Western Asian Junior Chess Championships 2025
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57 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 05 Jun 2025 to 11 Jun 2025 in Kaluthara, Sri Lanka. 21 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2298, and top seed was Mayank Chakraborty (🇮🇳 IND, IM, 2457).
Konstantin Popov ( FID, IM, 2391) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Amanmuhammet Hommadov (7.0) and Asman Bayantas (7.0). Popov shared the lead from round 7 and broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Senuja Thimeth Alwela (1684) beat K K Dinujaya Kodithuwakku (CM, 2115), a +431-point gap.
Location
🇱🇰Kaluthara, Sri Lanka
Dates
05 Jun 2025 → 11 Jun 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Titled players · 21
IM×3
FM×9
CM×9
Federations · 8 represented
🇱🇰Sri Lanka×41
🇮🇳India×5
🇹🇲Turkmenistan×3
🇧🇩Bangladesh×3
🇺🇿Uzbekistan×1
🇰🇿Kazakhstan×1
🇲🇻Maldives×1
🇳🇵Nepal×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsIM Konstantin Popov led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R5 · LEADER CHANGE07 Jun
IM Konstantin Popov takes the sole lead (4.5/5).
R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
IM Konstantin Popov lost to FM Amanmuhammet Hommadov (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
IM Konstantin Popov 3 wins (R7–R9)FM Amanmuhammet Hommadov 3 wins (R2–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1IMKonstantin Popov | * | 0 | ½ | 1 |
| 2FMAmanmuhammet Hommadov | 1 | * | ½ | — |
| 3FMAsman Bayantas | ½ | ½ | * | — |
| 4Vepaly Halynyazov | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Popov, KonstantinIM | 2391 | FID | +20B | +12N | =3B | +7N | +22B | −2N | +5B | +11N | +10B | 7.5 | 48.0 | 52.5 | 42.00 | 2388 | +0.9 |
| 2 | Hommadov, AmanmuhammetFM | 2208 | TKM | =32N | +31B | +55N | +13B | =3N | +1B | =11N | +6B | =4N | 7.0 | 46.5 | 48.0 | 36.50 | 2318 | +28.6 |
| 3 | Bayantas, AsmanFM | 2142 | KAZ | +25N | +24B | =1N | +4N | =2B | =10B | =26N | +17B | +11B | 7.0 | 46.0 | 50.5 | 38.25 | 2389 | +114.8 |
| 4 | Manon, Reja NeerIM | 2390 | BAN | +35N | +23B | =10N | −3B | +48N | +13B | =6B | +7N | =2B | 6.5 | 46.0 | 49.0 | 32.50 | 2237 | -12.4 |
| 5 | Halynyazov, Vepaly | 2189 | TKM | +36B | =48N | =18B | +41N | =8N | +9B | −1N | +16B | +15N | 6.5 | 43.0 | 46.0 | 31.50 | 2245 | +19.2 |
| 6 | Kodithuwakku, K K DinujayaCM | 2115 | SRI | −34N | +32B | +30N | +23B | +9N | +17B | =4N | −2N | +12B | 6.5 | 42.5 | 46.5 | 32.25 | 2187 | +39.6 |
| 7 | Karunasena, A P Chenitha Sihas DinsaraCM | 1959 | SRI | +29N | +9B | =11N | −1B | +40N | +8B | =10N | −4B | +17N | 6.0 | 46.5 | 50.0 | 30.50 | 2261 | +125.8 |
| 8 | Zia, Tahsin TajwarFM | 2369 | BAN | +39B | +15N | −22B | +12N | =5B | −7N | +24B | =14N | +18B | 6.0 | 43.0 | 47.0 | 30.50 | 2213 | -27.6 |
| 9 | Rohit SFM | 2241 | IND | +30B | −7N | +48B | +28N | −6B | −5N | +20B | +19N | +22B | 6.0 | 42.0 | 45.0 | 26.00 | 2086 | -26.0 |
| 10 | Jihan Tejas ShahFM | 2123 | IND | +45B | +33N | =4B | =14N | +18B | =3N | =7B | =12N | −1N | 5.5 | 47.0 | 50.5 | 27.75 | 2179 | +35.2 |
| 11 | Abdukhakimov, AkbaraliFM | 2217 | UZB | +19B | =55N | =7B | +20N | +26B | +22N | =2B | −1B | −3N | 5.5 | 46.5 | 48.0 | 26.25 | 2174 | -4.4 |
| 12 | Wijerathna, Vinuka DihainCM | 2049 | SRI | +54N | −1B | +19N | −8B | +42N | +27B | +13N | =10B | −6N | 5.5 | 44.0 | 45.5 | 22.75 | 2112 | +30.1 |
| 13 | Silwal, PurushottamCM | 2087 | NEP | +44B | +37N | =14B | −2N | +32B | −4N | −12B | +25N | +24N | 5.5 | 41.5 | 45.0 | 23.25 | 2039 | -7.2 |
| 14 | Nagarkatte VedantFM | 2290 | IND | +42N | +21B | =13N | =10B | −17N | −16B | +38N | =8B | +23N | 5.5 | 41.0 | 44.5 | 25.50 | 2121 | -30.6 |
| 15 | Weerathungalage, W D Malisha SasviduCM | 2005 | SRI | +46N | −8B | =25N | =31B | +19N | =48B | +40N | +22N | −5B | 5.5 | 37.5 | 40.5 | 22.25 | 1999 | +2.7 |
| 16 | Induwara, T H D Thisarindu | 2024 | SRI | −33B | +45N | +36B | −26N | +47B | +14N | =22B | −5N | +29B | 5.5 | 37.0 | 40.0 | 22.75 | 2007 | +4.6 |
| 17 | Kurbandurdyyev, ShageldiCM | 2135 | TKM | +56B | +28N | +26B | −22N | +14B | −6N | +18B | −3N | −7B | 5.0 | 43.5 | 44.5 | 20.50 | 2143 | +7.2 |
| 18 | Sakline Mostafa, SajidFM | 2223 | BAN | =31N | +34B | =5N | +27B | −10N | +21B | −17N | +47B | −8N | 5.0 | 40.5 | 43.5 | 21.75 | 2066 | -30.2 |
| 19 | Nissanka, N M Thenura Yasendra | 1759 | SRI | −11N | +53B | −12B | +57N | −15B | +50N | +27N | −9B | +35N | 5.0 | 36.0 | 36.0 | 13.50 | 1897 | +56.4 |
| 20 | Gogte, Soumil | 1821 | IND | −1N | +54B | +57N | −11B | =24N | =43B | −9N | +31B | +47N | 5.0 | 35.5 | 35.5 | 12.50 | 1882 | +10.2 |
| 21 | Nanayakkara, Sanuk | 1921 | SRI | +49B | −14N | F | +43B | +31N | −18N | =33B | =23B | +30N | 5.0 | 33.5 | 33.5 | 18.75 | 1953 | +8.8 |
| 22 | Weerasekara, Dishal NimsaraFM | 2125 | SRI | +43N | +40B | +8N | +17B | −1N | −11B | =16N | −15B | −9N | 4.5 | 44.5 | 48.0 | 20.75 | 2105 | -4.9 |
| 23 | Janukshan, BCM | 1937 | SRI | +47B | −4N | +33B | −6N | +41B | −26N | +43B | =21N | −14B | 4.5 | 39.0 | 42.0 | 16.50 | 1950 | +1.4 |
| 24 | Gunasekara, Aritha Chanthula Abes | 1858 | SRI | +51B | −3N | −41B | +36N | =20B | +30B | −8N | +33N | −13B | 4.5 | 39.0 | 41.5 | 17.00 | 1841 | -9.1 |
| 25 | Sasikumar, Ajeesh | 1716 | SRI | −3B | +49N | =15B | −48N | =36B | =28N | +32B | −13B | +40N | 4.5 | 37.0 | 40.0 | 17.50 | 1863 | +53.2 |
| 26 | Mayank ChakrabortyIM | 2457 | IND | +38N | +27B | −17N | +16B | −11N | +23B | =3B | F | F | 4.5 | 36.0 | 36.0 | 22.00 | 2205 | -17.1 |
| 27 | Dandeniya, D D L NCM | 2004 | SRI | +41B | −26N | +44B | −18N | +28B | −12N | −19B | =43N | +34B | 4.5 | 35.5 | 39.0 | 17.25 | 1883 | -45.7 |
| 28 | Kiringoda, Thehas RithmithaCM | 1849 | SRI | +50N | −17B | +34N | −9B | −27N | =25B | −37N | +46N | +43B | 4.5 | 35.0 | 38.0 | 16.25 | 1784 | -26.3 |
| 29 | Marasinghe, M M Inuka Pevin | 1595 | SRI | −7B | −30N | −35N | +52B | +51N | =31B | +42N | +40B | −16N | 4.5 | 33.0 | 35.5 | 14.00 | 1772 | +76.4 |
| 30 | Weerathunga, Kavinu Sathnura | 1766 | SRI | −9N | +29B | −6B | =33N | +37B | −24N | +41B | =34N | −21B | 4.0 | 38.5 | 42.0 | 16.00 | 1741 | -11.0 |
| 31 | Siriwardene, R B Sithum Nevanjith | 1760 | SRI | =18B | −2N | +51B | =15N | −21B | =29N | =53B | −20N | +49B | 4.0 | 37.5 | 39.5 | 14.00 | 1761 | -6.4 |
| 32 | Jayalath, P M C V | 1747 | SRI | =2B | −6N | +50B | +55B | −13N | −40B | −25N | +44N | =39B | 4.0 | 37.5 | 39.0 | 13.50 | 1826 | +25.9 |
| 33 | Abhayaratna, Ometh | 1661 | SRI | +16N | −10B | −23N | =30B | =35N | +39B | =21N | −24B | =42N | 4.0 | 37.0 | 40.5 | 17.75 | 1844 | +75.6 |
| 34 | Alwela, Senuja Thimeth | 1684 | SRI | +6B | −18N | −28B | =35B | −38N | +49N | +36B | =30B | −27N | 4.0 | 36.5 | 39.5 | 17.50 | 1808 | +25.6 |
| 35 | Perumpuli Arachchi Lithula Raveesh | 1813 | SRI | −4B | −41N | +29B | =34N | =33B | =53N | +44B | =37N | −19B | 4.0 | 35.0 | 37.0 | 15.00 | 1646 | -78.0 |
| 36 | Koswattage, Biman | 1721 | SRI | −5N | +52B | −16N | −24B | =25N | +54B | −34N | =41B | +50N | 4.0 | 34.0 | 35.5 | 11.00 | 1686 | -20.4 |
| 37 | Perera R C Thihansith | 1431 | SRI | F | −13B | =39N | −40B | −30N | +51N | +28B | =35B | +38N | 4.0 | 32.0 | 32.0 | 15.00 | 1782 | +114.0 |
| 38 | Kothalawala, Ramath Hansaka | 1822 | SRI | −26B | −44N | +46B | =45N | +34B | =47N | −14B | +53N | −37B | 4.0 | 31.5 | 33.5 | 12.75 | 1704 | -56.6 |
| 39 | Mujahid Bin Yazeed | 1808 | MDV | −8N | +46B | =37B | −47N | =50B | −33N | =45N | +54B | =32N | 4.0 | 31.0 | 32.5 | 12.25 | 1626 | -42.4 |
| 40 | Nuwarapaksha, N P M Lakvindu | 1836 | SRI | +57B | −22N | =47B | +37N | −7B | +32N | −15B | −29N | −25B | 3.5 | 36.0 | 36.0 | 9.50 | 1658 | -72.7 |
| 41 | Kodithuwakku, K A Sadula Kausara | 1602 | SRI | −27N | +35B | +24N | −5B | −23N | =42B | −30N | =36N | =46B | 3.5 | 35.5 | 39.0 | 14.00 | 1756 | +52.9 |
| 42 | Bandara, L R D B | 1791 | SRI | −14B | −47N | +53B | +44N | −12B | =41N | −29B | =49N | =33B | 3.5 | 32.5 | 34.5 | 10.75 | 1637 | -80.0 |
| 43 | Prematunge, H R Homindu Dulaj | 1697 | SRI | −22B | =51N | +56B | −21N | +55B | =20N | −23N | =27B | −28N | 3.5 | 32.0 | 33.0 | 8.50 | 1780 | +20.0 |
| 44 | Masakorala, Sethika Dinsitha | 1677 | SRI | −13N | +38B | −27N | −42B | =49N | +45B | −35N | −32B | +57B | 3.5 | 32.0 | 32.0 | 9.00 | 1690 | -4.6 |
| 45 | Fernando, M S Dulkith | 1686 | SRI | −10N | −16B | +52N | =38B | F | −44N | =39B | =51N | +53B | 3.5 | 29.5 | 29.5 | 9.75 | 1708 | +0.8 |
| 46 | Perera, L A Sithun Dulneth | 1633 | SRI | −15B | −39N | −38N | =51B | =52N | +57B | +50N | −28B | =41N | 3.5 | 29.5 | 29.5 | 7.25 | 1594 | -25.2 |
| 47 | Palihakkara, Nihindu Bimsath | 1586 | SRI | −23N | +42B | =40N | +39B | −16N | =38B | F | −18N | −20B | 3.0 | 35.0 | 38.0 | 11.25 | 1788 | +33.6 |
| 48 | Kulatunge, Losara Methyuga | 1883 | SRI | +52N | =5B | −9N | +25B | −4B | =15N | F | F | F | 3.0 | 34.5 | 34.5 | 13.00 | 1993 | +28.4 |
| 49 | Rajapakshe, Rashmika Heshan | 1532 | SRI | −21N | −25B | =54N | =56N | =44B | −34B | +52N | =42B | −31N | 3.0 | 28.5 | 29.5 | 7.25 | 1576 | +17.6 |
| 50 | Wewakumbura, Jenul | 1472 | SRI | −28B | =56N | −32N | +54B | =39N | −19B | −46B | +57N | −36B | 3.0 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 4.00 | 1564 | +23.6 |
| 51 | Dinsara, T M Sohan | 1504 | SRI | −24N | =43B | −31N | =46N | −29B | −37B | +57N | =45B | F | 2.5 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 5.25 | 1500 | -5.2 |
| 52 | Lakshitha, K Priyan | 1525 | SRI | −48B | −36N | −45B | −29N | =46B | +56N | −49B | F | +54N | 2.5 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 4.25 | 1518 | -6.4 |
| 53 | Dunusinghe, D A Banuja L | 1551 | SRI | −55B | −19N | −42N | F | +56B | =35B | =31N | −38B | −45N | 2.0 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 5.00 | 1588 | +10.4 |
| 54 | Dasanayaka, D M Yenuka Kithsara | 1668 | SRI | −12B | −20N | =49B | −50N | +57B | −36N | F | −39N | −52B | 1.5 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 1.50 | 1410 | -52.8 |
| 55 | Ganepola, Thushanu Yasmith | 1924 | SRI | +53N | =11B | −2B | −32N | −43N | F | F | F | F | 1.5 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 4.75 | 1734 | -49.2 |
| 56 | Jayasinghe, Bonuka Minketh Si | 1706 | SRI | −17N | =50B | −43N | =49B | −53N | −52B | F | F | F | 1.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 3.00 | 1375 | -98.4 |
| 57 | Sergius, Irutheeyahrajah | 1449 | SRI | −40N | F | −20B | −19B | −54N | −46N | −51B | −50B | −44N | 0.0 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 0.00 | 860 | -82.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Karunasena, A P Chenitha Sihas DinsaraCMSRI+125.86.0 pts · #9
- 2Bayantas, AsmanFMKAZ+114.87.0 pts · #3
- 3Perera R C ThihansithSRI+114.04.0 pts · #36
Top rating losers
- 1Jayasinghe, Bonuka Minketh SiSRI-98.41.0 pts · #56
- 2Sergius, IrutheeyahrajahSRI-82.00.0 pts · #57
- 3Bandara, L R D BSRI-80.03.5 pts · #44
Biggest upsets
- R1+431 Elo gap
- R7+418 Elo gap
- R6+410 Elo gap