Sri Lanka Major Division Women Chess Championship 2025 -North Central Province
19 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 732, and top seed was M V M V Vithanage (🇱🇰 SRI, 1505).
Ananya Hewanayake (🇱🇰 SRI, 1475) won with 6.5/7, ahead of M V M V Vithanage (5.5) and R M R M Rathnayaka (5.0). Hewanayake won solo starting round 5.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsAnanya Hewanayake led from R5; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Ananya Hewanayake never relinquished the lead after R5; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
Ananya Hewanayake beat M V M V Vithanage (Black).
Ananya Hewanayake 6 wins (R1–R6)M V M V Vithanage 4 wins (R1–R4)FIDE 80837590 3 wins (R1–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ananya Hewanayake | * | 1 | ½ | 1 |
| 2M V M V Vithanage | 0 | * | — | 1 |
| 3FIDE 80837590 | ½ | — | * | — |
| 4R M R M Rathnayaka | 0 | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hewanayake, Ananya | 1475 | SRI | +?B | +?N | +11B | +3N | +2N | +8B | =4N | 6.5 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 21.50 | 1546 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Vithanage, M V M V | 1505 | SRI | +14B | +19N | +8B | +10N | −1B | +3N | =6B | 5.5 | 28.5 | 30.5 | 21.75 | 1676 | +17.6 |
| 3 | Rathnayaka, R M R M | 1485 | SRI | +15N | +12B | +13N | −1B | +11N | −2B | +10N | 5.0 | 28.0 | 31.5 | 19.50 | 702 | -20.4 |
| 4 | FIDE 80837590 | 0 | — | +16N | F | +?B | +?B | =5N | +?N | =1B | 5.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 8.50 | 1402 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Bandara, S Shakya | 1401 | SRI | −10B | +18N | =6B | +7N | =4B | +17N | =9B | 4.5 | 25.5 | 28.0 | 17.00 | 1455 | +2.8 |
| 6 | Pathirana, P A Nethumi Anudini | 1455 | SRI | +18N | =7B | =5N | F | +19B | +16B | =2N | 4.5 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 14.75 | 1452 | 0.0 |
| 7 | FIDE 80877087 | 0 | — | +17B | =6N | −10B | −5B | +?N | +?N | +11B | 4.5 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 9.25 | 1236 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Amarasinghe, B U G S N | 0 | SRI | +?N | +?B | −2N | +13B | +10N | −1N | =?B | 4.5 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 8.00 | 702 | 0.0 |
| 9 | FIDE 80877001 | 0 | — | +?B | −10N | +14B | +19N | −?B | +12N | =5N | 4.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 12.25 | 1402 | 0.0 |
| 10 | FIDE 29995965 | 0 | — | +5N | +9B | +7N | −2B | −8B | +15N | −3B | 4.0 | 28.5 | 32.0 | 17.00 | 1346 | 0.0 |
| 11 | FIDE 80877010 | 0 | — | +?N | +?B | −1N | +12B | −3B | +13N | −7N | 4.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 8.00 | 710 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Dissanayake, D M S Sehansa | 0 | SRI | +?B | −3N | +?B | −11N | +?N | −9B | +16N | 4.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 3.00 | 710 | 0.0 |
| 13 | FIDE 29995914 | 0 | — | +?B | +?N | −3B | −8N | +?B | −11B | +?N | 4.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 0.00 | 710 | 0.0 |
| 14 | FIDE 80877044 | 0 | — | −2N | +?B | −9N | +?B | −16N | +?B | +?N | 4.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 0.00 | 702 | 0.0 |
| 15 | FIDE 80877052 | 0 | — | −3B | +?N | −?N | =?B | +?N | −10B | +?B | 3.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 710 | 0.0 |
| 16 | FIDE 80849571 | 0 | — | −4B | +?N | +?B | −?N | +14B | −6N | −12B | 3.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 4.00 | 655 | 0.0 |
| 17 | FIDE 80802699 | 0 | — | −7N | −?B | +?N | +?B | +?N | −5B | F | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 602 | 0.0 |
| 18 | FIDE 80849423 | 0 | — | −6B | −5B | +?N | −?N | −?B | +?N | =?B | 2.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 629 | 0.0 |
| 19 | FIDE 80837581 | 0 | — | +?N | −2B | +?N | −9B | −6N | −?B | F | 2.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 0.00 | 679 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Vithanage, M V M VSRI+17.65.5 pts · #2
- 2Bandara, S ShakyaSRI+2.84.5 pts · #7
- 3Amarasinghe, B U G S NSRI0.04.5 pts · #11
- 1Rathnayaka, R M R MSRI-20.45.0 pts · #13
- 2Amarasinghe, B U G S NSRI0.04.5 pts · #11
- 3Pathirana, P A Nethumi AnudiniSRI0.04.5 pts · #3