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation | 4 | 38% |
| Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Botvinnik-Carls Defense | 3 | 67% |
| Modern Defense | 2 | 25% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (29 games)
| 1...e6 French Defense | 25 | 60% |
| 1...b6 Owen Defense | 3 | 100% |
| 1...d6 Pirc Defense | 1 | 100% |
Against 1.d4 (26 games)
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 16 | 38% |
| 1...d5 Queen's Pawn Game | 10 | 15% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| French Defense: Exchange Variation | 10 | 55% |
| French Defense: Advance Variation, Paulsen Attack | 4 | 100% |
| Owen Defense | 3 | 100% |
| Nimzo-Indian Defense | 2 | 25% |
| Nimzo-Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation | 2 | 0% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-11 | Philli Park-Tamati (1945) Peter Stuart Memorial Open 2026 | L |
| 2026-07-10 | Afique M Nazeer (1594) Peter Stuart Memorial Open 2026 | L |
| 2026-07-10 | Edward Rains (2034) Peter Stuart Memorial Open 2026 | L |
| 2026-07-10 | Ryan Yueyan Chen (1622) Peter Stuart Memorial Open 2026 | W |
| 2026-07-07 | Cohen Young (2044) NZ North Island Championship 2026 · classical | L |
| 2026-07-06 | Alexander Hanrui Pan (1691) NZ North Island Championship 2026 · classical | ½ |
| 2026-06-01 | Matthew Keith (2089) Trusts Open 2026 | A Grade · classical | L |
| 2026-06-01 | Rauen Le Grange (1794) Trusts Open 2026 | A Grade · classical | W |
| 2026-05-31 | Philli Park-Tamati (1953) Trusts Open 2026 | A Grade · classical | L |
| 2026-05-31 | Nathan Sun (1907) Trusts Open 2026 | A Grade · classical | ½ |
Data: FIDE rating list (October 2026 list; national ranks count active players) and tournament games broadcast on Lichess since 2020 (open data, CC0). Results are matched to FIDE players by name or FIDE ID and may be incomplete. This page shows public chess results only. Is this you and you want the page removed? Email chessmoose1@gmail.com and we remove it.