Sri Lanka Major Division Women's Chess Championships 2026 - Jaffna
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48 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 14 Feb 2026 to 17 Feb 2026 in Jaffna, Sri Lanka. Top 10 Elo average was 1533, and top seed was S Narthavi (🇱🇰 SRI, 1676).
R Tharaniga (🇱🇰 SRI, 1599) won with 6.5/7, ahead of Saseelan Saathana (5.5) and Thamiliny Francis Xavier (5.5). Tharaniga won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 7: Asmini Maheswaran (1410) beat Saanuka Raseetharan (1548), a +138-point gap.
Location
🇱🇰Jaffna, 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×26
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsR Tharaniga led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R4–R7 · LEAD HELD
R Tharaniga never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
R Tharaniga beat S Narthavi (White).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
R Tharaniga 6 wins (R1–R6)S Narthavi 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1R Tharaniga | * | 1 | ½ | — |
| 2S Narthavi | 0 | * | — | — |
| 3Saseelan Saathana | ½ | — | * | — |
| 4Thamiliny Francis Xavier | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tharaniga, R | 1599 | SRI | +42B | +15N | +8B | +29N | +4B | +5N | =2B | 6.5 | 28.0 | 29.0 | 26.25 | 1902 | +72.8 |
| 2 | Saathana, Saseelan | 1552 | SRI | +14B | +43N | =11B | +9N | =27N | +7B | =1N | 5.5 | 28.0 | 29.0 | 22.00 | 1676 | +22.4 |
| 3 | Xavier, Thamiliny Francis | 0 | SRI | +?N | +7B | −27N | +24B | +6N | +14B | =13B | 5.5 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 20.75 | 1490 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Narthavi, S | 1676 | SRI | +41N | +31B | +6N | =27B | −1N | +15B | +25N | 5.5 | 25.0 | 27.0 | 19.00 | 1674 | +1.6 |
| 5 | Sutheswaran, Abinaya | 1456 | SRI | +23B | =30N | +28B | +11N | +25N | −1B | +27N | 5.5 | 24.5 | 27.5 | 19.50 | 1660 | +32.8 |
| 6 | Chandraruban, Akshika | 1437 | SRI | +38B | +21N | −4B | +10N | −3B | +28N | +16B | 5.0 | 26.5 | 28.5 | 17.50 | 873 | -9.6 |
| 7 | Maheswaran, Asmini | 1410 | SRI | +39B | −3N | +34B | +38N | +37B | −2N | +18B | 5.0 | 22.0 | 24.0 | 13.00 | 1554 | +10.8 |
| 8 | Thenuscha, M | 1444 | SRI | +22N | +19B | −1N | +26B | −14N | +30B | =11N | 4.5 | 27.0 | 30.0 | 16.75 | 787 | -10.8 |
| 9 | Anne Hanustiha, Jude Vimalendran | 1429 | SRI | +26N | +46B | =25N | −2B | =11N | +19B | =14N | 4.5 | 25.5 | 26.5 | 14.75 | 1366 | -6.0 |
| 10 | Nithushana, A | 0 | SRI | =17N | +12B | =13N | −6B | =?N | +35B | +26N | 4.5 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 14.75 | 1354 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Garunya, P | 0 | SRI | +37N | +?B | =2N | −5B | =9B | +38N | =8B | 4.5 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 11.25 | 1462 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Suganthan, Jogasmi | 0 | SRI | =16B | −10N | =17N | +41B | +32N | +20B | =15N | 4.5 | 23.5 | 25.5 | 15.00 | 1439 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Ramanendrah, Haridi | 1498 | SRI | F | =28N | =10B | +32B | +19N | +27B | =3N | 4.5 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 16.50 | 2263 | +18.4 |
| 14 | Ransiya, Manhalakumaran | 0 | SRI | −2N | +?B | +?N | +?B | +8B | −3N | =9B | 4.5 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 6.75 | 1484 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Harsika, Mayooran | 1402 | SRI | +44N | −1B | +22N | +33B | =29B | −4N | =12B | 4.0 | 26.5 | 27.5 | 11.75 | 1315 | -11.6 |
| 16 | FIDE 80817890 | 0 | — | =12N | +?B | +30N | −25B | +21N | =17B | −6N | 4.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 11.25 | 1226 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Jesmika, Thivaharan | 1474 | SRI | =10B | −36N | =12B | +23N | +39B | =16N | =29B | 4.0 | 22.5 | 24.5 | 14.00 | 1503 | +1.6 |
| 18 | Raseetharan, Saanuka | 1548 | SRI | +20N | −35B | −32N | +48B | +22N | +33B | −7N | 4.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 11.00 | 654 | -24.8 |
| 19 | FIDE 80819915 | 0 | — | +36B | −8N | +43B | +42N | −13B | −9N | +38B | 4.0 | 19.0 | 20.0 | 6.50 | 644 | 0.0 |
| 20 | FIDE 80875653 | 0 | — | −18B | +?N | =21B | =28N | +?B | −12N | +33B | 4.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 6.50 | 745 | 0.0 |
| 21 | FIDE 80864597 | 0 | — | +?N | −6B | =20N | +31B | −16B | +?N | =?N | 4.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 5.00 | 1444 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Prathishja, Prasath | 0 | SRI | −8B | +47N | −15B | +43N | −18B | +?N | +37B | 4.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 3.50 | 652 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Prasanna, Priththika | 0 | SRI | −5N | +?B | −?N | −17B | +?N | +40B | +30N | 4.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 5.00 | 662 | 0.0 |
| 24 | FIDE 80832784 | 0 | — | +?B | −29N | +45B | −3N | −28B | +?N | +?B | 4.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 1.00 | 703 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Kamshayini, R | 1554 | SRI | F | +40N | =9B | +16N | −5B | +29N | −4B | 3.5 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 11.25 | 1428 | -28.4 |
| 26 | FIDE 80819354 | 0 | — | −9B | +?N | +40B | −8N | =?B | +37N | −10B | 3.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 4.00 | 619 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Muraleetharan, Abishshana | 1466 | SRI | F | +45N | +3B | =4N | =2B | −13N | −5B | 3.0 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 12.00 | 1354 | -22.4 |
| 28 | FIDE 80869980 | 0 | — | +?N | =13B | −5N | =20B | +24N | −6B | F | 3.0 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 8.25 | 1200 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Prasanna, Yasvika | 1502 | SRI | F | +24B | +35N | −1B | =15N | −25B | =17N | 3.0 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 10.50 | 1312 | -39.6 |
| 30 | FIDE 80889530 | 0 | — | +?N | =5B | −16B | =39N | +42B | −8N | −23B | 3.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 4.75 | 1239 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Naguleswaran, Sangeetha | 1402 | SRI | +34B | −4N | =39B | −21N | −40N | =47B | +35N | 3.0 | 19.0 | 19.5 | 6.75 | 873 | -7.2 |
| 32 | FIDE 80889034 | 0 | — | −?B | +?N | +18B | −13N | −12B | +36N | F | 3.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 6.50 | 1373 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Sivakumaran, Asveega | 0 | SRI | −43B | +48N | +36B | −15N | +?B | −18N | −20N | 3.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 2.50 | 675 | 0.0 |
| 34 | FIDE 575005581 | 0 | — | −31N | +?B | −7N | +?B | =35N | =?B | −?N | 3.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 1.25 | 632 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Arulgnananand, Anusree | 0 | SRI | +?B | +18N | −29B | −37N | =34B | −10N | −31B | 2.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 5.50 | 1361 | 0.0 |
| 36 | FIDE 80888208 | 0 | — | −19N | +17B | −33N | −?B | +?N | −32B | =?N | 2.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 4.00 | 1494 | 0.0 |
| 37 | FIDE 80889620 | 0 | — | −11B | F | +41N | +35B | −7N | −26B | −22N | 2.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 4.50 | 654 | 0.0 |
| 38 | FIDE 575005565 | 0 | — | −6N | +?B | F | −7B | +?N | −11B | −19N | 2.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 0.00 | 1334 | 0.0 |
| 39 | FIDE 80889123 | 0 | — | −7N | +?B | =31N | =30B | −17N | −?B | F | 2.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 3.00 | 1126 | 0.0 |
| 40 | Sivayokan, Maathuri | 0 | SRI | +?N | −25B | −26N | F | +31B | −23N | F | 2.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 3.00 | 1482 | 0.0 |
| 41 | FIDE 575005522 | 0 | — | −4B | +?N | −37B | −12N | +44B | −?N | F | 2.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 1.00 | 873 | 0.0 |
| 42 | FIDE 575005530 | 0 | — | −1N | +44B | F | −19B | −30N | −?B | F | 1.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 1.00 | 787 | 0.0 |
| 43 | FIDE 80868126 | 0 | — | +33N | −2B | −19N | −22B | F | F | F | 1.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 3.00 | 763 | 0.0 |
| 44 | FIDE 575005573 | 0 | — | −15B | −42N | +47B | F | −41N | −45B | F | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.50 | 604 | 0.0 |
| 45 | FIDE 80889514 | 0 | — | F | −27B | −24N | −?N | −?B | +44N | F | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.00 | 663 | 0.0 |
| 46 | FIDE 80889611 | 0 | — | +47B | −9N | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.50 | 629 | 0.0 |
| 47 | FIDE 80856179 | 0 | — | −46N | −22B | −44N | −?B | F | =31N | −?B | 0.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.50 | 1410 | 0.0 |
| 48 | FIDE 80895115 | 0 | — | −?N | −33B | F | −18N | F | F | F | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 700 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Tharaniga, RSRI+72.86.5 pts · #1
- 2Sutheswaran, AbinayaSRI+32.85.5 pts · #7
- 3Saathana, SaseelanSRI+22.45.5 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Prasanna, YasvikaSRI-39.63.0 pts · #11
- 2Kamshayini, RSRI-28.43.5 pts · #9
- 3Raseetharan, SaanukaSRI-24.84.0 pts · #33
Biggest upsets
- R7+138 Elo gap