Sri Lanka National Youth Chess Championships 2025 - Under 17 Years Girls
Open SwissStandard
12 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 10 Jan 2026 to 13 Jan 2026 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Top 10 Elo average was 1474, and top seed was H Sandithi Kusalya Alwis (🇱🇰 SRI, 1979).
K P K Hesara Gunasekara (🇱🇰 SRI, 1844) won with 6.0/7, ahead of H Sandithi Kusalya Alwis (5.5) and Nemindi Linaya Ramanayake (5.0). Gunasekara won solo starting round 5.
Location
🇱🇰Colombo, Sri Lanka
Dates
10 Jan 2026 → 13 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇱🇰Sri Lanka×11
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsK P K Hesara Gunasekara led from R2; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R2–R7 · LEAD HELD
K P K Hesara Gunasekara held the sole lead from R2 through R7 without losing it.
R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
K P K Hesara Gunasekara drew with H Sandithi Kusalya Alwis (Black).
R5–R7 · WIN STREAK
K P K Hesara Gunasekara won 3 in a row (R5–R7).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1K P K Hesara Gunasekara | * | ½ | ½ | 1 |
| 2H Sandithi Kusalya Alwis | ½ | * | ½ | ½ |
| 3Nemindi Linaya Ramanayake | ½ | ½ | * | ½ |
| 4Oneli Vithanawasam | 0 | ½ | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gunasekara, K P K Hesara | 1844 | SRI | +8N | +5B | =2N | =3B | +4N | +9B | +7N | 6.0 | 25.0 | 28.0 | 22.75 | 1935 | +28.0 |
| 2 | Alwis, H Sandithi Kusalya | 1979 | SRI | +10B | =4N | =1B | +7N | =3B | +6N | +8B | 5.5 | 25.5 | 28.0 | 20.50 | 1849 | -25.6 |
| 3 | Ramanayake, Nemindi Linaya | 1713 | SRI | +11B | =7N | =4B | =1N | =2N | +5B | +9N | 5.0 | 26.0 | 27.5 | 18.00 | 1797 | +28.8 |
| 4 | Vithanawasam, Oneli | 1652 | SRI | +12N | =2B | =3N | =8B | −1B | =7N | +11N | 4.0 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 10.00 | 1661 | +0.8 |
| 5 | Herath, H M D L | 1602 | SRI | +6B | −1N | =7B | =10N | +11B | −3N | +12B | 4.0 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 8.50 | 1526 | -22.0 |
| 6 | Ekanayake, B K G S M S | 0 | SRI | −5N | −8B | +9N | +11N | +12B | −2B | +10N | 4.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 7.00 | 1518 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Devaraja, Dahamsa Punsadi | 1576 | SRI | +9N | =3B | =5N | −2B | +8N | =4B | −1B | 3.5 | 27.5 | 30.5 | 12.50 | 1650 | +23.6 |
| 8 | Maddumage, Neksha P | 1480 | SRI | −1B | +6N | =10B | =4N | −7B | +12N | −2N | 3.0 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 7.25 | 1442 | -13.6 |
| 9 | Samaranayaka, Sayuni | 0 | SRI | −7B | +11N | −6B | +12N | +10B | −1N | −3B | 3.0 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 4.00 | 1526 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Chamindi, S M Chethika | 1492 | SRI | −2N | +12B | =8N | =5B | −9N | =11B | −6B | 2.5 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 4.25 | 1506 | -1.6 |
| 11 | Vimansa, R Rashindi | 1403 | SRI | −3N | −9B | +12N | −6B | −5N | =10N | −4B | 1.5 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 1.25 | 1291 | -18.4 |
| 12 | FIDE 80801544 | 0 | — | −4B | −10N | −11B | −9B | −6N | −8B | −5N | 0.0 | 20.5 | 22.0 | 0.00 | 725 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Ramanayake, Nemindi LinayaSRI+28.85.0 pts · #3
- 2Gunasekara, K P K HesaraSRI+28.06.0 pts · #1
- 3Devaraja, Dahamsa PunsadiSRI+23.63.5 pts · #5
Top rating losers
- 1Alwis, H Sandithi KusalyaSRI-25.65.5 pts · #2
- 2Herath, H M D LSRI-22.04.0 pts · #6
- 3Vimansa, R RashindiSRI-18.41.5 pts · #11