Sri Lanka National Youth Chess Championships 2026 - Under 16 Years
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 15 Jan 2026 to 19 Jan 2026 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. 2 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1936, and top seed was T H D Thisarindu Induwara (🇱🇰 SRI, 2138).
V W A Vinuda Vidm Wickramasinghe (🇱🇰 SRI, 2107) won with 7.5/9, ahead of T H D Thisarindu Induwara (6.5) and K A R G W D R B G Galkotuwa (6.0). Wickramasinghe shared the lead from round 5 and broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 9: Thenuga Dilneth Bandaranayake (1664) beat D D L N Dandeniya (CM, 2043), a +379-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsV W A Vinuda Vidm Wickramasinghe led from R9 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
V W A Vinuda Vidm Wickramasinghe takes the sole lead (7.5/9).
V W A Vinuda Vidm Wickramasinghe drew with T H D Thisarindu Induwara (White).
V W A Vinuda Vidm Wickramasinghe won 3 in a row (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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| 1 | 🇱🇰Wickramasinghe, V W A Vinuda Vidm | 2107 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.5 | 29.75 | 37.5 | +42.8 | 2194 |
| 2 | 🇱🇰Induwara, T H D Thisarindu | 2138 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 25.25 | 38.5 | -8.8 | 2090 |
| 3 | 🇱🇰Galkotuwa, K A R G W D R B G | 2009 | ½ | ½ | * | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 6.0 | 23.25 | 39.0 | +27.6 | 2052 |
| 4 | 🇱🇰Ovitigala, Chenitha Mithvidu | 2056 | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 6.0 | 23.00 | 39.0 | +5.2 | 2046 |
| 5 | 🇱🇰CMJanukshan, B | 2013 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 16.00 | 40.0 | -15.2 | 1969 |
| 6 | 🇱🇰CMDandeniya, D D L N | 2043 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | * | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4.5 | 14.50 | 40.5 | -50.0 | 1923 |
| 8 | 🇱🇰Minsara, S D Sadev | 1812 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 3.0 | 10.50 | 42.0 | -0.8 | 1824 |
| 7 | 🇱🇰Bandaranayake, Thenuga Dilneth | 1664 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | * | 0 | 1 | 3.0 | 10.25 | 42.0 | +55.2 | 1827 |
| 9 | 🇱🇰Senarathna, B Hiruka Hansana | 1810 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | * | 1 | 2.5 | 5.50 | 42.5 | -18.0 | 1783 |
| 10 | 🇱🇰Thennakoon, Akitha | 1703 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 1.0 | 6.00 | 44.0 | -38.0 | 1605 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Bandaranayake, Thenuga DilnethSRI+55.23.0 pts · #7
- 2Wickramasinghe, V W A Vinuda VidmSRI+42.87.5 pts · #1
- 3Galkotuwa, K A R G W D R B GSRI+27.66.0 pts · #3
- 1Dandeniya, D D L NCMSRI-50.04.5 pts · #6
- 2Thennakoon, AkithaSRI-38.01.0 pts · #10
- 3Senarathna, B Hiruka HansanaSRI-18.02.5 pts · #9
- R9+379 Elo gap
- R9+125 Elo gap