Sri Lanka National Youth Chess Championships 2026 - Under 12 Years
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 16 Jan 2026 to 19 Jan 2026 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1743, and top seed was Thehas Rithmitha Kiringoda (🇱🇰 SRI, CM, 1974).
Thehas Rithmitha Kiringoda (🇱🇰 SRI, CM, 1974) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Lohas Dewmina Rodrigo (6.5) and Biman Koswattage (6.0). Kiringoda won solo starting round 8.
The biggest upset came in round 2: J A Mihin Minthula Wijayarathne (1617) beat Rivinu Dihas Nethmira Wickramage (1778), a +161-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsCM Thehas Rithmitha Kiringoda led from R4 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
CM Thehas Rithmitha Kiringoda never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
CM Thehas Rithmitha Kiringoda drew with Lohas Dewmina Rodrigo (White).
CM Thehas Rithmitha Kiringoda 4 wins (R1–R4)Lohas Dewmina Rodrigo 3 wins (R1–R3)
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 | 🇱🇰CMKiringoda, Thehas Rithmitha | 1974 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.5 | 29.50 | 37.5 | +12.0 | 1990 |
| 2 | 🇱🇰Rodrigo, Lohas Dewmina | 1835 | ½ | * | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 6.5 | 25.25 | 38.5 | +34.8 | 1898 |
| 3 | 🇱🇰Koswattage, Biman | 1790 | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 22.00 | 39.0 | +37.2 | 1862 |
| 4 | 🇱🇰Masakorala, Sethika Dinsitha | 1771 | 0 | 1 | ½ | * | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 22.00 | 39.0 | +44.0 | 1864 |
| 5 | 🇱🇰Samaraweera S M Sethika Hansira | 1849 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 4.5 | 15.00 | 40.5 | -55.2 | 1730 |
| 6 | 🇱🇰Wickramage, Rivinu Dihas Nethmira | 1778 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 4.0 | 17.00 | 41.0 | -35.2 | 1696 |
| 7 | 🇱🇰Egodawatta, Vinuja | 1573 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | 0 | ½ | 1 | 3.5 | 13.00 | 41.5 | +36.8 | 1680 |
| 8 | 🇱🇰Suraweera, Kiven Mandeev | 1680 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | * | 1 | 1 | 3.5 | 9.25 | 41.5 | -2.0 | 1671 |
| 9 | 🇱🇰Wijayarathne, J A Mihin Minthula | 1617 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | * | 1 | 3.0 | 9.50 | 42.0 | +4.4 | 1632 |
| 10 | 🇱🇰Perera, Yeshan | 1567 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 0.5 | 2.00 | 44.5 | -76.8 | 1317 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Masakorala, Sethika DinsithaSRI+44.06.0 pts · #4
- 2Koswattage, BimanSRI+37.26.0 pts · #3
- 3Egodawatta, VinujaSRI+36.83.5 pts · #7
- 1Perera, YeshanSRI-76.80.5 pts · #10
- 2Samaraweera S M Sethika HansiraSRI-55.24.5 pts · #5
- 3Wickramage, Rivinu Dihas NethmiraSRI-35.24.0 pts · #6
- R2+161 Elo gap