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Sri Lanka National Youth Chess Championships 2025 - Under 17 Years Girls

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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
Top seed
Avg top 10
1,474
Participants
12
Federations · 1 represented
🇱🇰Sri Lanka×11
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

K P K Hesara Gunasekara led from R2; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
6
1
1
2
1
1
1
23.55.57R1R2R3R4R5R6R7
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

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Gunasekara, K P K Hesara1844SRI+8N+5B=2N=3B+4N+9B+7N6.025.028.022.751935+28.0
2Alwis, H Sandithi Kusalya1979SRI+10B=4N=1B+7N=3B+6N+8B5.525.528.020.501849-25.6
3Ramanayake, Nemindi Linaya1713SRI+11B=7N=4B=1N=2N+5B+9N5.026.027.518.001797+28.8
4Vithanawasam, Oneli1652SRI+12N=2B=3N=8B1B=7N+11N4.024.524.510.001661+0.8
5Herath, H M D L1602SRI+6B1N=7B=10N+11B3N+12B4.022.522.58.501526-22.0
6Ekanayake, B K G S M S0SRI5N8B+9N+11N+12B2B+10N4.019.519.57.0015180.0
7Devaraja, Dahamsa Punsadi1576SRI+9N=3B=5N2B+8N=4B1B3.527.530.512.501650+23.6
8Maddumage, Neksha P1480SRI1B+6N=10B=4N7B+12N2N3.025.525.57.251442-13.6
9Samaranayaka, Sayuni0SRI7B+11N6B+12N+10B1N3B3.022.522.54.0015260.0
10Chamindi, S M Chethika1492SRI2N+12B=8N=5B9N=11B6B2.521.021.04.251506-1.6
11Vimansa, R Rashindi1403SRI3N9B+12N6B5N=10N4B1.522.522.51.251291-18.4
12FIDE 8080154404B10N11B9B6N8B5N0.020.522.00.007250.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
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