Sri Lanka Major Division Chess Championship 2025 -Northern Province

Open SwissStandard

77 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 10 May 2025 to 18 May 2025 in Jaffna, Sri Lanka. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1693, and top seed was B Janukshan (🇱🇰 SRI, CM, 1967).

M M M Kaashif (🇱🇰 SRI, 1637) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Ajeesh Sasikumar (5.5) and V Dishanthan (5.5). Kaashif won solo starting round 5.

The biggest upset came in round 3: U Vishaleni (1561) beat B Janukshan (CM, 1967), a +406-point gap.

Location

🇱🇰Jaffna, 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

🇱🇰CMB Janukshan1967

Avg top 10

1,693

Participants

Titled players · 1

CM×1

Federations · 1 represented

🇱🇰Sri Lanka×67

Top 3

🥇
M M M Kaashif
🇱🇰SRI·1637
6.0pts·1857perf+67.2
🥈
Ajeesh Sasikumar
🇱🇰SRI·1681
5.5pts·1786perf+34.0
🥉
V Dishanthan
🇱🇰SRI·1605
5.5pts·1775perf+27.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

M M M Kaashif led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.

Co-leaders

Kaashif6Janukshan5.5Sasikumar5.5Dishanthan5.5Janarthanan5Anparasan5

R5–R7 · LEAD HELD

M M M Kaashif held the sole lead from R5 through R7 without losing it.

R1–R5 · WIN STREAK

M M M Kaashif won 5 in a row (R1–R5).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1M M M Kaashif	*	—	½	—
2CMB Janukshan	—	*	—	—
3Ajeesh Sasikumar	½	—	*	—
4V Dishanthan	—	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Kaashif, M M M	1637	SRI	+54N	+20B	+8N	+53B	+6B	=5N	=2B	6.0	27.0	29.5	24.25	1857	+67.2
2	Sasikumar, Ajeesh	1681	SRI	+14N	=19B	+17N	+29B	=7N	+16B	=1N	5.5	27.5	31.0	23.50	1786	+34.0
3	Dishanthan, V	1605	SRI	+44N	+18B	=29N	+9N	−5B	+13B	+16N	5.5	26.0	29.0	22.25	1775	+27.6
4	Janukshan, BCM	1967	SRI	+55B	+50N	−5B	+39N	+19B	=6N	+12B	5.5	25.0	27.5	20.00	1831	-30.8
5	Vishaleni, U	1561	SRI	+52N	+74B	+4N	=7B	+3N	=1B	−10B	5.0	30.0	30.5	20.00	1774	+50.0
6	Anparasan, T	1650	SRI	+41N	+32B	+34N	+16B	−1N	=4B	=7N	5.0	27.5	30.5	19.25	1782	+23.8
7	Thavendran, Abilash	1637	SRI	+59B	+47N	+31B	=5N	=2B	=12N	=6B	5.0	26.5	28.5	18.50	1722	+13.6
8	Thanushan, Shakithiyen T	1566	SRI	+75B	+51N	−1B	=13N	+41B	=11N	+23B	5.0	25.5	26.0	15.25	1615	+15.2
9	Bhavithran, S	1729	SRI	=26N	+56B	+30N	−3B	+17N	=21B	+22N	5.0	25.0	27.5	18.00	1629	-27.2
10	Janarthanan, Kethushan	1661	SRI	F	+21B	−16N	+18B	+53N	+35B	+5N	5.0	23.0	23.0	19.00	1793	+36.4
11	Aarvalan, Chandrakumar	1420	SRI	=42N	−17B	+54N	+46B	+43N	=8B	+30N	5.0	21.5	24.0	16.00	1640	+70.4
12	Balendran, Misothan	1712	SRI	+36B	+35N	F	+20B	+15N	=7B	−4N	4.5	26.0	28.5	18.00	1791	+12.2
13	Pramothan, N	1475	SRI	+45B	F	+49N	=8B	+29N	−3N	+31B	4.5	23.5	23.5	15.50	1644	+35.2
14	Adshayan, Suthakarabaskar	1453	SRI	−2B	+33N	+48B	−35N	+47B	=50N	+29B	4.5	22.0	25.0	14.50	1618	+56.0
15	Vishnukumar, Harujan	1539	SRI	+33B	−31N	+59B	+51N	−12B	+27N	=32B	4.5	22.0	24.0	14.25	1518	-6.4
16	Selvakumar, Thangarajah	1599	SRI	+40B	+23N	+10B	−6N	+30B	−2N	−3B	4.0	28.5	32.0	16.00	1618	+4.4
17	Haresh, Kugan	1468	SRI	=24B	+11N	−2B	+45N	−9B	+36N	=25B	4.0	27.0	30.0	15.50	1570	+16.0
18	Karthik, Ravishankar	1486	SRI	+60B	−3N	+38B	−10N	=33B	=24N	+46B	4.0	24.5	26.5	12.25	835	-24.0
19	Udayanithi, J	1526	SRI	+68B	=2N	=42N	+55B	−4N	+41B	F	4.0	23.5	25.0	11.25	1706	+42.8
20	Varsan, N	1493	SRI	+57B	−1N	+60B	−12N	−25B	+62N	+33B	4.0	22.5	24.5	10.00	874	-21.2
21	Indramohan, Neilavan	1502	SRI	+77B	−10N	+70B	=31N	+36B	=9N	F	4.0	22.0	22.0	8.75	1575	+14.8
22	Giridaran, Sulacshan	1480	SRI	=56N	−26B	=45B	+69N	+38B	+42N	−9B	4.0	21.0	22.0	10.25	1485	-0.8
23	Saisaran Christyrobin	1496	SRI	+63N	−16B	=44N	=48B	+59N	+46B	−8N	4.0	20.0	22.0	10.00	1348	-30.0
24	Thayananthan, Aathiraiyan	0	SRI	=17N	−43B	+56N	=44B	=55N	=18B	+41N	4.0	19.5	22.0	12.25	1464	0.0
25	Antonyrajan, Jude	0	SRI	−29N	+67B	−43N	+76B	+20N	=30B	=17N	4.0	19.5	19.5	9.25	1429	0.0
26	Jathushanan, Theevakaran	1455	SRI	=9B	+22N	F	F	+45B	+39N	=50B	4.0	18.5	18.5	14.50	1753	+61.2
27	Lakshikan, Jeyaruban	1470	SRI	+67N	−29B	−46N	+62B	+49N	−15B	+60N	4.0	18.0	19.5	8.50	745	-28.4
28	Paraneeharan, Aaranan	0	SRI	−61B	F	F	+75N	+70B	+59N	+42B	4.0	10.0	10.0	6.50	1571	0.0
29	Arushan, Muralitharan	1551	SRI	+25B	+27N	=3B	−2N	−13B	+55B	−14N	3.5	28.0	30.5	13.25	1465	-28.8
30	Thushiyanthan, Vatsalan	1480	SRI	+38B	+48N	−9B	+34B	−16N	=25N	−11B	3.5	25.0	28.0	12.00	1516	+8.4
31	Meharuban Bagavan	1464	SRI	+76N	+15B	−7N	=21B	−34N	+44B	−13N	3.5	24.5	24.5	9.50	1468	-0.4
32	Kapikrishna, Jeyaruban	1495	SRI	+69B	−6N	+37B	−41N	+40B	F	=15N	3.5	22.5	23.5	10.25	1420	-18.8
33	Athiththan, Thevathasan	0	SRI	−15N	−14B	+67N	+64B	=18N	+43B	−20N	3.5	22.0	23.5	8.50	1343	0.0
34	Anparasan, Uthayakumar	1597	SRI	+70B	+61N	−6B	−30N	+31B	−53N	=40B	3.5	20.0	21.0	8.25	1434	-53.6
35	Shrihari, Sayanthan	1503	SRI	+73N	−12B	F	+14B	+42N	−10N	=53B	3.5	20.0	20.0	9.25	1584	+20.4
36	Sinmayan, B	1454	SRI	−12N	+73B	+64N	=43B	−21N	−17B	+68N	3.5	19.0	19.5	5.50	1228	-40.0
37	Kavishan, Uthayananthan	0	SRI	+43N	−42B	−32N	−50B	+64N	=47N	+61B	3.5	17.5	19.5	8.50	1471	0.0
38	Rathuran, Kamalathasan	0	SRI	−30N	+72B	−18N	+58B	−22N	+54B	=?N	3.5	17.5	17.5	6.00	1312	0.0
39	Kisaanth, U	1493	SRI	+65N	F	+69B	−4B	=44N	−26B	+66N	3.5	17.0	17.0	6.00	1310	-30.0
40	Rajasingham, Thilagarajah	1400	SRI	−16N	−63B	+73N	+74B	−32N	+49B	=34N	3.5	16.5	17.0	5.75	1292	-14.0
41	Kesigan, Sivayokan	1435	SRI	−6B	+77N	+47B	+32B	−8N	−19N	−24B	3.0	24.5	24.5	6.50	1477	+10.8
42	Soruban, Thanikeasan	1648	SRI	=11B	+37N	=19B	+61N	−35B	−22B	−28N	3.0	24.0	26.0	10.00	1414	-62.4
43	Pasupathan, T	1496	SRI	−37B	+24N	+25B	=36N	−11B	−33N	=45B	3.0	23.5	26.5	11.25	1243	-26.4
44	Sharavenan, Balendra	1404	SRI	−3B	+57N	=23B	=24N	=39B	−31N	=48B	3.0	23.5	26.0	9.75	1384	-5.6
45	Shangeeth, Nitharshan	0	SRI	−13N	+71B	=22N	−17B	−26N	+58B	=43N	3.0	22.0	23.0	7.00	1240	0.0
46	Sathujan, Santhirathas	0	SRI	−51B	+75N	+27B	−11N	+61B	−23N	−18N	3.0	22.0	22.5	6.50	1343	0.0
47	Priyatharshan, Ravinthiran	1502	SRI	+62N	−7B	−41N	+66B	−14N	=37B	=52N	3.0	21.0	22.5	6.75	707	-58.8
48	Inpamohan, Kavisan	1598	SRI	+58N	−30B	−14N	=23N	=57B	=52B	=44N	3.0	20.5	23.0	8.75	1263	-70.0
49	Satheeskumar, Karikaalan	0	SRI	−53N	+52B	−13B	+70N	−27B	−40N	+59B	3.0	19.5	20.5	6.00	642	0.0
50	Sujinth, Tharmalingam	1538	SRI	+66N	−4B	F	+37N	F	=14B	=26N	3.0	19.0	19.0	9.25	1489	-6.2
51	Nerujan, N	1476	SRI	+46N	−8B	+74N	−15B	+60N	F	F	3.0	18.5	18.5	5.50	753	-31.6
52	Ajothesan, N	0	SRI	−5B	−49N	−65B	+77N	+69B	=48N	=47B	3.0	17.0	17.0	4.00	1432	0.0
53	Keerthikan, T	1476	SRI	+49B	F	F	−1N	−10B	+34B	=35N	2.5	25.5	25.5	8.25	1511	+10.4
54	Kishaan, Inthirapalah	1413	SRI	−1B	−69N	−11B	+73N	+63B	−38N	=57B	2.5	20.0	20.5	3.75	729	-28.4
55	Katheesan, U	1456	SRI	−4N	+66B	+76B	−19N	=24B	−29N	F	2.5	20.0	20.0	3.50	852	-18.0
56	Sanjay, Sivakumar	0	SRI	=22B	−9N	−24B	−57N	−58N	+73B	+74N	2.5	18.5	19.0	3.00	1412	0.0
57	Niron, Nithushan	0	SRI	−20N	−44B	=71N	+56B	=48N	−66B	=54N	2.5	16.5	17.5	5.75	1283	0.0
58	Karthiheyan, Sayimohan	0	SRI	−48B	−60N	=68B	−38N	+56B	−45N	+73N	2.5	15.5	16.0	3.75	798	0.0
59	Heshanth, Manoharan	1410	SRI	−7N	+62B	−15N	+65N	−23B	−28B	−49N	2.0	22.5	24.5	4.00	757	0.0
60	Prathishja, Prasath	0	SRI	−18N	+58B	−20N	F	−51B	+61N	−27B	2.0	19.5	20.5	4.50	1237	0.0
61	Sajeen, Elankeswaran	1490	SRI	+28N	−34B	+63N	−42B	−46N	−60B	−37N	2.0	19.0	21.0	6.00	822	-26.4
62	Karunakaran, Sanyesh	0	SRI	−47B	−59N	+75B	−27N	+76N	−20B	−64B	2.0	15.5	15.5	0.50	675	0.0
63	Romero, Kirupakaran	0	SRI	−23B	+40N	−61B	−?N	−54N	F	+76B	2.0	13.0	13.0	3.50	1209	0.0
64	FIDE 80877214	0	—	F	−?N	−36B	−33N	−37B	+75B	+62N	2.0	13.0	13.0	2.50	697	0.0
65	FIDE 80837336	0	—	−39B	−70N	+52N	−59B	+71N	−?B	F	2.0	10.5	10.5	4.00	668	0.0
66	Beno Rajothayan, Asriel Dinoshan	0	SRI	−50B	−55N	F	−47N	=67B	+57N	−39B	1.5	18.5	20.0	3.25	700	0.0
67	Suthakar, Habisayan	0	SRI	−27B	−25N	−33B	F	=66N	+74B	F	1.5	16.0	16.0	1.25	637	0.0
68	FIDE 80877230	0	—	−19N	−?B	=58N	=71B	=74N	F	−36B	1.5	12.5	12.5	2.00	676	0.0
69	FIDE 80877257	0	—	−32N	+54B	−39N	−22B	−52N	F	F	1.0	16.5	16.5	2.50	1279	0.0
70	Abiram, Suthan	0	SRI	−34N	+65B	−21N	−49B	−28N	F	F	1.0	16.5	16.5	2.00	750	0.0
71	FIDE 80856063	0	—	−?B	−45N	=57B	=68N	−65B	F	F	1.0	11.0	11.0	2.00	741	0.0
72	FIDE 80877206	0	—	−?B	−38N	+77B	F	F	F	F	1.0	7.0	7.0	0.00	770	0.0
73	FIDE 80877249	0	—	−35B	−36N	−40B	−54B	=75N	−56N	−58B	0.5	18.0	18.5	0.25	642	0.0
74	Pravin, Suginthan	0	SRI	F	−5N	−51B	−40N	=68B	−67N	−56B	0.5	17.0	17.0	0.75	684	0.0
75	FIDE 80877222	0	—	−8N	−46B	−62N	−28B	=73B	−64N	F	0.5	16.5	16.5	0.25	766	0.0
76	FIDE 80877281	0	—	−31B	F	−55N	−25N	−62B	F	−63N	0.0	15.0	15.0	0.00	670	0.0
77	FIDE 80843883	0	—	−21N	−41B	−72N	−52B	F	F	F	0.0	12.0	12.0	0.00	669	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Aarvalan, ChandrakumarSRI
+70.4
5.0 pts · #11
2Kaashif, M M MSRI
+67.2
6.0 pts · #1
3Jathushanan, TheevakaranSRI
+61.2
4.0 pts · #17

Top rating losers

1Inpamohan, KavisanSRI
-70.0
3.0 pts · #40
2Soruban, ThanikeasanSRI
-62.4
3.0 pts · #28
3Priyatharshan, RavinthiranSRI
-58.8
3.0 pts · #60

Biggest upsets

R3+406 Elo gap
Vishaleni, U1561 beat CMJanukshan, B1967
R6+168 Elo gap
Giridaran, Sulacshan1480 beat Soruban, Thanikeasan1648
R3+145 Elo gap
Adshayan, Suthakarabaskar1453 beat Inpamohan, Kavisan1598