Sri Lanka National Youth Chess Championships 2026 - Under 10 Years Girls
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 16 Jan 2026 to 19 Jan 2026 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Top 10 Elo average was 1032, and top seed was S Nethumi Dihansa Perera (🇱🇰 SRI, 1614).
W Yurenle Angela Fernando (🇱🇰 SRI, 1401) won with 7.5/9, ahead of O R Hasini Anuththara Ranasinghe (5.5) and A M Risini Sehansa Athapaththu (5.5).
The biggest upset came in round 7: P K Adithi Ransala (1414) beat S Nethumi Dihansa Perera (1614), a +200-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsW Yurenle Angela Fernando led from R3 onwards, the title was decided early.
W Yurenle Angela Fernando never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +2.0 over the runner-up.
W Yurenle Angela Fernando opens a +1.5-point gap over the chasing pack (closest: O R Hasini Anuththara Ranasinghe); the title is out of reach before R9.
W Yurenle Angela Fernando drew with O R Hasini Anuththara Ranasinghe (Black).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 1 | 🇱🇰Fernando, W Yurenle Angela | 1401 | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.5 | 30.00 | 37.5 | +98.8 | 1696 |
| 3 | 🇱🇰Ranasinghe, O R Hasini Anuththara | 1485 | ½ | * | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 21.25 | 39.5 | -9.6 | 1456 |
| 5 | 🇱🇰Athapaththu, A M Risini Sehansa | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 21.00 | 39.5 | +22.0 | 1466 |
| 2 | 🇱🇰Fernando, Warnakulasuriya Eleesha | 1485 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.0 | 20.50 | 40.0 | +16.4 | 1508 |
| 4 | 🇱🇰Perera, S Nethumi Dihansa | 1614 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4.5 | 19.75 | 40.5 | -52.0 | 1442 |
| 6 | 🇱🇰Ransala, P K Adithi | 1414 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4.5 | 17.00 | 40.5 | +1.2 | 1416 |
| 7 | 🇱🇰Sandini, H K Minudi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | * | 0 | ½ | 1 | 4.0 | 14.50 | 41.0 | 0.0 | 1372 |
| 9 | 🇱🇰Dinaya, Resadi | 1499 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 14.00 | 41.0 | -78.8 | 1295 |
| 8 | 🇱🇰Gajanayaka, Nayanadini Keshari | 1421 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 0 | * | 0 | 3.5 | 16.00 | 41.5 | +2.0 | 1417 |
| 10 | 🇱🇰Senanayake, S M Dhanuji Amodya | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | 1.0 | 3.50 | 44.0 | 0.0 | 1137 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Fernando, W Yurenle AngelaSRI+98.87.5 pts · #1
- 2Athapaththu, A M Risini SehansaSRI+22.05.5 pts · #5
- 3Fernando, Warnakulasuriya EleeshaSRI+16.45.0 pts · #2
- 1Dinaya, ResadiSRI-78.84.0 pts · #9
- 2Perera, S Nethumi DihansaSRI-52.04.5 pts · #4
- 3Ranasinghe, O R Hasini AnuththaraSRI-9.65.5 pts · #3
- R7+200 Elo gap
- R1+193 Elo gap
- R4+129 Elo gap