Sri Lanka National Youth Chess Championships 2026 - Under 18 Years
8 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 1908, and top seed was Jeewantha Aloka Hettiarachchi (🇱🇰 SRI, 2027).
Jeewantha Aloka Hettiarachchi (🇱🇰 SRI, 2027) won with 5.0/7, ahead of K E Dineth Sandaruwan (4.5) and B Jayod Yasindu Rashmika Perera (4.0). Hettiarachchi won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 2: K E Dineth Sandaruwan (1834) beat Chanaka Praneeth Sarukkalige (1968), a +134-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 8 · 7 roundsJeewantha Aloka Hettiarachchi led from R2 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
Jeewantha Aloka Hettiarachchi held the sole lead from R2 through R7 without losing it.
Jeewantha Aloka Hettiarachchi drew with K E Dineth Sandaruwan (Black).
Jeewantha Aloka Hettiarachchi went unbeaten across 7 games (R1–R7).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 1 | 🇱🇰Hettiarachchi, Jeewantha Aloka | 2027 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 15.25 | 23.0 | +9.2 | 2047 |
| 2 | 🇱🇰Sandaruwan, K E Dineth | 1834 | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 4.5 | 16.00 | 23.5 | +72.0 | 2019 |
| 3 | 🇱🇰Perera, B Jayod Yasindu Rashmika | 1930 | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 4.0 | 12.25 | 24.0 | +10.0 | 1953 |
| 4 | 🇱🇰Sarukkalige, Chanaka Praneeth | 1968 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 4.0 | 12.25 | 24.0 | -5.2 | 1948 |
| 5 | 🇱🇰Insara, S D Nadev | 1933 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 0 | ½ | ½ | 3.0 | 11.00 | 25.0 | -31.6 | 1853 |
| 6 | 🇱🇰Liyanage, K P L | 1858 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | 1 | 1 | 3.0 | 7.50 | 25.0 | +1.2 | 1864 |
| 7 | 🇱🇰Perera, G Thinuka Geethula | 1846 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | 0 | 2.5 | 10.00 | 25.5 | -13.2 | 1813 |
| 8 | 🇱🇰Manuwaruna, Sethun Neththaru | 1866 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | * | 2.0 | 6.25 | 26.0 | -42.4 | 1755 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Sandaruwan, K E DinethSRI+72.04.5 pts · #2
- 2Perera, B Jayod Yasindu RashmikaSRI+10.04.0 pts · #3
- 3Hettiarachchi, Jeewantha AlokaSRI+9.25.0 pts · #1
- 1Manuwaruna, Sethun NeththaruSRI-42.42.0 pts · #8
- 2Insara, S D NadevSRI-31.63.0 pts · #5
- 3Perera, G Thinuka GeethulaSRI-13.22.5 pts · #7
- R2+134 Elo gap