Asian Junior Chess Championship 2025

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93 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 26 Jun 2025 to 03 Jul 2025 in Kaluthara, Sri Lanka. 19 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2302, and top seed was S Aswath (🇮🇳 IND, IM, 2507).

L M S T De Silva (🇱🇰 SRI, IM, 2390) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Sourath Biswas (7.5) and Jain Kashish Manoj (7.0). De Silva shared the lead from round 8, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 6: Sourath Biswas (IM, 2201) beat S Aswath (IM, 2507), a +306-point gap.

Location

🇱🇰Kaluthara, Sri Lanka

Dates

26 Jun 2025 → 03 Jul 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇮🇳IMS Aswath2507

Avg top 10

2,302

Participants

Titled players · 19

IM×6

FM×6

CM×7

Federations · 8 represented

🇱🇰Sri Lanka×75

🇮🇳India×6

🇵🇭Philippines×2

🇺🇿Uzbekistan×1

🇲🇾Malaysia×1

FIDE (no federation)×1

🇮🇩Indonesia×1

🇰🇿Kazakhstan×1

Top 3

🥇
IML M S T De Silva
🇱🇰SRI·2390
7.5pts·2419perf+4.6
🥈
IMSourath Biswas
🇮🇳IND·2201
7.5pts·2420perf+49.6
🥉
IMJain Kashish Manoj
🇮🇳IND·2429
7.0pts·2434perf+2.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Tight race until R9; 2 players tied at 7.5/9, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Biswas7.5De Silva7.5Manoj7Budhidharma6.5Rakhmatullaev6.5Mahendru6.5

R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 7.5/9. De Silva takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (49.5).

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

IM Sourath Biswas beat IM L M S T De Silva (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

IM Sourath Biswas 3 wins (R4–R6)IM L M S T De Silva 3+4 wins (R1–R3, R6–R9)IM Jain Kashish Manoj 4 wins (R1–R4)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1IMSourath Biswas	*	1	½	—
2IML M S T De Silva	0	*	1	—
3IMJain Kashish Manoj	½	0	*	—
4IMNayaka Budhidharma	—	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	De Silva, L M S TIM	2390	SRI	+60B	+26N	+11B	=9N	−2B	+17B	+5N	+3N	+12B	7.5	49.5	53.5	43.00	2419	+4.6
2	Sourath BiswasIM	2201	IND	+67N	+35B	=25N	+41B	+1N	+4B	=3B	=6N	+11B	7.5	48.0	51.5	42.25	2420	+49.6
3	Jain Kashish ManojIM	2429	IND	+78N	+21B	+16N	+5B	=4N	+9B	=2N	−1B	+10N	7.0	51.0	54.0	39.50	2434	+2.6
4	Aswath, SIM	2507	IND	+57B	+42N	+28B	+7N	=3B	−2N	=12B	+14N	=6B	6.5	49.0	53.0	35.75	2362	-11.0
5	Jaiveer MahendruFM	2217	IND	+37B	+22N	+12B	−3N	+19B	=14N	−1B	+42N	+16B	6.5	48.0	52.5	35.00	2244	+11.2
6	Rakhmatullaev, Muhammadsolih	2154	UZB	=48B	+46N	+53B	=13N	+25B	+7N	=11B	=2B	=4N	6.5	46.5	50.5	35.25	2232	+44.8
7	Budhidharma, NayakaIM	2369	INA	+27N	+30B	+18N	−4B	+15N	−6B	=10N	+41B	+17N	6.5	46.0	50.5	34.50	2292	-10.2
8	Adireddy ArjunIM	2295	IND	+45B	+34N	=13B	+10B	−9N	=30B	=25N	+20B	+18N	6.5	44.0	48.5	34.50	2197	-7.2
9	Sakline Mostafa, SajidFM	2223	BAN	+59N	+20B	+15N	=1B	+8B	−3N	=14B	−12N	+26B	6.0	49.5	53.5	33.75	2219	+3.6
10	Nouri, AlekhineFM	2198	PHI	+54B	+32N	+14B	−8N	+13B	=12N	=7B	+19N	−3B	6.0	48.5	52.5	32.75	2228	+10.6
11	Jihan Tejas ShahFM	2123	IND	+49N	+31B	−1N	+35B	=27N	+29B	=6N	+15B	−2N	6.0	47.5	52.0	31.25	2100	+1.6
12	Induwara, T H D Thisarindu	2024	SRI	+71N	+66B	−5N	+31B	+16N	=10B	=4N	+9B	−1N	6.0	46.5	50.0	29.75	2197	+64.8
13	Velarde, Jerish John	2064	PHI	+43N	+24B	=8N	=6B	−10N	+52B	−20N	+31B	+25N	6.0	44.5	48.5	30.50	2073	+7.4
14	Weerathungalage, W D Malisha SasviduCM	2005	SRI	+64N	+88B	−10N	+39B	+18N	=5B	=9N	−4B	+28B	6.0	44.5	46.5	27.75	2182	+74.8
15	Kapoor, Satvik	2074	SGP	+65B	+33N	−9B	+36N	−7B	+40N	+27B	−11N	+34B	6.0	43.5	47.5	29.00	2037	-2.4
16	Liyanage, Pesandu RashmithaFM	2129	SRI	+76N	+52B	−3B	+22N	−12B	+34N	+21N	=17B	−5N	5.5	45.0	48.0	25.75	2085	-6.2
17	Kodithuwakku, K K DinujayaCM	2115	SRI	+84B	=53N	+23B	=25N	+42B	−1N	+26B	=16N	−7B	5.5	43.5	46.0	24.75	2082	-4.4
18	Genkeswaran, GenivanFM	2124	MAS	+82B	+47N	−7B	+32N	−14B	=22N	+53B	+44N	−8B	5.5	42.5	45.5	23.75	2026	-30.0
19	Savchenko, Matvey	2090	FID	+58N	=38B	=29N	+52B	−5N	+32B	+30N	−10B	=20N	5.5	42.0	46.0	25.75	1994	-34.8
20	Sathsindu, W M Minura	1889	SRI	+63B	−9N	+84B	=46N	+66B	=28N	+13B	−8N	=19B	5.5	41.0	43.5	23.50	1992	+50.4
21	Thapa, Rishon	1973	NEP	+73B	−3N	=45B	+57N	=33B	+36N	−16B	=40N	+47B	5.5	40.5	44.0	24.25	1900	-11.8
22	Hettiarachchi, Jeewantha Aloka	1863	SRI	+56N	−5B	+76N	−16B	+67N	=18B	=31N	=24B	+66N	5.5	39.0	42.0	22.00	1889	+14.8
23	Masakorala, Sethika Dinsitha	1677	SRI	+83N	=41B	−17N	=43B	+35N	−44B	=55N	+56B	+52N	5.5	36.0	39.0	22.50	1813	+56.8
24	Janarthanan, Kethushan	1702	SRI	+74B	−13N	+80B	−42N	−26B	+87N	+61B	=22N	+44B	5.5	36.0	38.0	19.75	1795	+48.8
25	Wijerathna, Vinuka DihainCM	2049	SRI	+87B	+36N	=2B	=17B	−6N	+33N	=8B	=28N	−13B	5.0	47.0	49.0	24.25	2056	+9.0
26	Alhejab, MeshalCM	1920	KUW	+69N	−1B	−27N	+70B	+24N	+39B	−17N	+52B	−9N	5.0	42.0	45.5	21.50	1883	-13.6
27	Ilangasinghe I M N S	1621	SRI	−7B	+79N	+26B	+34N	=11B	=41B	−15N	−32N	+53B	5.0	42.0	45.0	22.25	1934	+127.2
28	Malygin, Vladislav	2187	KAZ	+85N	+44B	−4N	=29B	+58N	=20B	=41N	=25B	−14N	5.0	41.0	43.5	21.00	2016	-34.4
29	Hettigoda, Dhanodya Budmina	1871	SRI	=55B	+48N	=19B	=28N	+45B	−11N	=47B	=37N	=33B	5.0	40.0	44.0	23.50	1845	-9.2
30	Janukshan, BCM	1937	SRI	+79B	−7N	+54B	=66N	+46B	=8N	−19B	=47N	=40B	5.0	40.0	43.0	21.25	1908	-11.6
31	Minsara, S D Sadev	1782	SRI	+92B	−11N	+63B	−12N	+54B	=42N	=22B	−13N	+61B	5.0	40.0	41.0	18.00	1827	+21.6
32	Kiringoda, Thehas RithmithaCM	1849	SRI	+61N	−10B	+49N	−18B	+48N	−19N	+57B	+27B	F	5.0	39.5	43.5	22.00	1879	+14.8
33	Wijeratne, Rehan Nawantha	1735	SRI	+50N	−15B	=43N	+68B	=21N	−25B	+69N	=38B	=29N	5.0	39.0	42.5	21.50	1791	+23.2
34	Kulatunge, Losara Methyuga	1883	SRI	+81N	−8B	+67N	−27B	+59N	−16B	+76N	+39B	−15N	5.0	38.5	41.5	18.50	1832	-20.8
35	Sarukkalige, Chanaka Praneeth	1852	SRI	+77B	−2N	+87B	−11N	−23B	=68N	+79B	+62N	=37B	5.0	37.5	39.5	16.25	1714	-52.0
36	Koswattage, Biman	1721	SRI	+91N	−25B	+55N	−15B	+64N	−21B	=43N	=58B	+59N	5.0	37.0	38.5	17.75	1733	+2.0
37	Kodithuwakku, K A Sadula Kausara	1602	SRI	−5N	=56B	+69N	=44B	−52N	+71B	+60N	=29B	=35N	5.0	36.5	40.0	20.25	1771	+71.6
38	Siriwardene, R B Sithum Nevanjith	1760	SRI	+51B	=19N	−41N	−58B	+73B	−45N	+77B	=33N	+54B	5.0	35.5	38.5	20.25	1713	-21.2
39	Samaraweera S M Sethika Hansira	1732	SRI	=89B	=55N	+62B	−14N	+87B	−26N	+68B	−34N	+63B	5.0	33.5	35.5	16.50	1671	-26.0
40	Perumpuli Arachchi Lithula Raveesh	1813	SRI	+86N	F	F	+55B	+49N	−15B	+59N	=21B	=30N	5.0	31.5	31.5	20.25	1886	+34.4
41	Wickramasinghe, V W A Vinuda Vidm	2023	SRI	+68B	=23N	+38B	−2N	+53B	=27N	=28B	−7N	F	4.5	43.5	47.0	20.25	1945	-16.8
42	Karunasena, A P Chenitha Sihas DinsaraCM	1959	SRI	+70N	−4B	+78N	+24B	−17N	=31B	+66N	−5B	F	4.5	40.5	43.5	18.00	1921	-9.6
43	Rajapakshe, Rashmika Heshan	1532	SRI	−13B	+51N	=33B	=23N	=47B	=46N	=36B	+45N	F	4.5	39.5	44.0	21.25	1740	+86.4
44	Kithmina W K Vihanga	1838	SRI	+62B	−28N	=68B	=37N	=57B	+23N	+45B	−18B	−24N	4.5	39.0	42.5	20.25	1725	-50.8
45	Nawarathne, Kenuth Lonitha	1611	SRI	−8N	+81B	=21N	+56B	−29N	+38B	−44N	−43B	+55N	4.5	39.0	42.0	18.75	1721	+44.0
46	Ethkandura, Amila Nimsara	1646	SRI	+93N	−6B	+50N	=20B	−30N	=43B	=56N	=55B	=49N	4.5	38.5	39.5	16.75	1650	-8.4
47	Somarathne, Senuka Damsath	1800	SRI	+90N	−18B	=58N	=48B	=43N	+60B	=29N	=30B	−21N	4.5	38.0	39.5	17.00	1740	-26.0
48	Udayanithi, J	1564	SRI	=6N	−29B	+90N	=47N	−32B	−69B	+71N	=50B	+70N	4.5	36.0	37.5	16.25	1662	+32.4
49	Dunusinghe, D A Banuja L	1551	SRI	−11B	+72N	−32B	+83N	−40B	=77N	+51B	=53N	=46B	4.5	35.5	38.5	16.75	1657	+42.0
50	Meddegoda, K M R J B	1452	SRI	−33B	+65N	−46B	−54N	−77B	+92N	+87B	=48N	+73B	4.5	30.5	31.5	12.75	1556	+42.4
51	Wishwajith Dissanayaka, Dm uvind	1458	SRI	−38N	−43B	−70N	=81B	+86N	+90B	−49N	+67B	+76N	4.5	29.5	31.0	12.00	1549	+47.6
52	Senarathna, B Hiruka Hansana	1806	SRI	+72B	−16N	+73B	−19N	+37B	−13N	+54B	−26N	−23B	4.0	40.0	43.5	16.00	1746	-29.6
53	Abiru, K A Aken	1769	SRI	+75N	=17B	−6N	+82B	−41N	+58B	−18N	=49B	−27N	4.0	39.0	42.0	15.50	1745	-14.3
54	Perera, Yeshan	1592	SRI	−10N	+61B	−30N	+50B	−31N	+64B	−52N	+69B	−38N	4.0	37.5	41.0	16.00	1651	+17.6
55	Herath, H M Vihanga Madhara	1496	SRI	=29N	=39B	−36B	−40N	+93B	+82N	=23B	=46N	−45B	4.0	37.5	38.5	14.00	1629	+55.6
56	Welivita, Hesara Nivein	1494	SRI	−22B	=37N	+60B	−45N	+84B	=57N	=46B	−23N	=65B	4.0	37.0	39.5	15.25	1599	+37.2
57	Welikumbura, S D	1633	SRI	−4N	+70B	+88N	−21B	=44N	=56B	−32N	+64B	F	4.0	37.0	39.0	13.75	1697	+14.0
58	Samarakoon, S M R Sasandu Ayod	1540	SRI	−19B	+92N	=47B	+38N	−28B	−53N	+72B	=36N	F	4.0	36.5	37.5	14.25	1739	+72.4
59	Thrikawala, Chalinu Oneth	1608	SRI	−9B	−63N	+61B	+77N	−34B	+73N	−40B	+68N	−36B	4.0	36.0	39.0	14.00	1608	0.0
60	Geenuka, Wijesundara	1621	SRI	−1N	=69B	−56N	+86B	+74N	−47N	−37B	+79N	=62B	4.0	35.0	37.5	12.75	1555	-47.2
61	Gunawardhana, E Y P G Nimnada Sas	1480	SRI	−32B	−54N	−59N	+91B	+85N	+70B	−24N	+76B	−31N	4.0	32.5	34.0	10.50	1579	+44.0
62	Jayarathna, Lewmitha Minhas	1478	SRI	−44N	+85B	−39N	=76B	+78N	−66B	+67N	−35B	=60N	4.0	31.5	34.0	12.50	1636	+69.2
63	Weerakoon, Yehan Chandula	1503	SRI	−20N	+59B	−31N	−67B	+90N	−76B	+78N	+85B	−39N	4.0	31.5	33.0	11.00	1605	+55.6
64	Dewnith, M M Methoopa	1511	SRI	−14B	−80N	+92B	+72N	−36B	−54N	+84B	−57N	+82B	4.0	31.0	32.0	10.00	1553	+12.4
65	Gamage, G D Komindu Dahamsath	1537	SRI	−15N	−50B	=75N	=90B	=88N	+74B	+80N	−66B	=56N	4.0	30.0	31.5	12.00	1502	-23.2
66	Abhayaratna, Ometh	1661	SRI	+80B	−12N	F	=30B	−20N	+62N	−42B	+65N	−22B	3.5	38.0	41.0	13.50	1722	+15.6
67	Akil Ihsan Mustafa	1594	MDV	−2B	+77N	−34B	+63N	−22B	=79N	−62B	−51N	+80B	3.5	36.5	39.5	11.50	1537	-36.0
68	Chandrasena, P W B G Siddharth Lo	1514	SRI	−41N	+83B	=44N	−33N	+80B	=35B	−39N	−59B	=74N	3.5	34.5	37.5	12.50	1587	+22.4
69	Dinsara, T M Sohan	1504	SRI	−26B	=60N	−37B	+89B	=82N	+48N	−33B	−54N	=72B	3.5	34.0	36.0	11.75	1538	+10.4
70	Jayamanna, Evin Dulnada	1507	SRI	−42B	−57N	+51B	−26N	=72B	−61N	+75B	+77N	−48B	3.5	33.5	36.5	12.75	1512	-6.8
71	Mohamed Mafaz, Ahmed	1520	SRI	−12B	−74N	−72B	+92N	+83B	−37N	−48B	=81N	+86B	3.5	31.0	32.0	8.00	1470	-30.0
72	Wewakumbura, Jenul	1472	SRI	−52N	−49B	+71N	−64B	=70N	+75B	−58N	=78B	=69N	3.5	30.5	33.5	12.00	1475	-14.4
73	Chandrarathna, T G V Y B	1509	SRI	−21N	+93B	−52N	+78B	−38N	−59B	=85N	+88B	−50N	3.5	30.5	31.5	7.25	1505	-8.8
74	Perera R C Thihansith	1431	SRI	−24N	+71B	F	=84N	−60B	−65N	=81B	+87N	=68B	3.5	29.5	31.5	10.00	1505	+19.6
75	Jayasooriya, Mihela Jehansa	1464	SRI	−53B	−84N	=65B	−79N	+91B	−72N	−70N	+92B	+85N	3.5	24.5	25.5	7.00	1459	0.0
76	Thewjith, T M Sasvidu	1562	SRI	−16B	+86N	−22B	=62N	=79B	+63N	−34B	−61N	−51B	3.0	35.5	38.0	10.00	1493	-43.6
77	Maramabage, Sakya Dinuja	1483	SRI	−35N	−67B	+93N	−59B	+50N	=49B	−38N	−70B	=78N	3.0	33.0	34.0	9.25	1471	-8.8
78	Perera, L A Sithun Dulneth	1633	SRI	−3B	+89N	−42B	−73N	−62B	+83N	−63B	=72N	=77B	3.0	32.5	34.5	8.25	1467	-86.8
79	Koholdeniya, K M Bihandu	1506	SRI	−30N	−27B	=91N	+75B	=76N	=67B	−35N	−60B	=89N	3.0	31.0	32.5	8.50	1484	-17.6
80	Tewnim, K A Mahima Nivisara	1429	SRI	−66N	+64B	−24N	=85B	−68N	+81B	−65B	=82N	−67N	3.0	30.0	32.5	9.75	1449	0.0
81	Liyanage, LA P A	1501	SRI	−34B	−45N	−83B	=51N	+89B	−80N	=74N	=71B	=88N	3.0	29.0	31.0	8.75	1390	-52.0
82	Piyathilaka, Mohith	1555	SRI	−18N	=90B	+89N	−53N	=69B	−55B	=88N	=80B	−64N	3.0	28.0	29.5	7.00	1433	-55.6
83	Karunarathna, Senuka N	1430	SRI	−23B	−68N	+81N	−49B	−71N	−78B	+92B	=86N	=90B	3.0	27.0	28.0	6.00	1411	-18.4
84	Welikumbura, D M	1541	SRI	−17N	+75B	−20N	=74B	−56N	=88B	−64N	=89B	F	2.5	30.0	31.5	7.25	1440	-46.4
85	Adikari, A A T T	1590	SRI	−28B	−62N	=86B	=80N	−61B	+93N	=73B	−63N	−75B	2.5	29.5	30.5	5.50	1351	-118.0
86	Herath, H M Dulmeth Sasnitha	1472	SRI	−40B	−76B	=85N	−60N	−51B	+91N	=89N	=83B	−71N	2.5	27.5	29.0	5.25	1379	-46.8
87	Withana, Withanage Don Wonal Warn	1527	SRI	−25N	+91B	−35N	+88B	−39N	−24B	−50N	−74B	F	2.0	32.0	32.0	3.50	1326	-36.0
88	Perera, L A Nethun Dulmeth	0	SRI	F	−14N	−57B	−87N	=65B	=84N	=82B	−73N	=81B	2.0	28.0	28.0	6.25	1396	0.0
89	Sergius, Irutheeyahrajah	1449	SRI	=39N	−78B	−82B	−69N	−81N	F	=86B	=84N	=79B	2.0	25.5	25.5	6.50	1362	0.0
90	Karandawatte, Ganujitha Insilu	1471	SRI	−47B	=82N	−48B	=65N	−63B	−51N	−93B	F	=83N	1.5	28.5	28.5	5.00	1280	-75.2
91	Mahagodage, M D Minuka Sathsitha	1434	SRI	−36B	−87N	=79B	−61N	−75N	−86B	F	+93N	F	1.5	23.5	23.5	2.50	1260	-60.4
92	Bandara, S Mihindu	1469	SRI	−31N	−58B	−64N	−71B	F	−50B	−83N	−75N	+93B	1.0	28.5	28.5	1.00	1191	-106.8
93	Yashen, M T Chenura	1417	SRI	−46B	−73N	−77B	F	−55N	−85B	+90N	−91B	−92N	1.0	21.5	21.5	1.50	1191	-77.2

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Ilangasinghe I M N SSRI
+127.2
5.0 pts · #27
2Rajapakshe, Rashmika HeshanSRI
+86.4
4.5 pts · #43
3Weerathungalage, W D Malisha SasviduCMSRI
+74.8
6.0 pts · #25

Top rating losers

1Adikari, A A T TSRI
-118.0
2.5 pts · #82
2Bandara, S MihinduSRI
-106.8
1.0 pts · #92
3Perera, L A Sithun DulnethSRI
-86.8
3.0 pts · #79

Biggest upsets

R6+306 Elo gap
IMSourath Biswas2201 beat IMAswath, S2507
R3+299 Elo gap
Ilangasinghe I M N S1621 beat CMAlhejab, Meshal1920
R4+262 Elo gap
Ilangasinghe I M N S1621 beat Kulatunge, Losara Methyuga1883