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Sri Lanka National Youth Chess Championships 2026 - Under 18 Years Girls

Round-RobinStandard

7 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 15 Jan 2026 to 19 Jan 2026 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Top 10 Elo average was 1213, and top seed was H Sandithi Kusalya Alwis (🇱🇰 SRI, 1979).

H Sandithi Kusalya Alwis (🇱🇰 SRI, 1979) won with 6.0/7, ahead of H M D L Herath (4.5) and K P K Hesara Gunasekara (4.0). Alwis won solo starting round 2.

The biggest upset came in round 5: H M D L Herath (1602) beat K P K Hesara Gunasekara (1844), a +242-point gap.

Location
🇱🇰Colombo, Sri Lanka
Dates
15 Jan 2026 → 19 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Round-robin · 7 rounds
Top seed
🇱🇰H Sandithi Kusalya Alwis1979
Avg top 10
1,213
Participants
7
Federations · 1 represented
🇱🇰Sri Lanka×7
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 7 · 7 rounds

H Sandithi Kusalya Alwis led from R2 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.

Co-leaders
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
#1#2#4#7R1R2R3R4R5R6R7
Alwis#1Herath#2Gunasekara#3Devaraja#6Chamindi#4Samaranayaka#5Ekanayake#7
R2–R7 · LEAD HELD

H Sandithi Kusalya Alwis never relinquished the lead after R2; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.

R7 · DECISIVE LEAD18 Jan

H Sandithi Kusalya Alwis opens a +1.5-point gap over the chasing pack (closest: H M D L Herath); the title is out of reach before R7.

R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

H Sandithi Kusalya Alwis beat H M D L Herath (Black).

Cross-table

#PlayerElo1234567PtsSBBhΔ EloPerf
1🇱🇰Alwis, H Sandithi Kusalya1979*1111116.015.0015.0+23.22450
2🇱🇰Herath, H M D L16020*11½114.59.5016.5+38.81809
3🇱🇰Gunasekara, K P K Hesara184400*11114.06.5017.0-34.81655
6🇱🇰Devaraja, Dahamsa Punsadi1576000*½112.53.0018.5-30.01399
4🇱🇰Chamindi, S M Chethika14920½0½*012.04.0019.0+2.81528
5🇱🇰Samaranayaka, Sayuni000001*½1.52.2519.50.01452
7🇱🇰Ekanayake, B K G S M S000000½*0.50.7520.50.0892

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets