Sri Lanka Major Division Chess Championship 2025 -North Central Province
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48 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 10 May 2025 to 18 May 2025 in Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka. Top 10 Elo average was 1564, and top seed was P M C V Jayalath (🇱🇰 SRI, 1701).
P M C V Jayalath (🇱🇰 SRI, 1701) won with 6.5/7, ahead of W P H S Pathirana (5.5) and R A T P Shaminda (5.0). Jayalath won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 3: M D P Fonseka (1443) beat Loshitha Gimhan Gaudar (1627), a +184-point gap.
Location
🇱🇰Polonnaruwa, 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×35
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsP M C V Jayalath led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R4–R7 · LEAD HELD
P M C V Jayalath never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
R1–R4 · WIN STREAK
P M C V Jayalath won 4 in a row (R1–R4).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1P M C V Jayalath | * | — | — | — |
| 2W P H S Pathirana | — | * | ½ | 1 |
| 3K A S R Bandara | — | ½ | * | — |
| 4J A S S Jayasinghe | — | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jayalath, P M C V | 1701 | SRI | +35B | +11N | +5B | +10N | =6B | +7N | +3B | 6.5 | 29.0 | 31.5 | 29.00 | 1922 | +44.4 |
| 2 | Pathirana, W P H S | 1566 | SRI | +38B | =8N | +15B | +29B | −3N | +14B | +4N | 5.5 | 26.0 | 28.5 | 21.00 | 1711 | +29.6 |
| 3 | Shaminda, R A T P | 1613 | SRI | +31B | −5N | +34B | +23N | +2B | +6N | −1N | 5.0 | 28.5 | 31.0 | 19.50 | 1557 | -6.2 |
| 4 | Jayasinghe, J A S S | 1507 | SRI | −15B | +12N | +31B | +24N | +11B | +10N | −2B | 5.0 | 26.5 | 29.5 | 20.00 | 1715 | +43.2 |
| 5 | Ekanayake E M Methuka Tharuk | 1431 | SRI | +44N | +3B | −1N | +20B | −14N | +25B | +22N | 5.0 | 26.5 | 27.5 | 17.00 | 1625 | +51.6 |
| 6 | Liyanage, R N | 1514 | SRI | +32N | =21B | +26N | +22B | =1N | −3B | +15B | 5.0 | 26.0 | 29.0 | 19.00 | 1589 | +10.0 |
| 7 | Dehigama, D M G S Mihiran | 1522 | SRI | +36N | +9B | −29N | +21B | +17N | −1B | +16N | 5.0 | 26.0 | 28.5 | 19.00 | 1522 | -0.4 |
| 8 | Bandara, K A S R | 0 | SRI | +25N | =2B | −14N | +26B | +22N | =16B | +20B | 5.0 | 24.5 | 28.0 | 19.25 | 1512 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Abeysinghe, A M Didula Sathsilu B | 0 | SRI | +45B | −7N | −23B | +42N | +30B | +17B | +14N | 5.0 | 21.0 | 22.0 | 13.50 | 1512 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Kodithuwakku, K A Sadula Kausara | 1583 | SRI | +34N | +13B | +20N | −1B | +29N | −4B | =11N | 4.5 | 27.5 | 30.0 | 16.25 | 1567 | -4.0 |
| 11 | Tewnim, K A Mahima Nivisara | 1450 | SRI | +28N | −1B | +37N | +40B | −4N | +27B | =10B | 4.5 | 25.5 | 28.0 | 14.25 | 1325 | -17.2 |
| 12 | Ranathunga, Wgij | 1489 | SRI | =33N | −4B | +28N | =15B | =32N | +26B | +21N | 4.5 | 22.5 | 25.5 | 15.50 | 707 | -18.8 |
| 13 | Imayuru, P K G D Anuja | 1416 | SRI | +39B | −10N | +30B | −17N | =23B | +34N | +24B | 4.5 | 21.0 | 23.5 | 13.25 | 728 | -28.0 |
| 14 | Amarawansha, N D | 1488 | SRI | +48B | =15N | +8B | =16N | +5B | −2N | −9B | 4.0 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 14.00 | 1480 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Indrawansha, M A B S | 0 | SRI | +4N | =14B | −2N | =12N | +35B | +29B | −6N | 4.0 | 27.0 | 29.5 | 14.75 | 1507 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Fonseka, M D P | 1443 | SRI | =42B | +24N | +19B | =14B | =18N | =8N | −7B | 4.0 | 25.5 | 27.0 | 14.75 | 1525 | +17.6 |
| 17 | Jayakody, J A D U | 1472 | SRI | −21N | +32B | +36N | +13B | −7B | −9N | +30N | 4.0 | 24.0 | 26.5 | 13.00 | 1469 | -0.4 |
| 18 | Bandara, S Mihindu | 1464 | SRI | +37N | =26B | −21N | +33B | =16B | =24N | =19B | 4.0 | 21.5 | 24.0 | 13.00 | 1535 | +6.8 |
| 19 | Gaudar, Loshitha Gimhan | 1627 | SRI | +41N | =22B | −16N | +25B | −21N | +32B | =18N | 4.0 | 21.5 | 23.5 | 12.25 | 1330 | -47.2 |
| 20 | Muthunayaka, Aken Kethwith | 1517 | SRI | +47B | +43N | −10B | −5N | +36B | +21B | −8N | 4.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 7.00 | 708 | -41.2 |
| 21 | Jayaneththi, J D D | 0 | SRI | +17B | =6N | +18B | −7N | +19B | −20N | −12B | 3.5 | 26.5 | 30.5 | 14.50 | 1518 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Jayawardhana, P J I Y | 1452 | SRI | +46B | =19N | +42B | −6N | −8B | +23N | −5B | 3.5 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 7.00 | 1255 | -28.0 |
| 23 | FIDE 29976278 | 0 | — | +40N | −29B | +9N | −3B | =13N | −22B | +38N | 3.5 | 23.5 | 26.0 | 12.25 | 1166 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Senavirathna, S N M P | 0 | SRI | +27N | −16B | +41N | −4B | +40N | =18B | −13N | 3.5 | 23.5 | 25.5 | 10.00 | 1137 | 0.0 |
| 25 | FIDE 80876960 | 0 | — | −8B | +38N | +43B | −19N | +31B | −5N | =27N | 3.5 | 23.0 | 24.0 | 8.25 | 729 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Rathnayaka, R M C H | 0 | SRI | +?B | =18N | −6B | −8N | +43B | −12N | +36B | 3.5 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 5.50 | 1386 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Rajapaksha, R R P Thisum Sashilka | 0 | SRI | −24B | −30N | +46B | +38N | +?B | −11N | =25B | 3.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 4.25 | 649 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Munasinghe, Pasindu Nethum | 0 | SRI | −11B | =35N | −12B | −?N | +46B | +42N | +34B | 3.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 5.25 | 669 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Amarasinghe, A A D G | 1469 | SRI | +30B | +23N | +7B | −2N | −10B | −15N | F | 3.0 | 25.5 | 28.5 | 11.50 | 1432 | -5.6 |
| 30 | Jayasinghe, P? Julanjana Vidoosha | 0 | SRI | −29N | +27B | −13N | +41B | −9N | +?N | −17B | 3.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 5.50 | 1248 | 0.0 |
| 31 | FIDE 80828434 | 0 | — | −3N | +44B | −4N | +39B | −25N | +37B | F | 3.0 | 21.5 | 22.5 | 6.00 | 760 | 0.0 |
| 32 | FIDE 80837492 | 0 | — | −6B | −17N | +45B | +43N | =12B | −19N | =?B | 3.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 4.25 | 1207 | 0.0 |
| 33 | FIDE 80876935 | 0 | — | =12B | −42N | +35B | −18N | −34B | =39N | +44B | 3.0 | 17.5 | 18.5 | 7.00 | 1287 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Deshan, S M Sithum | 0 | SRI | −10B | +39N | −3N | =37B | +33N | −13B | −28N | 2.5 | 23.0 | 25.5 | 6.75 | 738 | 0.0 |
| 35 | FIDE 80876846 | 0 | — | −1N | =28B | −33N | +47B | −15N | +41B | F | 2.5 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 3.75 | 902 | 0.0 |
| 36 | Geenuka, P G Ashan | 0 | SRI | −7B | +45N | −17B | +?N | −20N | =40B | −26N | 2.5 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 2.25 | 1286 | 0.0 |
| 37 | Jithsara, S Sanuka | 0 | SRI | −18B | +?N | −11B | =34N | +42B | −31N | F | 2.5 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 2.75 | 1316 | 0.0 |
| 38 | Gaudar, Lakindu Sampath | 0 | SRI | −2N | −25B | +44N | −27B | +45N | =?N | −23B | 2.5 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 2.00 | 766 | 0.0 |
| 39 | FIDE 80846114 | 0 | — | −13N | −34B | +47B | −31N | +41N | =33B | F | 2.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 3.50 | 616 | 0.0 |
| 40 | FIDE 80837476 | 0 | — | −23B | +48N | +?B | −11N | −24B | =36N | F | 2.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 1.25 | 649 | 0.0 |
| 41 | Bandara, W M G Dinindu Shakya | 0 | SRI | −19B | +46N | −24B | −30N | −39B | −35N | +47N | 2.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 0.00 | 826 | 0.0 |
| 42 | Ralapanawa, K B D Jaithra Sudaksh | 0 | SRI | =16N | +33B | −22N | −9B | −37N | −28B | F | 1.5 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 5.00 | 1255 | 0.0 |
| 43 | Mallawa, Yasiru | 0 | SRI | +?N | −20B | −25N | −32B | −26N | F | F | 1.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 0.00 | 717 | 0.0 |
| 44 | FIDE 80837514 | 0 | — | −5B | −31N | −38B | +46N | −?B | F | −33N | 1.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 0.00 | 618 | 0.0 |
| 45 | FIDE 80876951 | 0 | — | −9N | −36B | −32N | F | −38B | +47N | −?B | 1.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 0.00 | 605 | 0.0 |
| 46 | FIDE 80876943 | 0 | — | −22N | −41B | −27N | −44B | −28N | F | F | 0.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 0.00 | 652 | 0.0 |
| 47 | FIDE 80849636 | 0 | — | −20N | −?B | −39N | −35N | F | −45B | −41B | 0.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.00 | 717 | 0.0 |
| 48 | FIDE 80868754 | 0 | — | −14N | −40B | −?B | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 644 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Ekanayake E M Methuka TharukSRI+51.65.0 pts · #8
- 2Jayalath, P M C VSRI+44.46.5 pts · #1
- 3Jayasinghe, J A S SSRI+43.25.0 pts · #5
Top rating losers
- 1Gaudar, Loshitha GimhanSRI-47.24.0 pts · #19
- 2Muthunayaka, Aken KethwithSRI-41.24.0 pts · #47
- 3Jayawardhana, P J I YSRI-28.03.5 pts · #27
Biggest upsets
- R3+184 Elo gap
- R2+182 Elo gap