Veteran Champion Is Senior Winner For 08th Time
CFSL 08th Sri Lanka Senior National ( Over 50 Years ) Chess Championship 2022 – Chess Federation Headquarters Boards,Nugegoda – concluded after 03 days
Gold : Ravindra ( TDR ) Peiris – Ranking 1871 – 5.5 Points
beat Jagath Perera, Amara Katugampola, Derrick Perera, Ajantha De Silva drew with Ruwan Nandika, Piyal Chandrasiri, Sudharman Pitigala
Silver : Derrick Perera – Ranking 1951 – 5.5 Points
beat Anthony Samuel, Piyal Chandrasiri, Varuna Mahasinghe, Ruwan Nandika, Ajantha de Silva
drew with Joseph Jayasinghe lost to Ravindra Peiris
Bronze : Piyal Chandrasiri – Ranking 1403 – 4.5 Points
beat Thilagarajah Rajasingham, Jagath Samarasuriya, Jagath Perera, Ruwan Nandika
drew with Ravindra Peiris
lost to Derrick Perera, Amara Katugampola
04th : Sudharman Pitigala – Ranking 1997 – 4.5 Points
05th : Ajantha De Silva – Ranking 1365 – 4.5 Points
06th : Jagath Samarasuriya – Ranking – 1139 – 04 Points
07th : Ruwan Nandika – Ranking 1572 – 04 Points
08th : Amara Katugampola – Ranking 1256 – 04 Points
09th : Anthony Samuel – Ranking 1132 – 04 Points
10th : Anura Abeywardane – Ranking 0 – 3.5 Points
Over 65 years Champion
11th : Vallipuranathan Murali – Ranking 1336 – 3.5 Points
12th : Joseph Jayasinghe – Ranking 1189 – 03 Points
13th : Thilagarajah Rajasingham – Ranking 1027 – 03 Points
14th : Jagath Perera – Ranking 1119 – 03 Points
15th : Varuna Mahasinghe – Ranking 0 – 2.5 Points
16th : Nirantha Sandanayake – Ranking 1003 – 02 Points
17th : Cyril Liyanapathirana – Ranking 0 – 1.5 Points
18th : Selliah Karthigesu – Ranking 1083 – 0.5 Points
This was the highest participation ever for the event, which was conducted according to the Swiss System over 09 Rounds while each participant played 07 Games.
Report / Photos courtesy Luxman Wijesuriya