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Sri Lanka Major Division Women's Chess Championships 2026 - North Central

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29 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 14 Feb 2026 to 17 Feb 2026 in Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka. Top 10 Elo average was 1041, and top seed was Chenuli L Nallaperuma (🇱🇰 SRI, 1617).

M V M V Vithanage (🇱🇰 SRI, 1509) won with 6.0/7, ahead of S Shakya Bandara (6.0) and W G Tinudi Sasathma Jayarathna (6.0). Vithanage won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 7: M V M V Vithanage (1509) beat Chenuli L Nallaperuma (1617), a +108-point gap.

Location
🇱🇰Polonnaruwa, 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
Top seed
Avg top 10
1,041
Participants
29
Federations · 1 represented
🇱🇰Sri Lanka×10
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Tight race until R7; 3 players tied at 6.0/7, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 3 at the finish.

Co-leaders
23
12
6
3
1
1
3
23.55.57R1R2R3R4R5R6R7
R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

3 players finish on 6.0/7. Vithanage takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (30.0).

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

S Shakya Bandara beat M V M V Vithanage (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

S Shakya Bandara 4 wins (R1–R4)M V M V Vithanage 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R5–R7)W G Tinudi Sasathma Jayarathna 4 wins (R4–R7)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Vithanage, M V M V1509SRI+21N+12B+3N2B+23N+9B+4N6.030.033.027.001620+16.0
2Bandara, S Shakya1430SRI+17B+13N+14B+1N=10B=4B+5N6.029.533.528.501723+62.0
3Jayarathna, W G Tinudi Sasathma0SRI+11B+?N1B+6N+24B+8N+10N6.027.527.521.5014920.0
4Nallaperuma, Chenuli L1617SRI+22B+16N+15B+9N+8B=2N1B5.529.032.523.501544-15.6
5Thilakarathne, R P N D1499SRI+26B+18N+23B8N+12B+14N2B5.026.028.518.00620-48.8
6FIDE 808607370+?N+7N8B3B+21N+23B+?N5.022.022.011.506110.0
7Sahasna, G V S Y0SRI+?N6B+25N+?B+?N10B+14N5.016.016.06.506840.0
8Jayawardhana, B N T1413SRI+29N+27B+6N+5B4N3B=11B4.528.030.016.251559+15.6
9Pathirana, P A Nethumi Anudini1465SRI+28B+20N+24B4B+11N1N=12B4.527.029.015.25769-26.0
10Chandrasiri, Dahamdee Kalanya1475SRI+25N24B+27N+19B=2N+7N3B4.526.028.016.001429-3.2
11FIDE 2999601503N+?B+?N+15N9B+19B=8N4.522.522.59.7512310.0
12FIDE 299770530+?N1N+13B+?B5N+?B=9N4.520.020.06.7512120.0
13FIDE 299960230+?N2B12N+?B=25N+?B+20B4.516.516.54.756290.0
14FIDE 808700660+?N+?B2N+?B+?N5B7B4.016.016.00.006640.0
15FIDE 808770440+?N+?B4N11B+29N+27B?N4.014.014.04.008180.0
16FIDE 808375810+?N4B+29N?B?N+28B+27N4.011.511.56.008180.0
17Morawaka, P S Arunadee Sasenya0SRI2N+?B?N+28B?N+?B+23N4.011.011.05.006290.0
18FIDE 808019940+?N5B?N+?B+?N?B+?N4.05.05.00.006990.0
19FIDE 808629770?N+?B+?N10N=20B11N+25B3.515.015.04.256840.0
20FIDE 808682580+?N9B?N+?B=19N+25B13N3.515.015.04.256370.0
21FIDE 8089151901B+?N?B=?N6B+?N+?B3.511.011.00.007200.0
22FIDE 57500295704N+?B?N=?B?N+?B+?N3.55.55.50.008180.0
23FIDE 808204840+?N+?B5N+?B1B6N17B3.020.020.00.007100.0
24FIDE 808494230+?B+10N9N+?B3N?B?B3.015.015.04.5014610.0
25FIDE 80877060010B+?N7B+?N=13B20N19N2.521.021.02.256840.0
26FIDE 8089152705N?B?N+?B?N=?B+?B2.55.05.00.006990.0
27FIDE 808207190F8N10B+?B+?N15N16B2.017.017.00.006480.0
28FIDE 57500302309N?B+?B17N+?B16N?N2.012.512.50.006370.0
29FIDE 57500296508B+?N16B+?N15BF?N2.012.512.50.006110.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
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Biggest upsets