Sri Lanka National Youth Chess Championships 2026 - Under 12 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 1526, and top seed was Hesanya Thanthulage (🇱🇰 SRI, 1692).
Risali Lohasna Jayaweera (🇱🇰 SRI, 1616) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Gomes J Vaneesha Oshini (7.5) and Hesanya Thanthulage (7.0). Jayaweera shared the lead from round 8, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Irshad Ilma (1411) beat Janulya KA Chanumi (1557), a +146-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsTitle race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Gomes J Vaneesha Oshini drew with Risali Lohasna Jayaweera (White).
Gomes J Vaneesha Oshini 4+3 wins (R2–R5, R7–R9)Risali Lohasna Jayaweera 3 wins (R7–R9)
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 2 | 🇱🇰Jayaweera, Risali Lohasna | 1616 | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 7.5 | 29.75 | 37.5 | +72.0 | 1788 |
| 1 | 🇱🇰Gomes J Vaneesha Oshini | 1473 | ½ | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.5 | 26.75 | 37.5 | +151.6 | 1805 |
| 3 | 🇱🇰Thanthulage, Hesanya | 1692 | 0 | 1 | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 26.00 | 38.0 | +16.4 | 1727 |
| 4 | 🇱🇰Sethumsa, R B Hasadi | 1473 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 5.5 | 19.00 | 39.5 | +56.0 | 1609 |
| 5 | 🇱🇰Thewmali, A M Omansa | 1488 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.0 | 16.50 | 40.0 | +51.6 | 1575 |
| 6 | 🇱🇰Senaree, M G Dinulya | 1575 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3.5 | 10.00 | 41.5 | -64.4 | 1440 |
| 7 | 🇱🇰Ilma, Irshad | 1411 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3.0 | 6.00 | 42.0 | +2.4 | 1413 |
| 8 | 🇱🇰Janulya KA Chanumi | 1557 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | * | 0 | 1 | 2.5 | 8.75 | 42.5 | -82.8 | 1359 |
| 9 | 🇱🇰Fernando, Madawalage Dona Nesandi | 1488 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | 1 | 2.0 | 4.00 | 43.0 | -78.8 | 1310 |
| 10 | 🇱🇰Rathnayake, Chanuthi Thenulima | 1488 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 1.5 | 7.75 | 43.5 | -124.0 | 1251 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Gomes J Vaneesha OshiniSRI+151.67.5 pts · #1
- 2Jayaweera, Risali LohasnaSRI+72.07.5 pts · #2
- 3Sethumsa, R B HasadiSRI+56.05.5 pts · #4
- 1Rathnayake, Chanuthi ThenulimaSRI-124.01.5 pts · #10
- 2Janulya KA ChanumiSRI-82.82.5 pts · #8
- 3Fernando, Madawalage Dona NesandiSRI-78.82.0 pts · #9
- R3+146 Elo gap
- R3+102 Elo gap
- R6+102 Elo gap