Sri Lanka Major Division Women's Chess Championships 2026 - North Western
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63 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 14 Feb 2026 to 17 Feb 2026 in Kurunegala, Sri Lanka. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1591, and top seed was R L T Karunathilake (🇱🇰 SRI, 1677).
Hirudini Dehenya (🇱🇰 SRI, 1576) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Warnakulasuriya Eleesha Fernando (5.5) and Hewage D H T M (5.0). Dehenya broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 5: L H M T I Bandara (1436) beat J A Thinuli Hesanya Jayasinghe (1591), a +155-point gap.
Location
🇱🇰Kurunegala, 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
Titled players · 1
WCM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇱🇰Sri Lanka×49
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsHirudini Dehenya led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R4–R7 · LEAD HELD
Hirudini Dehenya held the sole lead from R4 through R7 without losing it.
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Hirudini Dehenya 4 wins (R1–R4)K L V S M Bandara 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Hirudini Dehenya | * | — | ½ | ½ |
| 2Warnakulasuriya Eleesha Fernando | — | * | — | — |
| 3K L V S M Bandara | ½ | — | * | — |
| 4R L T Karunathilake | ½ | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dehenya, Hirudini | 1576 | SRI | +32N | +42B | +52N | +3B | =6N | =4B | +5B | 6.0 | 25.5 | 27.5 | 22.50 | 1801 | +62.0 |
| 2 | Fernando, Warnakulasuriya Eleesha | 1542 | SRI | =31B | +37N | +51B | =8N | +19B | =10N | +7B | 5.5 | 25.0 | 27.0 | 20.50 | 1864 | +75.6 |
| 3 | Hewage D H T M | 1502 | SRI | +54B | +12N | +21B | −1N | +11B | =6B | =4N | 5.0 | 30.0 | 32.0 | 21.00 | 1704 | +64.0 |
| 4 | Karunathilake, R L T | 1677 | SRI | +44B | =9N | +29B | +16N | =7B | =1N | =3B | 5.0 | 28.5 | 31.0 | 20.50 | 1670 | +0.4 |
| 5 | Roshel, Karunarathnage Jennifer | 1462 | SRI | +46B | =15N | +18B | +20B | =17N | +13B | −1N | 5.0 | 28.5 | 31.0 | 20.50 | 1672 | +82.4 |
| 6 | Bandara, K L V S M | 1587 | SRI | +35B | +30N | +19B | =7N | =1B | =3N | =8B | 5.0 | 28.0 | 31.0 | 20.50 | 1661 | +27.2 |
| 7 | Somarathne, L H M S S | 1550 | SRI | +41B | +25N | +23B | =6B | =4N | +14B | −2N | 5.0 | 27.5 | 30.5 | 20.00 | 1643 | +32.4 |
| 8 | Dinaya, Resadi | 1492 | SRI | +47N | +17B | =20N | =2B | =24N | +18B | =6N | 5.0 | 27.5 | 30.0 | 20.75 | 1660 | +56.4 |
| 9 | Hewage, D H S G | 1503 | SRI | +28N | =4B | −16N | +34B | +20N | +17B | =10B | 5.0 | 26.5 | 29.5 | 20.00 | 1688 | +50.4 |
| 10 | Thilakarathna, M I A | 1417 | SRI | −12B | +54N | +45B | +23N | +15B | =2B | =9N | 5.0 | 26.5 | 28.5 | 18.25 | 1521 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Athapaththu, A M Risini Sehansa | 1620 | SRI | +14N | −52B | +32N | +30B | −3N | +24B | +21N | 5.0 | 23.5 | 25.5 | 18.50 | 1618 | +42.0 |
| 12 | Jayasinghe, J A Thinuli Hesanya | 1591 | SRI | +10N | −3B | +55N | +52B | −14N | +30B | +22N | 5.0 | 23.5 | 25.5 | 16.00 | 1548 | -13.6 |
| 13 | Warnasooriya, Mihelee Vihara | 1576 | SRI | +57B | −29N | +41B | +31N | +21B | −5N | +19B | 5.0 | 22.0 | 23.5 | 15.50 | 1482 | -19.6 |
| 14 | Bandara, L H M T I | 1436 | SRI | −11B | +49N | +61B | +36N | +12B | −7N | =15B | 4.5 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 12.75 | 1511 | +21.2 |
| 15 | Kahandawa, K A D T | 1545 | SRI | +40N | =5B | =33N | +22B | −10N | +29B | =14N | 4.5 | 24.5 | 27.5 | 16.25 | 1599 | +42.4 |
| 16 | Amarasinghe, D S Nimansa | 1515 | SRI | +26B | =51N | +9B | −4B | −18N | +35N | +27B | 4.5 | 24.5 | 26.5 | 16.00 | 1545 | +8.0 |
| 17 | Hewanayake, Ananya | 1593 | SRI | +34B | −8N | +57B | +29N | =5B | −9N | +25B | 4.5 | 24.5 | 26.0 | 13.50 | 1515 | -14.8 |
| 18 | Udapola Tenuli Tehara | 1567 | SRI | +55N | =33B | −5N | +53N | +16B | −8N | +26B | 4.5 | 23.0 | 25.0 | 13.50 | 1474 | -31.2 |
| 19 | Athapaththu, A M Vidushi Dinethma | 1508 | SRI | +39N | +27B | −6N | +43B | −2N | +33B | −13N | 4.0 | 25.0 | 27.5 | 12.00 | 1333 | -36.0 |
| 20 | Suhansa, Uyanahewage Binuthi | 1538 | SRI | +50B | +53N | =8B | −5N | −9B | =25N | +38B | 4.0 | 24.0 | 26.0 | 11.75 | 1468 | -18.8 |
| 21 | Piyasiri, M S | 1539 | SRI | +63N | +22B | −3N | +33B | −13N | +53B | −11B | 4.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 9.00 | 1497 | -14.4 |
| 22 | Fernando, Madawalage Dona Nesandi | 1458 | SRI | +45B | −21N | +46B | −15N | +36B | +23N | −12B | 4.0 | 23.0 | 25.5 | 12.00 | 1442 | -2.8 |
| 23 | Baduge, Ranya Thushmilee Ahangama | 1504 | SRI | +43N | +58B | −7N | −10B | +32N | −22B | +40N | 4.0 | 22.5 | 23.5 | 9.50 | 696 | -40.8 |
| 24 | Madurapperuma, M A O D | 1488 | SRI | F | =31N | +26B | +51N | =8B | −11N | +34B | 4.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 12.50 | 1466 | -3.6 |
| 25 | Thennakoon, T S O S | 1463 | SRI | +48N | −7B | −43N | +39B | +54N | =20B | −17N | 3.5 | 21.5 | 23.5 | 9.50 | 1270 | -25.2 |
| 26 | Herath, D M S D | 0 | SRI | −16N | =38B | −24N | +45N | +50B | +42B | −18N | 3.5 | 21.0 | 23.5 | 9.00 | 1360 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Gunawardana, G S P | 0 | SRI | +36B | −19N | −30B | =37N | +44B | +55N | −16N | 3.5 | 20.0 | 22.0 | 9.00 | 1450 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Senadheera K S O W Y | 0 | SRI | −9B | =34N | =44B | =57N | +51B | =37N | =35B | 3.5 | 18.5 | 20.0 | 8.50 | 1406 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Wijethunga, R M Pinindu Himansa K | 1470 | SRI | +62N | +13B | −4N | −17B | +43N | −15N | F | 3.0 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 7.50 | 1370 | -20.4 |
| 30 | Masinghe, M A K I N | 1484 | SRI | +60N | −6B | +27N | −11N | +55B | −12N | F | 3.0 | 23.5 | 24.5 | 6.50 | 759 | -48.4 |
| 31 | Chamodi, K A A Ayodya | 0 | SRI | =2N | =24B | +42N | −13B | −33N | +48B | F | 3.0 | 23.0 | 25.5 | 9.75 | 1426 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Rupasinghe, R A D Minadi Sethumsa | 1408 | SRI | −1B | +56N | −11B | +46N | −23B | −39N | +45B | 3.0 | 23.0 | 25.0 | 7.00 | 724 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Udapola, Yenuli Yenara | 1476 | SRI | +59B | =18N | =15B | −21N | +31B | −19N | −39B | 3.0 | 23.0 | 24.0 | 8.50 | 1327 | -32.4 |
| 34 | Navithma, A Lethmi | 1420 | SRI | −17N | =28B | +47N | −9N | +56B | =38B | −24N | 3.0 | 22.5 | 24.5 | 7.75 | 1185 | -42.0 |
| 35 | Kumarasekara, K M Vishmi Senara | 1416 | SRI | −6N | =47B | =38N | +58B | =42N | −16B | =28N | 3.0 | 21.0 | 22.0 | 6.75 | 1321 | -18.4 |
| 36 | Sidasni, D P M | 1537 | SRI | −27N | +39B | +58N | −14B | −22N | +43B | F | 3.0 | 19.5 | 20.5 | 6.50 | 641 | -44.8 |
| 37 | Dabarera W Senuri Dewmini | 1575 | SRI | F | −2B | +60N | =27B | +48N | =28B | F | 3.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 7.00 | 655 | -26.4 |
| 38 | Fernando, Madawalage Dona Thinomi | 1466 | SRI | −51B | =26N | =35B | =56N | +57B | =34N | −20N | 3.0 | 17.5 | 19.0 | 7.25 | 1330 | -23.2 |
| 39 | Kamalasena, A C P | 0 | SRI | −19B | −36N | +59B | −25N | F | +32B | +33N | 3.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 7.00 | 1290 | 0.0 |
| 40 | FIDE 80850405 | 0 | — | −15B | −46N | −49B | +60N | +59B | +58N | −23B | 3.0 | 15.5 | 16.5 | 3.00 | 672 | 0.0 |
| 41 | Ananda Godage, Dulanya Chathurabhashini | 0 | SRI | −7N | +62B | −13N | −48B | F | +59N | +51B | 3.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 3.00 | 758 | 0.0 |
| 42 | Ramanayake, M D M Sanduni Wasana | 1486 | SRI | +56B | −1N | −31B | +49N | =35B | −26N | F | 2.5 | 20.5 | 22.5 | 6.00 | 1305 | -18.8 |
| 43 | Minara, H H Methuki | 0 | SRI | −23B | +44N | +25B | −19N | −29B | −36N | =46B | 2.5 | 20.0 | 22.5 | 7.25 | 1357 | 0.0 |
| 44 | Supulya, E A Mesandi | 1438 | SRI | −4N | −43B | =28N | +47B | −27N | +54B | F | 2.5 | 19.5 | 21.5 | 6.25 | 873 | -9.6 |
| 45 | FIDE 80891454 | 0 | — | −22N | +63B | −10N | −26B | =49B | +57N | −32N | 2.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 2.75 | 650 | 0.0 |
| 46 | Wijesundara, Irushi Nuwangana | 0 | SRI | −5N | +40B | −22N | −32B | −58N | +60B | =43N | 2.5 | 18.5 | 19.5 | 5.25 | 631 | 0.0 |
| 47 | FIDE 80869998 | 0 | — | −8B | =35N | −34B | −44N | +61B | =51N | =50B | 2.5 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 3.75 | 1128 | 0.0 |
| 48 | FIDE 80862730 | 0 | — | −25B | +50N | −53B | +41N | −37B | −31N | =49B | 2.5 | 17.5 | 19.5 | 6.75 | 703 | 0.0 |
| 49 | FIDE 29987717 | 0 | — | −52N | −14B | +40N | −42B | =45N | =56B | =48N | 2.5 | 17.0 | 19.0 | 6.50 | 674 | 0.0 |
| 50 | FIDE 80890431 | 0 | — | −20N | −48B | +62N | −54B | −26N | +61B | =47N | 2.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 1.25 | 725 | 0.0 |
| 51 | Wickramanayake, W M D A | 0 | SRI | +38N | =16B | −2N | −24B | −28N | =47B | −41N | 2.0 | 23.5 | 26.0 | 6.50 | 1394 | 0.0 |
| 52 | Gunawardena, I M T SWCM | 1503 | SRI | +49B | +11N | −1B | −12N | F | F | F | 2.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 7.50 | 1432 | -5.4 |
| 53 | Senavirathna, I M M Pahanya | 1461 | SRI | +61N | −20B | +48N | −18B | F | −21N | F | 2.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 2.50 | 752 | -48.4 |
| 54 | Sethumsa, E M Thinuli | 0 | SRI | −3N | −10B | F | +50N | −25B | −44N | +58B | 2.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 3.50 | 678 | 0.0 |
| 55 | FIDE 80860931 | 0 | — | −18B | +59N | −12B | +61N | −30N | −27B | F | 2.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 1.00 | 761 | 0.0 |
| 56 | FIDE 80822703 | 0 | — | −42N | −32B | +63N | =38B | −34N | =49N | F | 2.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 2.75 | 1190 | 0.0 |
| 57 | FIDE 575003040 | 0 | — | −13N | +60B | −17N | =28B | −38N | −45B | F | 1.5 | 20.5 | 21.5 | 2.75 | 737 | 0.0 |
| 58 | Liyanage, H L Methuli Sehansa | 0 | SRI | F | −23N | −36B | −35N | +46B | −40B | −54N | 1.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 2.50 | 667 | 0.0 |
| 59 | FIDE 29988039 | 0 | — | −33N | −55B | −39N | +63B | −40N | −41B | F | 1.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 0.00 | 686 | 0.0 |
| 60 | FIDE 80822720 | 0 | — | −30B | −57N | −37B | −40B | F | −46N | +61N | 1.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 0.00 | 733 | 0.0 |
| 61 | FIDE 575003074 | 0 | — | −53B | F | −14N | −55B | −47N | −50N | −60B | 0.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 0.00 | 656 | 0.0 |
| 62 | FIDE 575003066 | 0 | — | −29B | −41N | −50B | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 0.00 | 669 | 0.0 |
| 63 | FIDE 80890415 | 0 | — | −21B | −45N | −56B | −59N | F | F | F | 0.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0.00 | 740 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Roshel, Karunarathnage JenniferSRI+82.45.0 pts · #7
- 2Fernando, Warnakulasuriya EleeshaSRI+75.65.5 pts · #11
- 3Hewage D H T MSRI+64.05.0 pts · #4
Top rating losers
- 1Senavirathna, I M M PahanyaSRI-48.42.0 pts · #46
- 2Masinghe, M A K I NSRI-48.43.0 pts · #61
- 3Sidasni, D P MSRI-44.83.0 pts · #58
Biggest upsets
- R5+155 Elo gap
- R5+128 Elo gap
- R5+118 Elo gap