Sri Lanka National Youth Chess Championships 2026 - Under 14 Years
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 15 Jan 2026 to 19 Jan 2026 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1817, and top seed was Vinuka Dihain Wijerathna (🇱🇰 SRI, CM, 2031).
Vinuka Dihain Wijerathna (🇱🇰 SRI, CM, 2031) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Ruvin Sandharu Jayasooriya (6.5) and A A T Nethsara Dias (5.5). Wijerathna shared the lead from round 4 and won solo starting round 5.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Mithil Indrachapa Samarakoon (1731) beat Sanuk Nanayakkara (1946), a +215-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsCM Vinuka Dihain Wijerathna led from R5 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
CM Vinuka Dihain Wijerathna takes the sole lead (4.0/5).
CM Vinuka Dihain Wijerathna opens a +1.5-point gap over the chasing pack (closest: Ruvin Sandharu Jayasooriya); the title is out of reach before R9.
CM Vinuka Dihain Wijerathna drew with Ruvin Sandharu Jayasooriya (Black).
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 | 🇱🇰CMWijerathna, Vinuka Dihain | 2031 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 31.00 | 37.0 | +35.0 | 2144 |
| 2 | 🇱🇰Jayasooriya, Ruvin Sandharu | 1834 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 6.5 | 26.75 | 38.5 | +69.6 | 1981 |
| 3 | 🇱🇰Dias, A A T Nethsara | 1895 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 22.75 | 39.5 | +0.4 | 1889 |
| 4 | 🇱🇰Ethkandura, Amila Nimsara | 1815 | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 4.5 | 16.50 | 40.5 | +1.5 | 1818 |
| 5 | 🇱🇰Nanayakkara, Sanuk | 1946 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 4.0 | 14.75 | 41.0 | -85.2 | 1760 |
| 8 | 🇱🇰Samarakoon, Mithil Indrachapa | 1731 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | * | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 3.5 | 15.00 | 41.5 | +2.4 | 1746 |
| 7 | 🇱🇰Gunatunga, Dhiren Theekshana | 1795 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3.5 | 14.25 | 41.5 | -28.9 | 1739 |
| 6 | 🇱🇰Jithen, K A Chalinu | 1694 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | * | ½ | 0 | 3.5 | 13.25 | 41.5 | +21.6 | 1751 |
| 9 | 🇱🇰Nanayakkara, Dulneth Pallege | 1660 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 3.0 | 12.50 | 42.0 | +17.2 | 1709 |
| 10 | 🇱🇰Perumpuli Arachchi Lithula Raveesh | 1767 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | * | 3.0 | 10.75 | 42.0 | -34.0 | 1698 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Jayasooriya, Ruvin SandharuSRI+69.66.5 pts · #2
- 2Wijerathna, Vinuka DihainCMSRI+35.08.0 pts · #1
- 3Jithen, K A ChalinuSRI+21.63.5 pts · #6
- 1Nanayakkara, SanukSRI-85.24.0 pts · #5
- 2Perumpuli Arachchi Lithula RaveeshSRI-34.03.0 pts · #10
- 3Gunatunga, Dhiren TheekshanaSRI-28.93.5 pts · #7
- R1+215 Elo gap
- R2+112 Elo gap
- R6+101 Elo gap