Sri Lanka Major Division Women's Chess Championships 2026 - Sabaragamuwa
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50 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 14 Feb 2026 to 17 Feb 2026 in Ratnapura, Sri Lanka. Top 10 Elo average was 1542, and top seed was T Savini Sanjana (🇱🇰 SRI, 1651).
Thenudi Chathuththara (🇱🇰 SRI, 1592) won with 6.5/7, ahead of K A Savidya Navangi (6.0) and Thinuli Sehansa Jayawardhane (6.0). Chathuththara won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 2: K A Hashini Yeh Kohilatharachchi (1429) beat T Savini Sanjana (1651), a +222-point gap.
Location
🇱🇰Ratnapura, Sri Lanka
Dates
14 Feb 2026 → 17 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇱🇰Sri Lanka×30
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsThenudi Chathuththara led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R4–R7 · LEAD HELD
Thenudi Chathuththara held the sole lead from R4 through R7 without losing it.
R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Thenudi Chathuththara drew with K A Savidya Navangi (White).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Thenudi Chathuththara 5 wins (R1–R5)K A Savidya Navangi 3 wins (R1–R3)Thinuli Sehansa Jayawardhane 4 wins (R4–R7)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Thenudi Chathuththara | * | ½ | 1 | 1 |
| 2K A Savidya Navangi | ½ | * | — | 1 |
| 3Thinuli Sehansa Jayawardhane | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4G M Dimathi Dasunya Premathilaka | 0 | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chathuththara, Thenudi | 1592 | SRI | +50N | +5B | +3N | +4B | +12N | =2B | +11N | 6.5 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 27.50 | 1903 | +81.6 |
| 2 | Navangi, K A Savidya | 1549 | SRI | +38N | +41B | +9N | =12B | +14N | =1N | +4B | 6.0 | 26.5 | 28.5 | 23.25 | 1751 | +59.2 |
| 3 | Jayawardhane, Thinuli Sehansa | 1490 | SRI | +47B | +23N | −1B | +34N | +13B | +17N | +8B | 6.0 | 25.5 | 26.5 | 20.00 | 1508 | +0.8 |
| 4 | Premathilaka, G M Dimathi Dasunya | 1514 | SRI | +26B | +36N | +21B | −1N | +15N | +18B | −2N | 5.0 | 28.0 | 30.5 | 18.00 | 1488 | -21.2 |
| 5 | Bopeththa, B G Miheli Hiyansa | 1407 | SRI | +31B | −1N | +33B | +23N | −18B | +25N | +17B | 5.0 | 25.5 | 28.5 | 18.00 | 1508 | +11.6 |
| 6 | FIDE 80815758 | 0 | — | =16B | =27N | −8B | +40N | +34B | +13N | +15N | 5.0 | 22.5 | 24.5 | 16.25 | 1479 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Vihangika, B P Viduni | 1538 | SRI | +40B | −13N | +29B | −8N | +32B | +31N | +10B | 5.0 | 22.5 | 24.5 | 16.00 | 2329 | +19.2 |
| 8 | Edirisingha E A Nethulya Mihindee | 0 | SRI | −28N | +48B | +6N | +7B | +9N | =15B | −3N | 4.5 | 28.0 | 29.0 | 17.50 | 1519 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Weerakoon, Gagani Amaya | 1470 | SRI | +29B | +19N | −2B | +31N | −8B | =23N | +26B | 4.5 | 25.5 | 28.5 | 16.00 | 715 | -16.8 |
| 10 | Jayathilaka, H R J G | 1506 | SRI | +37N | +35B | =15N | −14B | +20N | +12B | −7N | 4.5 | 23.5 | 26.0 | 15.00 | 1403 | -28.4 |
| 11 | Dinadee, K K Resandi | 1521 | SRI | +49N | +39B | =14N | −15B | +35N | +16B | −1B | 4.5 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 11.00 | 1215 | -42.4 |
| 12 | Sandini, H K Minudi | 1585 | SRI | +34B | +22N | +17B | =2N | −1B | −10N | =23B | 4.0 | 29.0 | 31.5 | 15.50 | 1492 | -5.6 |
| 13 | Bandara, E K Ashinsa Dinhari | 0 | SRI | +32N | +7B | −16N | +28B | −3N | −6B | +30N | 4.0 | 27.0 | 30.0 | 15.00 | 1581 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Somathilaka, M T Hirushi Sankalpa | 1462 | SRI | +46N | +18B | =11B | +10N | −2B | −24N | =19B | 4.0 | 27.0 | 28.5 | 14.25 | 1401 | -10.8 |
| 15 | Bandara, B V Sethni Dahamdi | 1459 | SRI | +45B | +30N | =10B | +11N | −4B | =8N | −6B | 4.0 | 27.0 | 28.5 | 14.00 | 1539 | +13.2 |
| 16 | Bandara, R R L N Nethpahani | 0 | SRI | =6N | +20B | +13B | −17N | +21B | −11N | =22B | 4.0 | 25.5 | 29.5 | 16.50 | 1358 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Ranasinghe, R A Indeewari Vidusar | 1470 | SRI | +44N | +42B | −12N | +16B | +19N | −3B | −5N | 4.0 | 25.0 | 27.0 | 12.00 | 670 | -57.6 |
| 18 | Wickramasinghe, W R Omeli Senulya | 0 | SRI | F | −14N | +26B | +45B | +5N | −4N | +24B | 4.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 14.00 | 1460 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Somathilaka, M T Ranjana Sandami | 0 | SRI | +?N | −9B | +40B | +22N | −17B | =21N | =14N | 4.0 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 10.00 | 1363 | 0.0 |
| 20 | FIDE 80851819 | 0 | — | =27B | −16N | +30B | +36N | −10B | =29N | +33B | 4.0 | 22.0 | 24.5 | 12.50 | 729 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Kohilatharachchi, K A Hashini Yeh | 1429 | SRI | +48N | +28B | −4N | =35B | −16N | =19B | +31N | 4.0 | 22.0 | 23.0 | 10.75 | 1615 | +20.0 |
| 22 | Rajapaksha, Yenuli Nehansa | 1400 | SRI | +43N | −12B | +39N | −19B | =27N | +35B | =16N | 4.0 | 20.5 | 22.5 | 10.75 | 712 | -14.0 |
| 23 | FIDE 80864767 | 0 | — | +?N | −3B | +?N | −5B | +?N | =9B | =12N | 4.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 4.25 | 1273 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Attanayake, I S | 1409 | SRI | −35N | +37B | =45N | =27B | +39N | +14B | −18N | 4.0 | 19.0 | 20.5 | 11.50 | 2246 | +22.4 |
| 25 | FIDE 80891357 | 0 | — | −36B | −26N | +37N | +38B | +?N | −5B | +34B | 4.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 7.50 | 601 | 0.0 |
| 26 | FIDE 80883630 | 0 | — | −4N | +25B | −18N | +42B | =30N | +27B | −9N | 3.5 | 24.5 | 26.5 | 11.25 | 720 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Samaranayaka, S H Jesandi Thiyuni | 0 | SRI | =20N | =6B | =36B | =24N | =22B | −26N | +46B | 3.5 | 23.0 | 24.5 | 11.25 | 1403 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Sanjana, T Savini | 1651 | SRI | +8B | −21N | +47B | −13N | −31B | +40N | =29B | 3.5 | 21.0 | 22.0 | 9.25 | 620 | -31.2 |
| 29 | Mapitiya, Hirundee Dinhara | 0 | SRI | −9N | +?B | −7N | =41B | +45N | =20B | =28N | 3.5 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 6.25 | 1273 | 0.0 |
| 30 | FIDE 80836038 | 0 | — | +?N | −15B | −20N | +47N | =26B | +36N | −13B | 3.5 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 5.25 | 659 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Prathapaarachchi, Sasvi Seneja | 0 | SRI | −5N | +38B | +41N | −9B | +28N | −7B | −21B | 3.0 | 24.5 | 26.5 | 8.00 | 1252 | 0.0 |
| 32 | FIDE 80873499 | 0 | — | −13B | −40N | +49N | +?B | −7N | +?B | F | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 0.00 | 741 | 0.0 |
| 33 | FIDE 29987725 | 0 | — | −41N | +49B | −5N | −?B | +50N | +?B | −20N | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 0.00 | 601 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Gamage, Hesali Yuhasna | 0 | SRI | −12N | +43B | +42N | −3B | −6N | =37B | −25N | 2.5 | 23.5 | 25.5 | 5.25 | 705 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Peries, D P Chamodi Nimansha | 0 | SRI | +24B | −10N | +?B | =21N | −11B | −22N | F | 2.5 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 6.00 | 1303 | 0.0 |
| 36 | FIDE 575003759 | 0 | — | +25N | −4B | =27N | −20B | +41N | −30B | F | 2.5 | 22.5 | 24.5 | 7.75 | 785 | 0.0 |
| 37 | Imbulana, I B M S | 0 | SRI | −10B | −24N | −25B | +43N | +48B | =34N | −39B | 2.5 | 19.5 | 20.5 | 4.25 | 668 | 0.0 |
| 38 | Ganege, G R Senulya Kemdini | 0 | SRI | −2B | −31N | +43B | −25N | =46B | +45B | −?N | 2.5 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 4.25 | 715 | 0.0 |
| 39 | FIDE 29993873 | 0 | — | F | −11N | −22B | +?N | −24B | =41B | +37N | 2.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 3.50 | 636 | 0.0 |
| 40 | FIDE 29982480 | 0 | — | −7N | +32B | −19N | −6B | +42N | −28B | F | 2.0 | 22.5 | 24.5 | 5.00 | 793 | 0.0 |
| 41 | FIDE 29986265 | 0 | — | +33B | −2N | −31B | =29N | −36B | =39N | F | 2.0 | 20.5 | 22.5 | 6.00 | 715 | 0.0 |
| 42 | Siriwardhana, G Seyali Sadewni | 0 | SRI | +?B | −17N | −34B | −26N | −40B | +49N | F | 2.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 0.00 | 656 | 0.0 |
| 43 | FIDE 80895247 | 0 | — | −22B | −34N | −38N | −37B | +49N | +?B | −?N | 2.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 0.00 | 600 | 0.0 |
| 44 | FIDE 80880223 | 0 | — | −17B | −?N | −?N | +50B | +?N | −?B | F | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 656 | 0.0 |
| 45 | FIDE 80849431 | 0 | — | −15N | +50B | =24B | −18N | −29B | −38N | F | 1.5 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 2.00 | 1240 | 0.0 |
| 46 | FIDE 29990564 | 0 | — | −14B | −?B | −?N | +49B | =38N | F | −27N | 1.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 1.25 | 646 | 0.0 |
| 47 | FIDE 80863108 | 0 | — | −3N | +?B | −28N | −30B | F | F | F | 1.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 0.00 | 771 | 0.0 |
| 48 | FIDE 80876781 | 0 | — | −21B | −8N | +50N | −?B | −37N | F | F | 1.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 0.00 | 620 | 0.0 |
| 49 | FIDE 80859232 | 0 | — | −11B | −33N | −32B | −46N | −43B | −42B | F | 0.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 0.00 | 703 | 0.0 |
| 50 | FIDE 575003783 | 0 | — | −1B | −45N | −48B | −44N | −33B | F | F | 0.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 0.00 | 759 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Chathuththara, ThenudiSRI+81.66.5 pts · #1
- 2Navangi, K A SavidyaSRI+59.26.0 pts · #2
- 3Attanayake, I SSRI+22.44.0 pts · #22
Top rating losers
- 1Ranasinghe, R A Indeewari VidusarSRI-57.64.0 pts · #36
- 2Dinadee, K K ResandiSRI-42.44.5 pts · #24
- 3Sanjana, T SaviniSRI-31.23.5 pts · #49
Biggest upsets
- R2+222 Elo gap