Sri Lanka Major Division Women Chess Championship 2025 -Northern Province
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29 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 10 May 2025 to 18 May 2025 in Jaffna, Sri Lanka. Top 10 Elo average was 1041, and top seed was Evanchalin Lawrence (🇱🇰 SRI, 1561).
S Narthavi (🇱🇰 SRI, 1453) won with 6.0/7, ahead of R Tharaniga (6.0) and Jogasmi Suganthan (5.0). Narthavi shared the lead from round 6, winning on tie-break.
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
Federations · 1 represented
🇱🇰Sri Lanka×24
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTight race until R7; 2 players tied at 6.0/7, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Co-leaders
18
7
2
4
6
3
2
R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 6.0/7. Narthavi takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (28.5).
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
S Narthavi drew with R Tharaniga (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
S Narthavi 3 wins (R1–R3)R Tharaniga 3 wins (R1–R3)Jogasmi Suganthan 3 wins (R4–R6)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1S Narthavi | * | ½ | 1 | — |
| 2R Tharaniga | ½ | * | — | 1 |
| 3Jogasmi Suganthan | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4S Laxya | — | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Narthavi, S | 1453 | SRI | +22N | +3B | +12B | =2N | =8N | +7B | +10N | 6.0 | 28.5 | 31.5 | 26.25 | 1678 | +48.8 |
| 2 | Tharaniga, R | 1475 | SRI | +6N | +25B | +21N | =1B | =7N | +9B | +4N | 6.0 | 28.0 | 30.0 | 24.75 | 1457 | -2.0 |
| 3 | Suganthan, Jogasmi | 0 | SRI | +14B | −1N | =15N | +11B | +16B | +18N | =5B | 5.0 | 26.0 | 29.0 | 18.75 | 1480 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Laxya, S | 0 | SRI | −18N | +29B | +?N | +6B | +20N | +8B | −2B | 5.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 12.50 | 1481 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Shaindhavie, M | 0 | SRI | =7N | +?B | =11N | +21B | =10N | +?B | =3N | 5.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 12.00 | 1508 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Ramanendrah, Haridi | 0 | SRI | −2B | +17N | +?B | −4N | +?B | +22N | +19B | 5.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 9.50 | 675 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Saathana, Saseelan | 1470 | SRI | =5B | +14N | +9B | +13N | =2B | −1N | =17N | 4.5 | 29.5 | 33.0 | 19.75 | 1268 | -20.8 |
| 8 | Thenuga, K | 1489 | SRI | +26B | +20N | =13B | +16N | =1B | −4N | =9N | 4.5 | 26.0 | 28.0 | 15.75 | 1447 | -2.4 |
| 9 | Sharvika, Raveendran | 0 | SRI | +15N | +11B | −7N | +23B | +19N | −2N | =8B | 4.5 | 25.5 | 28.5 | 15.75 | 1485 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Thenusha, K | 0 | SRI | +17B | −13N | +24B | +?N | =5B | +14N | −1B | 4.5 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 12.50 | 647 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Lawrence, Evanchalin | 1561 | SRI | +28B | −9N | =5B | −3N | +24B | +15N | =18B | 4.0 | 23.5 | 24.5 | 11.00 | 2246 | +14.4 |
| 12 | Jesmika, Thivaharan | 1511 | SRI | +29N | +23B | −1N | =19B | −18B | +16N | =13B | 4.0 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 10.00 | 647 | -23.6 |
| 13 | Kishnaram, Maanasha | 0 | SRI | +?N | +10B | =8N | −7B | −?N | +21B | =12N | 4.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 11.75 | 1363 | 0.0 |
| 14 | FIDE 80877133 | 0 | — | −3N | −7B | +29N | +?B | +25N | −10B | +20N | 4.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 5.00 | 667 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Mathushan, Santheshika | 1446 | SRI | −9B | +26N | =3B | F | +27N | −11B | +24N | 3.5 | 21.0 | 22.5 | 8.50 | 748 | -14.4 |
| 16 | Anne Hanustiha, Jude Vimalendran | 0 | SRI | +27N | =18B | +?N | −8B | −3N | −12B | +28N | 3.5 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 4.00 | 699 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Maheswaran, Asmini | 0 | SRI | −10N | −6B | +27N | F | +?B | +?N | =7B | 3.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 3.75 | 1467 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Tharuka, Rajaganth | 0 | SRI | +4B | =16N | −19B | F | +12N | −3B | =11N | 3.0 | 25.0 | 28.0 | 12.75 | 1549 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Kugan, Dhiveji | 0 | SRI | F | =?B | +18N | =12N | −9B | +20B | −6N | 3.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 8.00 | 1510 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Sheromy, Shakayamohan | 0 | SRI | +?N | −8B | +?N | +25B | −4B | −19N | −14B | 3.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 2.00 | 687 | 0.0 |
| 21 | FIDE 80856713 | 0 | — | +?B | +?N | −2B | −5N | −?B | −13N | +?B | 3.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 0.00 | 675 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Shanojan, Akshara | 0 | SRI | −1B | −?N | F | +?N | +23B | −6B | +?N | 3.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 3.00 | 647 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Ransiya, Manhalakumaran | 0 | SRI | +?B | −12N | +?B | −9N | −22N | +?B | −?N | 3.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 0.00 | 710 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Prasannakurukkal, Vishwathmika | 0 | SRI | −?N | =27B | −10N | +?B | −11N | +?B | −15B | 2.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 0.75 | 697 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Nithushana, A | 0 | SRI | +?B | −2N | +?B | −20N | −14B | F | F | 2.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 0.00 | 675 | 0.0 |
| 26 | FIDE 80837395 | 0 | — | −8N | −15B | +?N | −?B | +?N | F | F | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 667 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Shayuha, Muthukumaran | 0 | SRI | −16B | =24N | −17B | +28N | −15B | F | F | 1.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 2.25 | 646 | 0.0 |
| 28 | FIDE 80877150 | 0 | — | −11N | −?B | −?N | −27B | +?N | F | −16B | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 748 | 0.0 |
| 29 | FIDE 80869980 | 0 | — | −12B | −4N | −14B | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 0.00 | 710 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Narthavi, SSRI+48.86.0 pts · #1
- 2Lawrence, EvanchalinSRI+14.44.0 pts · #7
- 3Nithushana, ASRI0.02.0 pts · #20
Top rating losers
- 1Jesmika, ThivaharanSRI-23.64.0 pts · #18
- 2Saathana, SaseelanSRI-20.84.5 pts · #12
- 3Mathushan, SantheshikaSRI-14.43.5 pts · #29