Sri Lanka Major Division Chess Women Championship 2025 -North Western Province
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48 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 10 May 2025 to 18 May 2025 in Kurunegala, Sri Lanka. Top 10 Elo average was 1502, and top seed was M S Piyasiri (🇱🇰 SRI, 1568).
R L T Karunathilake (🇱🇰 SRI, 1512) won with 6.0/7, ahead of K L V S M Bandara (5.5) and W W M Manishka M Weeraparackrama (5.5). Karunathilake shared the lead from round 6 and broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 5: W W M Manishka M Weeraparackrama (1402) beat M S Piyasiri (1568), a +166-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
Federations · 1 represented
🇱🇰Sri Lanka×42
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsR L T Karunathilake 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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Karunathilake6Weeraparackrama5.5Dehenya5.5Bandara5.5Dissanayake5Jayasinghe5— ex-leaders:Jayasingheled R5, #11
R7 · LEADER CHANGE18 May
R L T Karunathilake takes the sole lead (6.0/7).
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
R L T Karunathilake beat W W M Manishka M Weeraparackrama (White).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
R L T Karunathilake 4 wins (R1–R4)W W M Manishka M Weeraparackrama 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1R L T Karunathilake | * | 1 | — | — |
| 2W W M Manishka M Weeraparackrama | 0 | * | — | ½ |
| 3Hirudini Dehenya | — | — | * | ½ |
| 4K L V S M Bandara | — | ½ | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karunathilake, R L T | 1512 | SRI | +46N | +26B | +29N | +3B | −5N | +15B | +6B | 6.0 | 25.5 | 26.5 | 21.50 | 1697 | +42.0 |
| 2 | Bandara, K L V S M | 1474 | SRI | +41N | +8B | =9N | =4B | +30N | =3B | +5N | 5.5 | 28.0 | 29.5 | 21.75 | 1592 | +17.6 |
| 3 | Weeraparackrama, W W M Manishka M | 1402 | SRI | +48B | +22B | +18N | −1N | +14B | =2N | +16B | 5.5 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 18.25 | 1699 | +88.4 |
| 4 | Dehenya, Hirudini | 1522 | SRI | =38B | +24N | +27B | =2N | =15B | +8N | +10B | 5.5 | 25.0 | 27.5 | 21.50 | 1638 | +29.2 |
| 5 | Jayasinghe, J A Thinuli Hesanya | 1462 | SRI | +39B | +37N | +28B | +14N | +1B | −6N | −2B | 5.0 | 26.0 | 28.0 | 17.50 | 1525 | +8.0 |
| 6 | Dissanayake, D M M D | 1526 | SRI | −26N | +41B | +46N | +11B | +7N | +5B | −1N | 5.0 | 25.0 | 26.0 | 17.00 | 1655 | +26.4 |
| 7 | Dabarera, W Michelle Bhagya | 1425 | SRI | +45B | +21N | −14B | +28N | −6B | +30N | +17N | 5.0 | 22.5 | 23.5 | 14.50 | 1380 | -6.4 |
| 8 | Mendis, W M N | 0 | SRI | +?B | −2N | +16B | +18B | =10N | −4B | +33N | 4.5 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 13.25 | 1488 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Padmasiri, K K M M | 0 | SRI | +23B | +16N | =2B | −15N | +29B | −14N | +22B | 4.5 | 24.5 | 27.5 | 16.75 | 1519 | 0.0 |
| 10 | De Silva, K Sanuli Thimanya | 1467 | SRI | −27B | +39N | +26B | +32N | =8B | +21N | −4N | 4.5 | 22.5 | 24.5 | 13.75 | 694 | -18.4 |
| 11 | Athapaththu, A M Risini Sehansa | 1409 | SRI | +40B | −14N | +45B | −6N | +32B | =23N | +21B | 4.5 | 21.0 | 22.0 | 11.25 | 1244 | -23.2 |
| 12 | Athapaththu, A M Vidushi Dinethma | 1428 | SRI | +36B | −28N | +44B | −21N | =26B | +25N | +23B | 4.5 | 19.0 | 20.0 | 12.00 | 2256 | +21.2 |
| 13 | Amarasinghe, D S Nimansa | 0 | SRI | −28B | =36N | +38B | +27N | +22B | F | +34N | 4.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 12.75 | 1580 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Piyasiri, M S | 1568 | SRI | +20N | +11B | +7N | −5B | −3N | +9B | F | 4.0 | 28.5 | 32.5 | 18.00 | 1435 | -28.8 |
| 15 | Udapola, Yenuli Yenara | 1427 | SRI | =19N | +34B | +17N | +9B | =4N | −1N | F | 4.0 | 28.0 | 30.5 | 15.75 | 1479 | +8.4 |
| 16 | Thilakarathna, M I A | 1435 | SRI | +31N | −9B | −8N | +35B | +42N | +19B | −3N | 4.0 | 24.0 | 25.5 | 11.00 | 618 | -20.4 |
| 17 | Sidasni, D P M | 1441 | SRI | +47B | =27N | −15B | +24N | =21B | +20N | −7B | 4.0 | 23.0 | 24.0 | 11.75 | 1293 | -20.4 |
| 18 | Bandara, L H M T I | 1475 | SRI | +44B | +43N | −3B | −8N | =25B | =26N | +28B | 4.0 | 21.0 | 22.0 | 8.75 | 618 | -23.2 |
| 19 | Samaradiwakara, S R M Sethumilee | 0 | SRI | =15B | +38N | −22B | =23N | +37B | −16N | +26B | 4.0 | 20.5 | 23.0 | 11.75 | 1275 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Dinaya, Resadi | 0 | SRI | −14B | +40N | −21B | +39N | +24B | −17B | +31N | 4.0 | 20.0 | 22.0 | 10.50 | 1340 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Wijerathna, P W N P W B S Rachel | 0 | SRI | +33N | −7B | +20N | +12B | =17N | −10B | −11N | 3.5 | 26.5 | 29.5 | 13.50 | 1281 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Kumarasekara, K M Vishmi Senara | 1554 | SRI | +42B | −3N | +19N | =29B | −13N | +35B | −9N | 3.5 | 24.0 | 25.5 | 9.50 | 1230 | -34.8 |
| 23 | Thennakoon, T S O S | 1457 | SRI | −9N | =31B | +34N | =19B | +33N | =11B | −12N | 3.5 | 23.5 | 26.0 | 11.25 | 1230 | -23.6 |
| 24 | Herath, D M S D | 1408 | SRI | =34N | −4B | +31N | −17B | −20N | +41B | +35N | 3.5 | 21.5 | 23.0 | 8.25 | 657 | -34.4 |
| 25 | Dain, F Farha Sanari | 0 | SRI | −30N | −35B | +47N | +41B | =18N | −12B | +?N | 3.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 4.50 | 1456 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Gunarathna, D Nimnadi J | 0 | SRI | +6B | −1N | −10N | +43B | =12N | =18B | −19N | 3.0 | 28.0 | 29.5 | 10.75 | 1412 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Masinghe, M A K I N | 0 | SRI | +10N | =17B | −4N | −13B | −35N | +32B | =29N | 3.0 | 24.5 | 27.0 | 11.00 | 1451 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Weerawardana, D B N T | 0 | SRI | +13N | +12B | −5N | −7B | F | +42B | −18N | 3.0 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 10.50 | 1261 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Udapola Tenuli Tehara | 1423 | SRI | +35N | +30B | −1B | =22N | −9N | −34B | =27B | 3.0 | 22.5 | 25.0 | 8.75 | 1349 | -7.6 |
| 30 | Yunali, H M S | 0 | SRI | +25B | −29N | +43B | +?N | −2B | −7B | F | 3.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 5.00 | 1256 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Ramanayake, M D M Sanduni Wasana | 0 | SRI | −16B | =23N | −24B | =36N | +44B | +37N | −20B | 3.0 | 20.0 | 21.0 | 6.50 | 1157 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Supulya, E A Mesandi | 0 | SRI | −43B | +42N | +37B | −10B | −11N | −27N | +39B | 3.0 | 18.0 | 19.5 | 6.00 | 639 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Chamodi, K A A Ayodya | 0 | SRI | −21B | −45N | +36B | +44N | −23B | +39N | −8B | 3.0 | 17.0 | 18.0 | 5.50 | 656 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Sethumsa, E M Thinuli | 0 | SRI | =24B | −15N | −23B | +38N | F | +29N | −13B | 2.5 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 7.25 | 1342 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Senadheera K S O W Y | 0 | SRI | −29B | +25N | =?B | −16N | +27B | −22N | −24B | 2.5 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 6.50 | 1090 | 0.0 |
| 36 | FIDE 80850693 | 0 | — | −12N | =13B | −33N | =31B | =43N | +44B | F | 2.5 | 19.5 | 20.5 | 5.50 | 633 | 0.0 |
| 37 | Ananda Godage, Dulanya Chathurabhashini | 0 | SRI | +?N | −5B | −32N | +46B | −19N | −31B | =42N | 2.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 1.75 | 688 | 0.0 |
| 38 | Gunawardana, G S P | 0 | SRI | =4N | −19B | −13N | −34B | F | +48B | +?N | 2.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 2.75 | 1494 | 0.0 |
| 39 | Nethushela, M Meeriyam Sheyel | 0 | SRI | −5N | −10B | +?N | −20B | +40N | −33B | −32N | 2.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 2.00 | 676 | 0.0 |
| 40 | Senanayake, S M Dhanuji Amodya | 0 | SRI | −11N | −20B | F | +48N | −39B | +47N | F | 2.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 1.00 | 613 | 0.0 |
| 41 | Liyanage, H L Methuli Sehansa | 0 | SRI | −2B | −6N | +48B | −25N | =?B | −24N | F | 1.5 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 0.00 | 671 | 0.0 |
| 42 | FIDE 80876820 | 0 | — | −22N | −32B | F | +45N | −16B | −28N | =37B | 1.5 | 18.0 | 19.0 | 2.25 | 694 | 0.0 |
| 43 | FIDE 80831931 | 0 | — | +32N | −18B | −30N | −26N | =36B | −?B | F | 1.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 4.25 | 668 | 0.0 |
| 44 | Herath, H M Sithumya Nemdini | 0 | SRI | −18N | +?B | −12N | −33B | −31N | −36N | F | 1.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 0.00 | 654 | 0.0 |
| 45 | Sandaruwani, Tharushika | 0 | SRI | −7N | +33B | −11N | −42B | F | F | F | 1.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 3.00 | 618 | 0.0 |
| 46 | FIDE 80821847 | 0 | — | −1B | +48N | −6B | −37N | F | F | F | 1.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 0.00 | 725 | 0.0 |
| 47 | FIDE 80864376 | 0 | — | −17N | −?N | −25B | −?B | +48N | −40B | F | 1.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0.00 | 641 | 0.0 |
| 48 | FIDE 80876838 | 0 | — | −3N | −46B | −41N | −40B | −47B | −38N | F | 0.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 0.00 | 618 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Weeraparackrama, W W M Manishka MSRI+88.45.5 pts · #1
- 2Karunathilake, R L TSRI+42.06.0 pts · #3
- 3Dehenya, HirudiniSRI+29.25.5 pts · #5
Top rating losers
- 1Kumarasekara, K M Vishmi SenaraSRI-34.83.5 pts · #27
- 2Herath, D M S DSRI-34.43.5 pts · #39
- 3Piyasiri, M SSRI-28.84.0 pts · #7
Biggest upsets
- R5+166 Elo gap
- R2+152 Elo gap
- R4+106 Elo gap