Sri Lanka Major Division Chess Championship 2025 - UWA
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44 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 09 May 2025 to 13 May 2025 in Badulla, Sri Lanka. Top 10 Elo average was 1639, and top seed was N M Thenura Yasendra Nissanka (🇱🇰 SRI, 1779).
J M Sanithu Vidunitha Jayasekara (🇱🇰 SRI, 1622) won with 6.0/7, ahead of R G D Bhagya Samaraweera (5.5) and Senuja Thimeth Alwela (5.5). Jayasekara clinched sole first place in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 6: R G D Bhagya Samaraweera (1517) beat N M Thenura Yasendra Nissanka (1779), a +262-point gap.
Location
🇱🇰Badulla, Sri Lanka
Dates
09 May 2025 → 13 May 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇱🇰Sri Lanka×38
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsJ M Sanithu Vidunitha Jayasekara led from R7; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R7.
Co-leaders
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R7 · LEADER CHANGE13 May
J M Sanithu Vidunitha Jayasekara takes the sole lead (6.0/7).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
J M Sanithu Vidunitha Jayasekara 4 wins (R4–R7)Senuja Thimeth Alwela 4 wins (R1–R4)R G D Bhagya Samaraweera 4 wins (R1–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1J M Sanithu Vidunitha Jayasekara | * | — | 1 | — |
| 2Senuja Thimeth Alwela | — | * | ½ | ½ |
| 3R G D Bhagya Samaraweera | 0 | ½ | * | 1 |
| 4Sethika Dinsitha Masakorala | — | ½ | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jayasekara, J M Sanithu Vidunitha | 1622 | SRI | +19B | =25N | =17B | +33N | +15B | +9N | +2B | 6.0 | 25.0 | 27.0 | 23.50 | 1764 | +32.4 |
| 2 | Samaraweera, R G D Bhagya | 1517 | SRI | +13N | +16B | +4N | +10B | =3B | +6N | −1N | 5.5 | 31.0 | 35.0 | 26.25 | 1799 | +74.0 |
| 3 | Alwela, Senuja Thimeth | 1642 | SRI | +34N | +28B | +12N | +5B | =2N | =7B | =4N | 5.5 | 28.5 | 30.5 | 22.50 | 1771 | +20.0 |
| 4 | Masakorala, Sethika Dinsitha | 1722 | SRI | +43B | +15N | −2B | +30N | +17B | +14N | =3B | 5.5 | 25.5 | 26.5 | 18.25 | 1618 | -21.2 |
| 5 | Wijesooriya, Rasindu | 1599 | SRI | +26N | +11B | +18N | −3N | −6B | +16B | +14N | 5.0 | 27.0 | 30.0 | 19.50 | 1492 | -8.6 |
| 6 | Nissanka, N M Thenura Yasendra | 1779 | SRI | −16N | +32B | +34N | +11B | +5N | −2B | +18N | 5.0 | 25.0 | 27.0 | 17.50 | 1641 | -17.2 |
| 7 | Thilakarathne, Nisal Dilushana | 1692 | SRI | +41B | F | +13N | +21B | +23N | =3N | =9B | 5.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 18.00 | 1737 | +7.2 |
| 8 | Wishwapura, W D M Indusara | 1589 | SRI | +14B | F | F | +29N | +26B | +17N | +15B | 5.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 18.00 | 2266 | +26.4 |
| 9 | Charith, Dilshan | 1702 | SRI | +33N | =10B | =23N | +16B | +12N | −1B | =7N | 4.5 | 27.5 | 29.5 | 17.00 | 1553 | -19.0 |
| 10 | Rajapaksha, R M D R | 1474 | SRI | +22B | =9N | +27B | −2N | −14B | +30N | +25B | 4.5 | 23.5 | 26.0 | 14.25 | 1622 | +30.4 |
| 11 | Nissanka, H T Dinuka Dulshan | 1432 | SRI | +39B | −5N | +19B | −6N | +31B | =24B | +23N | 4.5 | 23.0 | 24.0 | 12.25 | 1503 | +10.8 |
| 12 | Herath, Geenuka Bandara | 1491 | SRI | +32N | +38B | −3B | +25N | −9B | =13N | +22B | 4.5 | 23.0 | 24.0 | 11.75 | 1480 | -1.2 |
| 13 | Ishan, Shashika | 0 | SRI | −2B | +40N | −7B | +38N | +25B | =12B | +24N | 4.5 | 22.5 | 23.5 | 10.75 | 1531 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Gajanayaka, Gm Okitha Shakya | 0 | SRI | −8N | +44B | +20N | +24B | +10N | −4B | −5B | 4.0 | 27.5 | 28.5 | 13.00 | 1505 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Wishwajith Dissanayaka, Dm uvind | 1476 | SRI | +31N | −4B | +39N | +18B | −1N | +21B | −8N | 4.0 | 26.5 | 27.5 | 11.00 | 849 | -33.6 |
| 16 | Kumara, J M U M | 0 | SRI | +6B | −2N | +22B | −9N | +35B | −5N | +31N | 4.0 | 25.5 | 27.5 | 12.50 | 1455 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Jithmal, J M Sehas | 1451 | SRI | +35N | =24B | =1N | +27B | −4N | −8B | +32N | 4.0 | 25.0 | 27.0 | 11.75 | 1500 | +10.8 |
| 18 | Wishwapura, W D Y Yehesara | 0 | SRI | +20N | +37B | −5B | −15N | +29B | +28N | −6B | 4.0 | 24.0 | 25.5 | 11.50 | 1493 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Dissanayaka, D M Gamith Randul | 0 | SRI | −1N | +35B | −11N | −32B | +39B | +38N | +28B | 4.0 | 18.5 | 19.5 | 7.00 | 1378 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Rathnaweera, Kaveesha Sathsara | 1423 | SRI | −18B | +?N | −14B | −22N | +40B | +27N | +26B | 4.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 7.00 | 1514 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Samuditha, R M Chathun | 0 | SRI | −25B | +41N | +?B | −7N | +33B | −15N | +30B | 4.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 5.50 | 1349 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Rathnayaka, R M Vithun S | 0 | SRI | −10N | +26B | −16N | +20B | +34N | =23B | −12N | 3.5 | 23.5 | 25.5 | 10.75 | 1209 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Nawarathna, N M Hasiru Manumitha | 1489 | SRI | +36B | =27N | =9B | +31N | −7B | =22N | −11B | 3.5 | 22.5 | 24.5 | 9.50 | 1369 | -26.0 |
| 24 | Dissanayaka, D M Janidu Chamudith | 1493 | SRI | +42B | =17N | =25B | −14N | +30B | =11N | −13B | 3.5 | 22.5 | 23.5 | 9.25 | 1451 | -7.6 |
| 25 | Yoshitha, A A Nesanda | 1468 | SRI | +21N | =1B | =24N | −12B | −13N | +36B | −10N | 3.0 | 27.0 | 29.0 | 10.75 | 1327 | -28.8 |
| 26 | Dissanayaka, D M Bihanga Jasith | 0 | SRI | −5B | −22N | +36B | +39N | −8N | +35B | −20N | 3.0 | 21.5 | 22.5 | 5.00 | 794 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Wijethunga, Thasmira Yalindu | 1424 | SRI | +44N | =23B | −10N | −17N | +37B | −20B | =29N | 3.0 | 20.5 | 21.5 | 5.75 | 1397 | -5.6 |
| 28 | Dileepa, O Hashan | 1451 | SRI | +40B | −3N | −30B | +42N | +32B | −18B | −19N | 3.0 | 19.0 | 20.0 | 4.00 | 843 | -10.0 |
| 29 | Hemantha, K W Poorna Janith | 0 | SRI | =?B | −30N | +37N | −8B | −18N | +42B | =27B | 3.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 4.00 | 1514 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Herath, H M Vidupa Dulmitha | 0 | SRI | =37N | +29B | +28N | −4B | −24N | −10B | −21N | 2.5 | 23.5 | 25.0 | 6.75 | 1384 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Randika, Pb Yasiru | 0 | SRI | −15B | +43N | F | −23B | −11N | +33N | −16B | 2.0 | 23.0 | 24.0 | 3.00 | 667 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Jayasinghe, Ja Yenuka Sathsindu | 0 | SRI | −12B | −6N | +43B | +19N | −28N | F | −17B | 2.0 | 22.5 | 23.5 | 5.00 | 739 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Awantha, N M Isuru | 0 | SRI | −9B | +42N | +38N | −1B | −21N | −31B | −35N | 2.0 | 19.5 | 20.5 | 2.00 | 866 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Bandara, H M Manusha Kaushitha | 0 | SRI | −3B | +36N | −6B | +40N | −22B | F | F | 2.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 3.00 | 910 | 0.0 |
| 35 | FIDE 80877540 | 0 | — | −17B | −19N | +41B | F | −16N | −26N | +33B | 2.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 3.00 | 651 | 0.0 |
| 36 | Karunarathna, Nimalaka K M S H | 0 | SRI | −23N | −34B | −26N | F | +41B | −25N | +38B | 2.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 2.00 | 680 | 0.0 |
| 37 | Indusara, D M Oshan | 1524 | SRI | =30B | −18N | −29B | +43N | −27N | F | F | 1.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 2.25 | 620 | -25.6 |
| 38 | FIDE 80804845 | 0 | — | F | −12N | −33B | −13B | +42N | −19B | −36N | 1.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 1.00 | 681 | 0.0 |
| 39 | Subasinghe, H Jeniru Senod | 0 | SRI | −11N | F | −15B | −26B | −19N | F | +40B | 1.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 1.00 | 656 | 0.0 |
| 40 | FIDE 80867260 | 0 | — | −28N | −13B | F | −34B | −20N | +44B | −39N | 1.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 1.00 | 649 | 0.0 |
| 41 | FIDE 80861067 | 0 | — | −7N | −21B | −35N | +44B | −36N | F | F | 1.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 1.00 | 892 | 0.0 |
| 42 | FIDE 80861636 | 0 | — | −24N | −33B | +44N | −28B | −38B | −29N | −43N | 1.0 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 1.00 | 672 | 0.0 |
| 43 | Akash, Pb Yasindu | 0 | SRI | −4N | −31B | −32N | −37B | −44N | F | +42B | 1.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 1.00 | 824 | 0.0 |
| 44 | FIDE 80851703 | 0 | — | −27B | −14N | −42B | −41N | +43B | −40N | F | 1.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 1.00 | 620 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Samaraweera, R G D BhagyaSRI+74.05.5 pts · #3
- 2Jayasekara, J M Sanithu VidunithaSRI+32.46.0 pts · #2
- 3Rajapaksha, R M D RSRI+30.44.5 pts · #4
Top rating losers
- 1Wishwajith Dissanayaka, Dm uvindSRI-33.64.0 pts · #36
- 2Yoshitha, A A NesandaSRI-28.83.0 pts · #20
- 3Nawarathna, N M Hasiru ManumithaSRI-26.03.5 pts · #25
Biggest upsets
- R6+262 Elo gap
- R3+205 Elo gap
- R2+105 Elo gap