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Sri Lanka Women's National Chess Championship 2025

Round-RobinStandard

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.

Location
🇱🇰Colombo, Sri Lanka
Dates
18 Jul 2025 → 27 Jul 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Round-robin · 13 rounds
Top seed
Avg top 10
1,891
Participants
14
Titled players · 6
WIM×1
WFM×3
WCM×2
Federations · 1 represented
🇱🇰Sri Lanka×14
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 14 · 13 rounds

WFM M Esandi Newansa led from R4 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.

Co-leaders
4
2
2
1
1
3
2
3
3
2
1
2
2
#1#2#7#14R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9R10R11R12R13Sanudula takes lead
R11 · LEADER CHANGE27 Jul

WFM K M Dahamdi Sanudula takes the sole lead (9.0/11).

R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

WFM M Esandi Newansa drew with WFM K M Dahamdi Sanudula (White).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

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

#PlayerElo1234567891011121314PtsSBBhΔ EloPerf
1🇱🇰WFMNewansa, M Esandi1905*½½½½11½11111110.559.7580.5+84.02076
2🇱🇰WFMSanudula, K M Dahamdi1993½*½½1½1½11111110.559.7580.5+38.12070
3🇱🇰WIMGunawardhana, Devindya Oshini2082½½*1½1011110119.557.0081.5-28.12000
4🇱🇰WFMRathnayake, R M Dulinma Hemalni1850½½0*00½½1111118.042.2583.0+47.21917
6🇱🇰WCMJayaweera, Sayuni Gihansa1821½0½1*½½0101½1½7.042.0084.0+14.01861
5🇱🇰De Silva, B P Chanthuli Thanishka17870½01½*½101½½1½7.040.5084.0+41.21864
7🇱🇰Perera, B Yenuthi Sahanlee1908001½½½*0½½½1117.037.7584.0-18.01854
8🇱🇰WCMWijesuriya, G P Y1859½½0½101*0111006.541.5084.5-9.61829
9🇱🇰Sandeepani, M Tharushi1783000001½1*1½½½16.030.2585.0+8.61806
10🇱🇰Alwis, H Sandithi Kusalya1863000010½00*111½5.023.2586.0-62.91742
11🇱🇰Munasinghe, M A D D D176000000½½0½0*1114.519.5086.5-22.91726
12🇱🇰Narthavi, S15960010½½00½00*013.522.0087.5+26.41667
13🇱🇰Akuratiya, A G Hansadie Aradhya184300000001½001*13.515.5087.5-98.01655
14🇱🇰Sanulya, G H S16000000½½010½000*2.516.0088.5-9.21592

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets