Sri Lanka National Chess Championship 2025
14 players participated in this 13-round tournament, held from 18 Jul 2025 to 27 Jul 2025 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. 4 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2018, and top seed was Dishal Nimsara Weerasekara (🇱🇰 SRI, FM, 2104).
Dhanushka Bandara (🇱🇰 SRI, 1976) won with 9.5/13, ahead of Dishal Nimsara Weerasekara (8.5) and T H D Thisarindu Induwara (8.0). Bandara shared the lead from round 8 and won solo starting round 9.
The biggest upset came in round 3: K A Aken Abiru (1836) beat S D Nadev Insara (1995), a +159-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 14 · 13 roundsDhanushka Bandara led from R9 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
FM Dishal Nimsara Weerasekara takes the sole lead (4.5/6).
Dhanushka Bandara opens a +1.5-point gap over the chasing pack (closest: FM Dishal Nimsara Weerasekara); the title is out of reach before R13.
Dhanushka Bandara lost to FM Dishal Nimsara Weerasekara (White).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 1 | 🇱🇰Bandara, Dhanushka | 1976 | * | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9.5 | 54.25 | 81.5 | +65.2 | 2165 |
| 2 | 🇱🇰FMWeerasekara, Dishal Nimsara | 2104 | 1 | * | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 8.5 | 53.75 | 82.5 | -5.6 | 2090 |
| 5 | 🇱🇰Induwara, T H D Thisarindu | 2036 | 0 | 1 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 8.0 | 50.75 | 83.0 | +19.2 | 2072 |
| 4 | 🇱🇰CMWijerathna, Vinuka Dihain | 2056 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 8.0 | 49.25 | 83.0 | +7.8 | 2070 |
| 6 | 🇱🇰Kaluarachchi, Achinthya Shamen | 1944 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 48.00 | 83.0 | +47.0 | 2079 |
| 3 | 🇱🇰Galkotuwa, K A R G W D R B G | 1978 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 8.0 | 46.75 | 83.0 | +68.0 | 2076 |
| 7 | 🇱🇰Wickramasinghe, V W A Vinuda Vidm | 2013 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | * | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 43.25 | 84.0 | +0.3 | 2016 |
| 9 | 🇱🇰CMSivathanujan, S | 2100 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 34.00 | 84.5 | -41.4 | 1980 |
| 8 | 🇱🇰CMDandeniya, D D L N | 1973 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 33.75 | 84.5 | +12.4 | 1990 |
| 10 | 🇱🇰Piyumantha, M Thisal Manjith | 1929 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 5.0 | 31.00 | 86.0 | -7.0 | 1906 |
| 12 | 🇱🇰Ovitigala, Chenitha Mithvidu | 1950 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | 0 | ½ | 1 | 4.5 | 27.00 | 86.5 | -51.2 | 1881 |
| 11 | 🇱🇰Insara, S D Nadev | 1995 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | * | 0 | ½ | 4.5 | 26.75 | 86.5 | -84.4 | 1878 |
| 13 | 🇱🇰Abiru, K A Aken | 1836 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | * | ½ | 4.0 | 23.00 | 87.0 | +6.8 | 1859 |
| 14 | 🇱🇰Samaranayake, Pamok Methdinu | 1950 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | 3.0 | 19.00 | 88.0 | -110.8 | 1780 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Galkotuwa, K A R G W D R B GSRI+68.08.0 pts · #3
- 2Bandara, DhanushkaSRI+65.29.5 pts · #1
- 3Kaluarachchi, Achinthya ShamenSRI+47.08.0 pts · #6
- 1Samaranayake, Pamok MethdinuSRI-110.83.0 pts · #14
- 2Insara, S D NadevSRI-84.44.5 pts · #11
- 3Ovitigala, Chenitha MithviduSRI-51.24.5 pts · #12
- R3+159 Elo gap
- R8+156 Elo gap
- R2+127 Elo gap