Sri Lanka Major Division Chess Championship 2025 -North Western Province

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99 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 10 May 2025 to 18 May 2025 in Kurunegala, Sri Lanka. 2 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1806, and top seed was D D L N Dandeniya (🇱🇰 SRI, CM, 1976).

D D L N Dandeniya (🇱🇰 SRI, CM, 1976) won with 6.5/7, ahead of N P M Lakvindu Nuwarapaksha (6.0) and B D Daksha Hans Bentharaarachchi (5.5). Dandeniya won solo starting round 6.

The biggest upset came in round 4: H M M N Herath (1483) beat A A C B Amarasinghe (CM, 1949), a +466-point gap.

Location

🇱🇰Kurunegala, Sri Lanka

Dates

10 May 2025 → 18 May 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 7 rounds

Top seed

🇱🇰CMD D L N Dandeniya1976

Avg top 10

1,806

Participants

Titled players · 2

CM×2

Federations · 2 represented

🇱🇰Sri Lanka×96

FIDE (no federation)×1

Top 3

🥇
CMD D L N Dandeniya
🇱🇰SRI·1976
6.5pts·2101perf+28.4
🥈
N P M Lakvindu Nuwarapaksha
🇱🇰SRI·1837
6.0pts·1841perf+2.8
🥉
B D Daksha Hans Bentharaarachchi
🇱🇰SRI·1819
5.5pts·1886perf+26.8

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

CM D D L N Dandeniya led from R6; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.

Co-leaders

Dandeniya6.5Nuwarapaksha6Senevirathne5.5Bentharaarachchi5.5Ilangasinghe I M N5.5Bandaranayake5

R6–R7 · LEAD HELD

CM D D L N Dandeniya held the sole lead from R6 through R7 without losing it.

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

CM D D L N Dandeniya 4 wins (R1–R4)N P M Lakvindu Nuwarapaksha 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R5–R7)D C B K Senevirathne 4 wins (R1–R4)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1CMD D L N Dandeniya	*	—	½	1
2N P M Lakvindu Nuwarapaksha	—	*	—	—
3D C B K Senevirathne	½	—	*	0
4B D Daksha Hans Bentharaarachchi	0	—	1	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Dandeniya, D D L NCM	1976	SRI	+25N	+12B	+5N	+3B	=4N	+15B	+8B	6.5	31.0	35.0	32.25	2101	+28.4
2	Nuwarapaksha, N P M Lakvindu	1837	SRI	+23B	+39N	+54B	−14N	+33B	+6N	+7B	6.0	25.5	28.5	24.00	1841	+2.8
3	Bentharaarachchi, B D Daksha Hans	1819	SRI	+76N	+36B	+38N	−1N	+35B	+4B	=9N	5.5	27.5	29.5	20.50	1886	+26.8
4	Senevirathne, D C B K	1909	SRI	+66N	+77B	+53N	+6B	=1B	−3N	+17B	5.5	27.0	29.0	20.25	1872	-0.4
5	Ilangasinghe I M N S	1561	SRI	+71B	+31N	−1B	=17N	+65B	+52N	+14B	5.5	25.0	27.5	18.75	1781	+64.4
6	Bandaranayake, Thenuga Dilneth	1653	SRI	+56N	+8B	+41N	−4N	+34B	−2B	+24N	5.0	27.5	30.5	19.00	1744	+35.2
7	Wijayarathne, J A Mihin Minthula	1407	SRI	+19N	+22B	−11N	+36B	+53N	+26B	−2N	5.0	27.0	30.0	19.00	1759	+105.2
8	Bandara, A H M G N	1484	SRI	+90N	−6N	+50B	+67B	+18N	+10B	−1N	5.0	27.0	28.5	17.00	1746	+66.0
9	Wijesinghe, W A M C	1760	SRI	=17B	+81N	=37B	+24N	+38B	=14N	=3B	5.0	25.5	27.5	18.50	1735	-2.4
10	Ramanayake, M D M R Harshana	1660	SRI	+29B	+46N	−35B	+37N	+16B	−8N	+27B	5.0	24.5	28.0	19.50	1604	-17.2
11	Amarasinghe, A A C BCM	1949	SRI	+59B	=16N	+7B	−33N	+46B	=13N	+56B	5.0	24.5	27.5	19.25	1732	-25.6
12	Ariyasinghe, Minthaka Vidun	1517	SRI	+87B	−1N	−34N	+70B	+57N	+30B	+25N	5.0	23.5	25.0	15.00	1601	+14.4
13	Herath, H M J R	1742	SRI	=58N	+65B	−33N	+56B	+66N	=11B	+15N	5.0	21.5	24.0	16.50	1721	+0.8
14	Herath, H M Chamuditha Sasen Bandara	1623	SRI	+27N	+48B	+24N	+2B	−15N	=9B	−5N	4.5	29.0	32.5	20.00	1714	+32.0
15	Samaraweera S M Sethika Hansira	1716	SRI	+68B	=37N	+20B	+35N	+14B	−1N	−13B	4.5	27.5	30.0	16.75	1758	+12.8
16	Rathnayake, R M Thenura Damsith	1512	SRI	+70N	=11B	+21N	=18B	−10N	+40B	=35N	4.5	26.0	28.5	17.00	1625	+25.2
17	Samarakoon, S M R Sasandu Ayod	1454	SRI	=9N	+57B	=67N	=5B	+41N	+33B	−4N	4.5	26.0	28.5	16.50	1703	+88.4
18	Abeykoon, A M C N	1556	SRI	+44B	=20N	+42B	=16N	−8B	=23N	+34B	4.5	25.0	28.5	17.00	1470	-23.6
19	Ubayawardana, G D P	1578	SRI	−7B	+80N	−29B	+42N	=68B	+51N	+28B	4.5	22.5	24.5	14.25	1427	-40.0
20	Peiris, H G Ashen Imuditha	1476	SRI	+95N	=18B	−15N	+88B	−26N	+55B	+43N	4.5	21.0	22.0	11.25	1513	+6.4
21	Herath, H M Vihanga Madhara	1472	SRI	+98B	=52N	−16B	=27N	=69B	+73N	+39B	4.5	20.0	20.0	10.75	1581	+32.8
22	Rathnayake, R M Nivein Yethmin	1528	FID	+99B	−7N	−28B	+50N	+29B	=34N	=23B	4.0	24.0	24.0	11.25	1354	-48.4
23	Weerasinghe, W M Chithila Akane	1459	SRI	−2N	+74B	=82N	=43B	+67N	=18B	=22N	4.0	23.0	25.0	12.00	1617	+37.2
24	Thewjan, A G Arvin	1494	SRI	+75B	+62N	−14B	−9B	+78N	+54N	−6B	4.0	23.0	25.0	10.50	1585	+21.6
25	Herath, S M D N	1467	SRI	−1B	=87N	+91B	=69N	+44B	+38N	−12B	4.0	22.5	24.0	10.50	1518	+4.0
26	Bandara, H M Harintha Vidar	1585	SRI	−34B	+94N	=72B	+59N	+20B	−7N	=32B	4.0	22.5	23.5	11.75	1446	-41.6
27	Rasanga, Dulara Kavindu	1419	SRI	−14B	+98N	=43N	=21B	+77N	+61B	−10N	4.0	22.5	22.5	9.00	1554	+42.0
28	Bandara, L H M C I	1414	SRI	+60B	−53N	+22N	=41B	=61N	+36B	−19N	4.0	21.5	24.5	13.75	1546	+42.8
29	Pilapitiya, H M S I B	1435	SRI	−10N	+90B	+19N	−53B	−22N	+82B	+52B	4.0	21.5	23.0	11.00	1496	+14.8
30	Herath, H M Chanidu Saven Bandara	1412	SRI	+96B	−38N	=47B	+39N	=52B	−12N	+54B	4.0	21.5	22.5	10.75	1580	+58.0
31	Rathnayeka, Lakshika Ayesh	1484	SRI	+88N	−5B	=89N	=55B	−45N	+78B	+64N	4.0	18.5	20.0	8.75	1570	+9.2
32	Himal, B A Anuja	1488	SRI	−81B	−69N	+85B	+87N	=63B	+65N	=26N	4.0	16.0	17.5	9.50	1702	+22.4
33	Herath, H M M N	1483	SRI	=42B	+91N	+13B	+11B	−2N	−17N	−41B	3.5	27.5	29.0	13.25	1617	+26.4
34	Wickramanayaka, Siehendrith V L	1414	SRI	+26N	−54N	+12B	+77B	−6N	=22B	−18N	3.5	25.5	27.5	13.00	1555	+52.0
35	Dasanayaka, D M Yenuka Kithsara	1527	SRI	+89N	+63B	+10N	−15B	−3N	F	=16B	3.5	25.5	27.0	11.75	1592	+10.0
36	Somathilaka, Dasula Aswin	1497	SRI	+49B	−3N	+44B	−7N	+79B	−28N	=50B	3.5	25.0	27.0	10.75	1320	0.0
37	Wijesinghe, W A Jayal Kithsuka	1497	SRI	+74N	=15B	=9N	−10B	−40N	+80B	=49N	3.5	24.0	26.0	11.00	1590	0.0
38	Vidyarathna, D M Senodh Nethmitha	1529	SRI	+80N	+30B	−3B	+79N	−9N	−25B	=40N	3.5	24.0	26.0	9.75	1506	-10.0
39	Jayakody, J M S S B	1504	SRI	+45N	−2B	=40N	−30B	+82N	+66B	−21N	3.5	24.0	26.0	9.75	1355	-33.6
40	Abhilasha, K G Chamath	0	SRI	−52B	+60N	=39B	=47N	+37B	−16N	=38B	3.5	21.5	24.5	11.75	1469	0.0
41	Samarakoon, S M M E	1519	SRI	+78N	+82B	−6B	=28N	−17B	F	+33N	3.5	21.5	23.5	9.50	1414	-27.2
42	Welivita, H M L Bimsath	0	SRI	=33N	+61B	−18N	−19B	=76N	+?B	=48N	3.5	21.0	21.0	7.50	1516	0.0
43	Nawarathna, I A	1549	SRI	=93B	=79N	=27B	=23N	=51B	+68N	−20B	3.5	20.5	22.0	10.00	1443	-33.2
44	Abeyrathne, A H M Thiloka Prathiba	0	SRI	−18N	+95B	−36N	+83B	−25N	+60B	=47B	3.5	20.5	21.5	7.75	1525	0.0
45	Rajapaksha, Dulina	0	SRI	−39B	=59N	=68B	+71N	+31B	=47N	F	3.5	20.0	22.5	11.00	1471	0.0
46	Adithya, R A Kiran	1492	SRI	+92N	−10B	=55N	+89B	−11N	+88B	F	3.5	19.5	21.0	6.00	978	-14.0
47	Rathninda, K M P G Sethun Dinsara	1513	SRI	F	+78B	=30N	=40B	=55N	=45B	=44N	3.5	19.5	19.5	10.75	1429	-2.0
48	Bandara, H M B Y	1484	SRI	+97B	−14N	=69B	−65N	+75B	=63N	=42B	3.5	18.5	19.0	7.50	738	-35.6
49	Ruwanjith, Sineth Nimsara	0	SRI	−36N	=76B	=60N	−51B	+94N	+83B	=37B	3.5	17.5	18.5	7.25	1508	0.0
50	Balasooriya, B M T	0	SRI	+83N	−?B	−8N	−22B	+95N	+76B	=36N	3.5	17.5	17.5	6.75	1435	0.0
51	Wijayarathne, J A Raveen Dinsath	1446	SRI	F	F	+97B	+49N	=43N	−19B	+70N	3.5	14.5	14.5	8.25	1369	-7.2
52	Jayakody, J M I P B	1549	SRI	+40N	=21B	=58N	=66B	=30N	−5B	−29N	3.0	24.5	27.0	10.50	1342	-67.2
53	Perera, H Sohan P A	1549	SRI	+94N	+28B	−4B	+29N	−7B	−56N	−57B	3.0	24.5	25.5	9.00	1375	-51.2
54	Dewnith, M M Methoopa	1544	SRI	+55N	+34B	−2N	+58B	F	−24B	−30N	3.0	23.5	23.5	9.50	1453	-28.0
55	Bandara, L P S N	0	SRI	−54B	+96N	=46B	=31N	=47B	−20N	=59B	3.0	21.5	22.5	8.00	1450	0.0
56	Rodrigo, Senura Denuwan	1435	SRI	−6B	+97N	+62B	−13N	F	+53B	−11N	3.0	21.5	21.5	6.50	1615	+39.6
57	Dain, Muhammad Sharaf	1406	SRI	=73B	−17N	=64B	+81N	−12B	F	+53N	3.0	21.0	23.0	7.75	1458	+13.6
58	Perera, D R Vithum Seneshka	1449	SRI	=13B	+73N	=52B	−54N	+62B	F	F	3.0	20.0	20.0	9.50	1690	+62.4
59	Pietro, D M Trinity	1461	SRI	−11N	=45B	+92N	−26B	F	+74B	=55N	3.0	19.5	21.0	7.25	916	-16.8
60	Ranathunga, R A Menuka Rusith	1589	SRI	−28N	−40B	=49B	+91N	=72B	−44N	+79B	3.0	19.0	20.5	6.50	1425	-26.4
61	Rathnayake, Uthum Induwara	1531	SRI	=91B	−42N	+93B	+72N	=28B	−27N	F	3.0	18.5	20.0	6.75	1425	-17.2
62	Samarasooriya, Asiri Kasunjith	1690	SRI	+72N	−24B	−56N	+80B	−58N	F	+75B	3.0	18.0	20.0	7.00	1263	-86.8
63	Abeykoon, Nawam Jayanithya	0	SRI	+84B	−35N	−77N	+98B	=32N	=48B	F	3.0	18.0	18.0	5.75	1440	0.0
64	Gamage, D G Bhanuja Matheesha	1627	SRI	=65B	F	=57N	−78B	+92N	+79N	−31B	3.0	15.0	15.0	6.25	1437	-30.8
65	Katugampala, K Nadew Nandeesh	1422	SRI	=64N	−13N	+73B	+48B	−5N	−32B	F	2.5	23.5	26.0	7.50	1514	+20.0
66	Chamara, W A Hiran	1460	SRI	−4B	+85N	+81B	=52N	−13B	−39N	F	2.5	21.0	22.5	5.50	1342	-22.4
67	Rupasinghe, Don Sakbo	1617	SRI	=79B	+93N	=17B	−8N	−23B	=71N	F	2.5	20.5	22.0	6.00	1262	-74.0
68	Jayasinghe, J A K D	1446	SRI	−15N	=92B	=45N	+74B	=19N	−43B	F	2.5	20.0	21.5	7.25	1342	-13.6
69	Hadunneththi, Thesura Damsas	0	SRI	−?N	+32B	=48N	=25B	=21N	F	F	2.5	19.5	19.5	10.00	1487	0.0
70	Mohomad, U M U	0	SRI	−16B	−?N	+84B	−12N	=83N	+90B	−51B	2.5	18.5	18.5	4.50	1319	0.0
71	Herath, H M M P	0	SRI	−5N	−88B	+86N	−45B	+97N	=67B	F	2.5	17.5	18.0	3.75	1395	0.0
72	Guwanjith, Naveen Nisalitha	1441	SRI	−62B	+75N	=26N	−61B	=60N	=87B	F	2.5	17.0	18.5	6.75	1403	-7.6
73	Thennakoon, T M D K	1564	SRI	=57N	−58B	−65N	+95B	+89N	−21B	F	2.5	17.0	18.0	4.00	1118	-86.0
74	Samaraweera, S M T B	0	SRI	−37B	−23N	+94B	−68N	=84B	−59N	+90B	2.5	16.5	17.5	3.50	1159	0.0
75	Subasinghe, S M Isitha	0	SRI	−24N	−72B	+?N	=76B	−48N	+89B	−62N	2.5	16.5	16.5	2.50	1323	0.0
76	Gammudali, G H S R	1455	SRI	−3B	=49N	=87B	=75N	=42B	−50N	F	2.0	20.5	22.0	5.50	1018	-4.0
77	Weerasooriya, K Dilaga Dewnuda	1506	SRI	+85B	−4N	+63B	−34N	−27B	F	−82N	2.0	20.0	20.0	5.00	774	-51.2
78	Iddamalgoda, R A U I	0	SRI	−41B	−47N	+96B	+64N	−24B	−31N	F	2.0	19.5	20.5	4.00	1398	0.0
79	Dissanayake, D M Sanupa Ranruk	1417	SRI	=67N	=43B	+83N	−38B	−36N	−64B	−60N	2.0	19.0	21.0	5.00	1443	+8.4
80	Dasanayaka, D D D	0	SRI	−38B	−19B	+90N	−62N	+81B	−37N	F	2.0	18.0	18.0	3.50	799	0.0
81	Suvahas, Manulaka	0	SRI	+32N	−9B	−66N	−57B	−80N	+94B	F	2.0	17.5	17.5	5.00	1335	0.0
82	Wijesundara, Pahan Abilash	0	SRI	F	−41N	=23B	=?N	−39B	−29N	+77B	2.0	17.0	17.0	4.00	1359	0.0
83	Jayarathna, Damsith Senvidu	1546	SRI	−50B	+99N	−79B	−44N	=70B	−49N	=84B	2.0	17.0	17.0	2.25	1296	-26.4
84	Jayarathna, P A Nisal Randula	1561	SRI	−63N	−89B	−70N	=90B	=74N	=97B	=83N	2.0	13.0	13.5	3.25	1547	-0.8
85	Peiris, M K Tharushan	0	SRI	−77N	−66B	−32N	−94B	+99B	−93N	+96N	2.0	12.0	12.0	1.00	1310	0.0
86	Rajapaksha, R M M P	0	SRI	F	F	−71B	+96N	−?N	+95B	F	2.0	6.5	6.5	2.00	1546	0.0
87	Laksiri, S W Dwindu Vihanga	0	SRI	−12N	=25B	=76N	−32B	F	=72N	F	1.5	20.0	20.0	4.25	1328	0.0
88	Weerasinghe, R A S S	0	SRI	−31B	+71N	=?B	−20N	F	−46N	F	1.5	20.0	20.0	2.50	1161	0.0
89	De Costa, Sanuga Nethmira Lanka	0	SRI	−35B	+84N	=31B	−46N	−73B	−75N	F	1.5	18.0	20.0	4.00	1377	0.0
90	Vishwadinu, K D Sakila Sandaham	0	SRI	−8B	−29N	−80B	=84N	+93B	−70N	−74N	1.5	18.0	19.5	2.50	1221	0.0
91	Bandara, Nethuka	0	SRI	=61N	−33B	−25N	−60B	F	+92B	F	1.5	17.5	18.5	3.00	1195	0.0
92	FIDE 80876811	0	—	−46B	=68N	−59B	+93N	−64B	−91N	F	1.5	15.0	15.0	2.75	1171	0.0
93	Amarasinghe, A A D U	0	SRI	=43N	−67B	−61N	−92B	−90N	+85B	F	1.5	14.0	14.5	3.75	1290	0.0
94	Ananda Godage, Sarojin Rivijitha	0	SRI	−53B	−26B	−74N	+85N	−49B	−81N	F	1.0	17.0	18.0	2.00	748	0.0
95	Wijesingha, Chamod Dewdula	0	SRI	−20B	−44N	+99B	−73N	−50B	−86N	F	1.0	17.0	17.0	0.00	719	0.0
96	Hettiarachchi, H D M S	1580	SRI	−30N	−55B	−78N	−86B	F	+99N	−85B	1.0	14.5	14.5	0.00	629	-28.0
97	Wasala, W M Himeth Sethmira	0	SRI	−48N	−56B	−51N	F	−71B	=84N	F	0.5	16.0	16.0	1.00	1162	0.0
98	Wijesinghe, W A Viduna Wathmira D	0	SRI	−21N	−27B	F	−63N	F	F	F	0.0	13.0	13.0	0.00	642	0.0
99	FIDE 80876790	0	—	−22N	−83B	−95N	−?B	−85N	−96B	F	0.0	10.0	10.0	0.00	742	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Wijayarathne, J A Mihin MinthulaSRI
+105.2
5.0 pts · #11
2Samarakoon, S M R Sasandu AyodSRI
+88.4
4.5 pts · #10
3Bandara, A H M G NSRI
+66.0
5.0 pts · #25

Top rating losers

1Samarasooriya, Asiri KasunjithSRI
-86.8
3.0 pts · #72
2Thennakoon, T M D KSRI
-86.0
2.5 pts · #76
3Rupasinghe, Don SakboSRI
-74.0
2.5 pts · #67

Biggest upsets

R4+466 Elo gap
Herath, H M M N1483 beat CMAmarasinghe, A A C B1949
R3+259 Elo gap
Herath, H M M N1483 beat Herath, H M J R1742
R3+255 Elo gap
Rodrigo, Senura Denuwan1435 beat Samarasooriya, Asiri Kasunjith1690