Sri Lanka Women's 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. 6 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1891, and top seed was Devindya Oshini Gunawardhana (🇱🇰 SRI, WIM, 2082).
M Esandi Newansa (🇱🇰 SRI, WFM, 1905) won with 10.5/13, ahead of K M Dahamdi Sanudula (10.5) and Devindya Oshini Gunawardhana (9.5). Newansa shared the lead from round 12, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 10: S Narthavi (1596) beat Devindya Oshini Gunawardhana (WIM, 2082), a +486-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 14 · 13 roundsWFM M Esandi Newansa led from R4 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
WFM K M Dahamdi Sanudula takes the sole lead (9.0/11).
WFM M Esandi Newansa drew with WFM K M Dahamdi Sanudula (White).
WFM M Esandi Newansa 3 wins (R8–R10)WFM K M Dahamdi Sanudula 3 wins (R9–R11)WIM Devindya Oshini Gunawardhana 3 wins (R2–R4)
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 | 🇱🇰WFMNewansa, M Esandi | 1905 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10.5 | 59.75 | 80.5 | +84.0 | 2076 |
| 2 | 🇱🇰WFMSanudula, K M Dahamdi | 1993 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10.5 | 59.75 | 80.5 | +38.1 | 2070 |
| 3 | 🇱🇰WIMGunawardhana, Devindya Oshini | 2082 | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9.5 | 57.00 | 81.5 | -28.1 | 2000 |
| 4 | 🇱🇰WFMRathnayake, R M Dulinma Hemalni | 1850 | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 42.25 | 83.0 | +47.2 | 1917 |
| 6 | 🇱🇰WCMJayaweera, Sayuni Gihansa | 1821 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | * | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 7.0 | 42.00 | 84.0 | +14.0 | 1861 |
| 5 | 🇱🇰De Silva, B P Chanthuli Thanishka | 1787 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 7.0 | 40.50 | 84.0 | +41.2 | 1864 |
| 7 | 🇱🇰Perera, B Yenuthi Sahanlee | 1908 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 37.75 | 84.0 | -18.0 | 1854 |
| 8 | 🇱🇰WCMWijesuriya, G P Y | 1859 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 | 41.50 | 84.5 | -9.6 | 1829 |
| 9 | 🇱🇰Sandeepani, M Tharushi | 1783 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 6.0 | 30.25 | 85.0 | +8.6 | 1806 |
| 10 | 🇱🇰Alwis, H Sandithi Kusalya | 1863 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 5.0 | 23.25 | 86.0 | -62.9 | 1742 |
| 11 | 🇱🇰Munasinghe, M A D D D | 1760 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4.5 | 19.50 | 86.5 | -22.9 | 1726 |
| 12 | 🇱🇰Narthavi, S | 1596 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 1 | 3.5 | 22.00 | 87.5 | +26.4 | 1667 |
| 13 | 🇱🇰Akuratiya, A G Hansadie Aradhya | 1843 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | 1 | 3.5 | 15.50 | 87.5 | -98.0 | 1655 |
| 14 | 🇱🇰Sanulya, G H S | 1600 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 2.5 | 16.00 | 88.5 | -9.2 | 1592 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Newansa, M EsandiWFMSRI+84.010.5 pts · #1
- 2Rathnayake, R M Dulinma HemalniWFMSRI+47.28.0 pts · #4
- 3De Silva, B P Chanthuli ThanishkaSRI+41.27.0 pts · #5
- 1Akuratiya, A G Hansadie AradhyaSRI-98.03.5 pts · #13
- 2Alwis, H Sandithi KusalyaSRI-62.95.0 pts · #10
- 3Gunawardhana, Devindya OshiniWIMSRI-28.19.5 pts · #3
- R10+486 Elo gap
- R13+259 Elo gap
- R1+174 Elo gap