Sri Lanka National Youth Chess Championships 2025 - Under 7 Years
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69 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 01 Jan 2026 to 04 Jan 2026 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Top 10 Elo average was 1193, and top seed was D W Chaetha Dulsandu De Silva (🇱🇰 SRI, 1563).
Aaranan Paraneeharan (🇱🇰 SRI, 1506) won with 8.0/9, ahead of T A Thehas Thivain Wijesiri (8.0) and Yasiru Mallawa (7.5). Paraneeharan won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
Location
🇱🇰Colombo, Sri Lanka
Dates
01 Jan 2026 → 04 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Avg top 10
1,193
Participants
69
Federations · 1 represented
🇱🇰Sri Lanka×25
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsTight race until R9; 2 players tied at 8.0/9, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 16 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Co-leaders
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Wijesiri8Paraneeharan8Wijesinghe7.5Mallawa7.5Sasimaran7.5Wasala7.5— ex-leaders:Jayasooriyaled R7, #8
R8 · LEADER CHANGE04 Jan
Y M Dihela Thevin Wijesinghe takes the sole lead (7.5/8).
R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 8.0/9. Paraneeharan takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (50.5).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
T A Thehas Thivain Wijesiri 6 wins (R1–R6)Aaranan Paraneeharan 4 wins (R3–R6)Y M Dihela Thevin Wijesinghe 3+4 wins (R1–R3, R5–R8)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1T A Thehas Thivain Wijesiri | * | — | 0 | — |
| 2Aaranan Paraneeharan | — | * | 1 | ½ |
| 3Y M Dihela Thevin Wijesinghe | 1 | 0 | * | — |
| 4Yasiru Mallawa | — | ½ | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paraneeharan, Aaranan | 1506 | SRI | +46B | =44N | +61B | +33N | +19B | +23N | =3B | +26N | +4B | 8.0 | 50.5 | 53.5 | 47.00 | 1617 | +11.2 |
| 2 | Wijesiri, T A Thehas Thivain | 0 | SRI | +?B | +?N | +?B | +?B | +9N | +?N | −4B | +?B | +10N | 8.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 14.50 | 1525 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Mallawa, Yasiru | 1443 | SRI | +31B | +56N | +42B | +22N | +12B | =6B | =1N | +14N | =5B | 7.5 | 55.0 | 59.0 | 47.50 | 1491 | +8.4 |
| 4 | Wijesinghe, Y M Dihela Thevin | 1525 | SRI | +62N | +34B | +27N | =19B | +40N | +8B | +2N | +10B | −1N | 7.5 | 54.5 | 57.5 | 46.25 | 1622 | +34.4 |
| 5 | Sasimaran, Shypravin | 1442 | SRI | +63N | +49B | +32B | +43N | +11B | +7N | −10N | +13B | =3N | 7.5 | 52.5 | 55.5 | 44.75 | 1501 | +15.6 |
| 6 | Wijesooriya, T G Yenura Chanul | 1545 | SRI | +64B | +30N | +48B | +29N | +20B | =3N | −7B | +28N | +15N | 7.5 | 51.5 | 53.5 | 42.25 | 1318 | -25.6 |
| 7 | Wasala, W M Himeth Sethmira | 1485 | SRI | +38N | +65B | +55N | +35B | +18N | −5B | +6N | +17B | =9N | 7.5 | 51.0 | 53.0 | 41.75 | 1484 | -10.4 |
| 8 | Rathnaweera, R P Himaru Vihas | 1504 | SRI | +69B | =24N | +60B | +53N | +41B | −4N | +11B | +39N | +21B | 7.5 | 46.5 | 46.5 | 35.75 | 609 | -25.2 |
| 9 | Rajapaksha, R R P Thisum Sashilka | 0 | SRI | +?B | +?N | +?B | +?N | −2B | +?N | +12B | +?N | =7B | 7.5 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 10.75 | 1583 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Jayasooriya, Mihela Jehansa | 1476 | SRI | +57B | +68N | +47B | +37N | +16B | +26N | +5B | −4N | −2B | 7.0 | 50.5 | 51.5 | 36.00 | 1407 | -8.4 |
| 11 | Subasinghe, S M Isitha | 0 | SRI | +?N | +?B | +36N | +?B | −5N | +29B | −8N | +?B | +?N | 7.0 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 12.00 | 654 | 0.0 |
| 12 | FIDE 80885942 | 0 | — | +?N | +50B | +?N | +?B | −3N | +?B | −9N | +?B | +?N | 7.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 5.00 | 639 | 0.0 |
| 13 | FIDE 80880983 | 0 | — | =?B | +?N | =?B | +?N | +?B | +?N | +?B | −5N | +26B | 7.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 6.00 | 605 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Fernando, A Sadew Theshan | 0 | SRI | +?N | +?B | −?N | +?B | +?N | +?B | +?N | −3B | +27N | 7.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 6.00 | 639 | 0.0 |
| 15 | FIDE 80896316 | 0 | — | −?B | +?N | +?B | +?N | +43B | +?N | +?B | +?N | −6B | 7.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 5.50 | 1525 | 0.0 |
| 16 | De Silva, Ayen Regan | 0 | SRI | +?N | +?B | +?N | +?B | −10N | +27B | =21N | −19B | +38N | 6.5 | 31.5 | 31.5 | 14.75 | 682 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Anudya, Isula | 0 | SRI | +?B | −47N | +30B | +?N | +?B | +31N | +?B | −7N | =22B | 6.5 | 31.0 | 31.0 | 15.25 | 783 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Bosara, U P G Radeesh Dev | 0 | SRI | +?N | +?B | +?N | +?B | −7B | =?N | +25B | −21N | +54B | 6.5 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 11.00 | 783 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Jayawardhana, J P Kumitha Deerada | 0 | SRI | +?B | +?N | +?B | =4N | −1N | +?B | +?B | +16N | −?B | 6.5 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 10.25 | 1195 | 0.0 |
| 20 | FIDE 80890130 | 0 | — | +59N | +?B | +?N | +?B | −6N | =38B | +53N | +?B | −?N | 6.5 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 10.75 | 762 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Wickramasinghe, Dheeksha Senod | 0 | SRI | +?B | +?N | +?B | +?N | −?B | +?N | =16B | +18B | −8N | 6.5 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 9.75 | 695 | 0.0 |
| 22 | FIDE 80886981 | 0 | — | +?N | +?B | +?N | −3B | +?N | −?B | +?N | +?B | =17N | 6.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 3.25 | 639 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Dissanayake, Thisev | 0 | SRI | +?N | +?B | +?N | =?B | +?N | −1B | +38N | −?B | +?N | 6.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 5.50 | 707 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Nethvidu, R H Uthesh | 0 | SRI | +?N | =8B | −?N | +?B | +?N | −?B | +?B | +?N | +39B | 6.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 9.25 | 1552 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Ramanayaka, R M Dulmitha Shenal | 0 | SRI | +?B | +?N | −?B | =?N | +?B | +?B | −18N | +?B | +?N | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 687 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Ahasna, W A Dewun | 0 | SRI | +?B | +?N | +?B | +?N | +?B | −10B | +52N | −1B | −13N | 6.0 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 5.00 | 695 | 0.0 |
| 27 | FIDE 80897150 | 0 | — | +?B | +?N | −4B | +?N | +?B | −16N | +?B | +?N | −14B | 6.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 0.00 | 609 | 0.0 |
| 28 | FIDE 80896138 | 0 | — | −32N | +?B | +?N | +?B | +?N | +51B | =?N | −6B | =?N | 6.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 5.00 | 762 | 0.0 |
| 29 | FIDE 80886035 | 0 | — | +?B | +?N | +?B | −6B | +?N | −11N | +?B | +?N | −?B | 6.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 0.00 | 762 | 0.0 |
| 30 | FIDE 80856799 | 0 | — | +?B | −6B | −17N | +?N | +?B | +?N | +?B | =?B | =?N | 6.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 0.00 | 1369 | 0.0 |
| 31 | FIDE 80896880 | 0 | — | −3N | +?B | +?N | +?B | +?N | −17B | −?N | +?B | +?N | 6.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 0.00 | 639 | 0.0 |
| 32 | FIDE 80897312 | 0 | — | +28B | +?B | −5N | +?N | −?B | −?N | +?B | +?N | +?B | 6.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 6.00 | 605 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Jayasinghe, Akein Thewjith | 0 | SRI | =?B | +?N | +?B | −1B | +?N | +41N | =?B | −?N | +?B | 6.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 5.50 | 707 | 0.0 |
| 34 | FIDE 80896979 | 0 | — | +?B | −4N | +?B | +61N | −?B | +?N | +?B | +?N | −?B | 6.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 3.00 | 609 | 0.0 |
| 35 | FIDE 80896731 | 0 | — | +?B | +?N | +?B | −7N | −?B | +?N | −?B | +?N | +?B | 6.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 783 | 0.0 |
| 36 | Herath, H M Akith Sanulka Bandara | 0 | SRI | +?B | +?N | −11B | +?N | +?B | +?N | −?B | +?N | −?B | 6.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 687 | 0.0 |
| 37 | FIDE 80840620 | 0 | — | +?N | +?B | +?N | −10B | +?N | +?B | −?N | −?B | +?N | 6.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 682 | 0.0 |
| 38 | FIDE 80896863 | 0 | — | −7B | +?N | +?B | +?N | +?B | =20N | −23B | +?N | −16B | 5.5 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 3.25 | 783 | 0.0 |
| 39 | FIDE 80879012 | 0 | — | −?B | +?N | +?B | =?N | +?B | +59N | +42B | −8B | −24N | 5.5 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 9.00 | 702 | 0.0 |
| 40 | FIDE 80887325 | 0 | — | +?B | =?N | +?B | +?N | −4B | −54N | +41B | −42N | +?B | 5.5 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 5.50 | 609 | 0.0 |
| 41 | Samarasinghe, Nesindu Heishith W | 0 | SRI | +?N | +?B | =?N | +?B | −8N | −33B | −40N | +?B | +?N | 5.5 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 0.00 | 702 | 0.0 |
| 42 | FIDE 80891098 | 0 | — | +?N | +?B | −3N | +?B | =?N | +?B | −39N | +40B | −?N | 5.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 5.50 | 639 | 0.0 |
| 43 | Rupasinghe, P P Akith Sethmira | 0 | SRI | +?N | +?B | +?N | −5B | −15N | +?B | −?N | +?B | =?N | 5.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 0.00 | 605 | 0.0 |
| 44 | FIDE 80892434 | 0 | — | +?B | =1B | −?N | −?N | −?B | +?N | +?B | +?N | +?B | 5.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 4.00 | 1507 | 0.0 |
| 45 | FIDE 80879179 | 0 | — | +?N | −?B | −?N | +?B | =?N | −?B | +?N | +?B | +?B | 5.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 761 | 0.0 |
| 46 | FIDE 80895948 | 0 | — | −1N | +58B | +?N | −55B | +?N | +?B | −?B | +?N | −?B | 5.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 4.00 | 707 | 0.0 |
| 47 | FIDE 80897258 | 0 | — | +?N | +17B | −10N | −?B | +?N | +?B | +?B | −?N | F | 5.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 6.50 | 682 | 0.0 |
| 48 | FIDE 80871666 | 0 | — | +?N | +?B | −6N | −?B | +?B | −?N | −?B | +?N | +?B | 5.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 762 | 0.0 |
| 49 | FIDE 80889131 | 0 | — | +?B | −5N | +?B | +?N | −?N | +?B | =?N | =?B | −?N | 5.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 605 | 0.0 |
| 50 | FIDE 80876234 | 0 | — | +?B | −12N | +?B | −?N | +?B | +?N | +?B | −?B | F | 5.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 761 | 0.0 |
| 51 | FIDE 80897398 | 0 | — | +?B | +?N | +?B | −?N | +?B | −28N | −?B | −?N | +?B | 5.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 687 | 0.0 |
| 52 | FIDE 80875645 | 0 | — | +?B | −?N | +?B | +?N | +?B | +?N | −26B | −?N | −?B | 5.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 761 | 0.0 |
| 53 | FIDE 80896715 | 0 | — | +?B | =?N | +?B | −8B | +?N | +?N | −20B | F | F | 4.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 0.00 | 702 | 0.0 |
| 54 | FIDE 80897088 | 0 | — | F | +?B | =?N | −?B | +?N | +40B | −?N | +?B | −18N | 4.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 5.50 | 1561 | 0.0 |
| 55 | FIDE 80897215 | 0 | — | +?B | +?N | −7B | +46N | −?B | −?N | −?B | −?N | +?B | 4.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 5.00 | 783 | 0.0 |
| 56 | FIDE 80872808 | 0 | — | +?N | −3B | −?N | −?B | +?N | +?B | F | +?N | −?B | 4.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 639 | 0.0 |
| 57 | FIDE 80875580 | 0 | — | −10N | −?B | +?N | +?B | +?N | −?B | −?N | −?B | +?N | 4.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 682 | 0.0 |
| 58 | FIDE 80896871 | 0 | — | −?B | −46N | +?N | +?B | −?N | +?B | −?N | +?B | −?B | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 687 | 0.0 |
| 59 | FIDE 80850650 | 0 | — | −20B | =?N | +?B | +?N | +?B | −39B | −?N | −?N | −?B | 3.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.00 | 761 | 0.0 |
| 60 | FIDE 80897347 | 0 | — | =?N | +?B | −8N | −?N | +?B | −?B | −?N | +?N | F | 3.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 702 | 0.0 |
| 61 | FIDE 80897843 | 0 | — | +?N | +?B | −1N | −34B | −?N | −?B | +?N | −?B | −?N | 3.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 0.00 | 707 | 0.0 |
| 62 | FIDE 80896847 | 0 | — | −4B | −?N | +?N | −?B | +?B | −?N | −?B | −?N | +?N | 3.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 609 | 0.0 |
| 63 | FIDE 80896898 | 0 | — | −5B | −?N | −?B | −?N | +?N | −?B | +?N | −?B | +?N | 3.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 605 | 0.0 |
| 64 | FIDE 80890865 | 0 | — | −6N | −?N | −?B | −?B | +?N | −?N | F | +?B | −?B | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 762 | 0.0 |
| 65 | FIDE 80897037 | 0 | — | +?B | −7N | −?B | −?N | −?B | −?N | +?B | −?N | −?B | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 783 | 0.0 |
| 66 | FIDE 80896820 | 0 | — | −?B | −?N | +?B | −?N | F | −?B | −?N | −?B | +?N | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 761 | 0.0 |
| 67 | FIDE 80897100 | 0 | — | +?B | −?N | −?B | −?N | +?B | −?N | −?B | F | −?N | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 687 | 0.0 |
| 68 | FIDE 80897029 | 0 | — | +?N | −10B | −?N | −?B | −?N | −?B | −?N | −?B | F | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 682 | 0.0 |
| 69 | FIDE 80896855 | 0 | — | −8N | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 702 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Wijesinghe, Y M Dihela ThevinSRI+34.47.5 pts · #2
- 2Sasimaran, ShypravinSRI+15.67.5 pts · #6
- 3Paraneeharan, AarananSRI+11.28.0 pts · #4
Top rating losers
- 1Wijesooriya, T G Yenura ChanulSRI-25.67.5 pts · #15
- 2Rathnaweera, R P Himaru VihasSRI-25.27.5 pts · #67
- 3Wasala, W M Himeth SethmiraSRI-10.47.5 pts · #9