Golden Jubilee Year Sri Lanka National Chess Championship 2022

Golden Jubilee Year Sri Lanka National Chess Championship 2022 – Kobbekaduwa Agrarian Research Institute, Wijerama Mawatha, Colombo,u Western Province – concluded after 07 days

Women’s Category

Gold :
Women’s International Master Sachini Ranasinghe – Grand Prix Chess Club – 09 Points – 05th Title beat Pasindi Wijesuriya, Oneli Vithanawasam, Janandani Abeysinghe, Nemindi Ramanayake,Tiyumi Yashora, Miyumi Wijesundara & Wishwara Mapa drew with Yasasi Abeysekara,Chamodya Yapabandara, Dihansa Gamage & Ehsha Pallie lost to Sanudula Dahamdi & Minethma Wickramasinghe

Silver :
Desandi Dihansa Gamage Sirimavo Bandaranayake Vidyalaya – 8.5 Points
beat Tiyumi Yashora, Wishwara Mapa, Pasindi Wijesuriya, Oneli Vithanawasam, Chamodya Yapabandara, Minethma Wickramasinghe, Yasasi Abeysekara
drew with Sanudula Dahamdi, Sachini Ranasinghe, Nemindi Ramanayake
lost to Miyumi Wijesundara, Janandani Abeysinghe, Esha Palli

Bronze : Janandani Abeysinghe NSBM Green University – 08 Points
beat Sanudula Dahamdi, Oneli Vithanawasam, Yasasi Abeysekara, Minethma Wickramasinghe,Nemindi Ramanayake, Desandi Gamage, Wishwara Mapa
drew with Esha Pallie, Pasindi Wijesuriya
lost to Sachini Ranasinghe, Chamodya Yapabandara, Tiyumi Yashora, Miyumi Wijesundara

04th : Pasindi Yathra Wijesuriya Passed Pawn Chess Club – 7.5 Points

05th : Minethma Wickramasinghe Sujatha Vidyalaya – 07 Points

06th : Sanudula Dahamdi Musaeus College – 07 Points

07th : Wishwara Mapa Girl’s High School – 07 Points

08th : Esha Mishela Pallie Visakha Vidyalaya – 6.5 Points

09th : Yasasi Geemini Abeysekara Sujatha Vidyalaya – 06 Points

10th : Miyumi Wijesundara Girl’s High School – 06 Points

11th : Nemindi Linaya Ramanayake Bandaranayake Central College – 05 Points

12th : Oneli Vithanawasam Lyceum International School – 05 Pints

13th : Chamodya Yapabandara Girl’s High School – 4.5 Points

14th : Tiyumi Yashora University of Colombo – 02 Points

Open Category

Gold : FIDE Master Susal De Silva Nalanda College – 10 Points beat Buddhika Amarasinghe, Isuru Alahakoon,
Dhanushka Bandara, Chandana Wijekoon, Dinuwara Senevirathne, Brijeash Saravanabhawan, Ranindu Liyanage, Sithija Lahiru
drew with Nabil Nazar, Thumula Kiriella, Samadith Tennakoon, Mathanga De Silva
lost to Achinthya Kaluaarachchi

Silver : FIDE Master Ranindu Dilshan Liyanage Ananda College – 10 Points
beat Brijeash Saravanabhawan, Thumula Kiriella, Sithija Lahiru, Mathanga De Silva, Achinthya Kaluaarachchi, Samadith Tennakoon, Buddhika Amarasinghe, Dhanushka Bandara, Dinuwara Senevirathne
drew with Chandana Wijekoon, Nabil Nazar
lost to Susal de Silva, Isuru Alahakoon

Bronze : FIDE Master Isuru Alahakoon Sri Lanka Navy – 8.5 Points
Mathanga De Silva, Chandana Wijekoon, Nabil Nazar, Ranindu Liyanage, Buddhika Amarasinghe, Dhanushka Bandara, Dinuwara Senevirathne
drew with Brijeash Saravanabhawan, Thumula Kiriella, Sithija Lahiru Susal De Silva, Achinthya Kaluaarachchi, Samadith Tennakoon

04th : Thumula Kiriella Maliyadeva College – 08 Points

05th : Nabil Nazar Mohamed Gateway College – 7.5 Points

06th : Achinthya Shyamane Kaluaarachchi St. Mary’s – 6.5 Points

07th : Dinuwara Senevirathne Maliyadeva College – 06 Points

08th : Dhanushka Bandara Kandy YMCA

09th : Lisara Samadith Tennakoon Dharmaraja College – 5.5 Points

10th : Buddhika Amarasinghe Super Knights – 5.5 Points

11th : Sithija Lahiru University of Moratuwa – 05 Points

12th : Brijeash Saravanabhawan Gateway College – 4.5 Points

13th : Chandana Wijekoon Sri Lanka Navy – 4.5 Points

14th : Elath Mathanga De Silva IFS R&D International – 3.5 Points

Report / Photos assisted by Luxman Wijesuriya