Sri Lanka National Youth Chess Championships 2026 - Under 18 Years Girls
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.
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How it unfolded
Top 7 · 7 roundsH Sandithi Kusalya Alwis led from R2 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
H Sandithi Kusalya Alwis never relinquished the lead after R2; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.
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.
H Sandithi Kusalya Alwis beat H M D L Herath (Black).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 1 | 🇱🇰Alwis, H Sandithi Kusalya | 1979 | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 15.00 | 15.0 | +23.2 | 2450 |
| 2 | 🇱🇰Herath, H M D L | 1602 | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 4.5 | 9.50 | 16.5 | +38.8 | 1809 |
| 3 | 🇱🇰Gunasekara, K P K Hesara | 1844 | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 6.50 | 17.0 | -34.8 | 1655 |
| 6 | 🇱🇰Devaraja, Dahamsa Punsadi | 1576 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 2.5 | 3.00 | 18.5 | -30.0 | 1399 |
| 4 | 🇱🇰Chamindi, S M Chethika | 1492 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | 0 | 1 | 2.0 | 4.00 | 19.0 | +2.8 | 1528 |
| 5 | 🇱🇰Samaranayaka, Sayuni | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | ½ | 1.5 | 2.25 | 19.5 | 0.0 | 1452 |
| 7 | 🇱🇰Ekanayake, B K G S M S | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | 0.5 | 0.75 | 20.5 | 0.0 | 892 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Herath, H M D LSRI+38.84.5 pts · #2
- 2Alwis, H Sandithi KusalyaSRI+23.26.0 pts · #1
- 3Chamindi, S M ChethikaSRI+2.82.0 pts · #4
- 1Gunasekara, K P K HesaraSRI-34.84.0 pts · #3
- 2Devaraja, Dahamsa PunsadiSRI-30.02.5 pts · #6
- 3Ekanayake, B K G S M SSRI0.00.5 pts · #7
- R5+242 Elo gap