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Sri Lanka Major Division Chess Championships 2026 - North Central

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51 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 1643, and top seed was P M C V Jayalath (🇱🇰 SRI, 1779).

D M G S Mihiran Dehigama (🇱🇰 SRI, 1755) won with 6.5/7, ahead of P M C V Jayalath (6.5) and K A Sadula Kausara Kodithuwakku (5.5). Dehigama shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 5: S Mihindu Bandara (1434) beat Himath Didula Hiranya (1565), a +131-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
🇱🇰P M C V Jayalath1779
Avg top 10
1,643
Participants
51
Federations · 1 represented
🇱🇰Sri Lanka×33
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Tight race until R7; 2 players tied at 6.5/7, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.

Co-leaders
23
11
5
2
3
2
2
23.55.57R1R2R3R4R5R6R7
Jayalath6.5Dehigama6.5Kodithuwakku5.5Abeysinghe5.5Uyanwaththa5Muthunayaka5
R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 6.5/7. Dehigama takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (29.0).

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

P M C V Jayalath drew with D M G S Mihiran Dehigama (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

P M C V Jayalath 4 wins (R1–R4)D M G S Mihiran Dehigama 4 wins (R1–R4)K A Sadula Kausara Kodithuwakku 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1P M C V Jayalath*
½
—
1
2D M G S Mihiran Dehigama
½
*
1
—
3K A Sadula Kausara Kodithuwakku—
0
*—
4A M Didula Sathsilu B Abeysinghe
0
——*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Dehigama, D M G S Mihiran1755SRI+16B+25N+14B+3N=2B+8N+10B6.529.032.529.252021+60.0
2Jayalath, P M C V1779SRI+35N+26B+4N+5B=1N+15B+9N6.529.032.028.751999+44.8
3Kodithuwakku, K A Sadula Kausara1739SRI+32N+21B+10N−1B=9N+14N+8B5.528.031.522.751768+11.2
4Abeysinghe, A M Didula Sathsilu B1602SRI+47B+31N−2B+6N=25B+17N+14B5.526.528.520.251698+25.2
5Uyanwaththa, W M S B1685SRI+37B+6N+12B−2N−8B+31N+16B5.028.031.020.001610-7.6
6Muthunayaka, Aken Kethwith1475SRI+42N−5B+27N−4B+34N+18B+15N5.025.027.517.001492+2.4
7Yaparathne , Y M L I K1523SRI+39B=29N−15B+36N=16B+33N+22B5.021.524.016.25766-8.6
8Pathirana, W P H S1662SRI+51N+20B+9N=18B+5N−1B−3N4.529.529.515.501688+10.8
9Amarawansha, N D1510SRI+48B+40N−8B+31N=3B+28N−2B4.526.027.013.251451-4.4
10Abeysinghe, A M Vidula Nethsithu1519SRI+44N+45B−3B=17N+18N+25B−1N4.525.527.513.501520-4.8
11Hiranya, Himath Didula1565SRI=33B+13N+23B−14N−17B+29N+30B4.523.526.517.001378-30.4
12Tewnim, K A Mahima Nivisara1509SRI+34N+27B−5N−19B+35N=20B+25N4.523.026.015.001424-24.0
13Samarasekara, W Esath Senindu0SRI=19N−11B+32N=33N=30B+41B+26N4.522.024.514.7515120.0
14Jayawardhana, H?m?kisandu Deemith1550SRI+50N+24B−1N+11B+20N−3B−4N4.030.030.012.501544-3.2
15Gaudar, Loshitha Gimhan1573SRI−27N+44B+7N+21B+19N−2N−6B4.028.030.015.001618+14.0
16Bandara, W M G Dinindu Shakya0SRI−1N+49B+38N=26B=7N+21B−5N4.027.027.011.2515730.0
17Bandara, S Mihindu1434SRI=18N=19B+34N=10B+11N−4B=20N4.026.529.515.751519+12.8
18Samarasekara, W Javith Denindu0SRI=17B+33N+29B=8N−10B−6N+37B4.024.527.513.7513400.0
19Jithsara, S Sanuka1473SRI=13B=17N+43B+12N−15B−22N+36B4.024.026.013.751522+8.4
20Jayawardhana, P J I Y1423SRI+36B−8N+46B+23N−14B=12N=17B4.024.026.013.251466+10.0
21Rathnayaka, R M C H1481SRI+43B−3N+39B−15N+36B−16N+28B4.022.524.511.00852-23.2
22Ranathunga, T M D Prabhashwara0SRI−26N−35B+50N+45B+24N+19B−7N4.021.521.510.0013710.0
23Mallawa, Yasiru1495SRI+49N+28B−11N−20B−27N+44B+34N4.020.520.58.50695-38.8
24Gaudar, Lakindu Sampath0SRI+46B−14N−36B+48N−22B+39N+33B4.018.519.58.507500.0
25Ekanayake E M Methuka Tharuk1481SRI+41N−1B+35N+40B=4N−10N−12B3.526.529.010.751281-32.0
26Munasinghe, Pasindu Nethum1493SRI+22B−2N+47B=16N−28B+38N−13B3.525.527.511.001641+13.6
27Geenuka, P G Ashan0SRI+15B−12N−6B+?N+23B−30N=31B3.524.524.59.7515140.0
28FIDE 299762780—+30B−23N=37B+29N+26N−9B−21N3.523.026.012.0012950.0
29Peiris, A A I0SRI+38N=7B−18N−28B+?N−11B+41N3.522.522.58.0015270.0
30FIDE 808374760—−28N−34B+49N+44B=13N+27B−11N3.521.021.07.757650.0
31Rajapaksha, R R P Thisum Sashilka0SRI+?N−4B+?N−9B+40N−5B=27N3.521.021.04.257890.0
32FIDE 808653300—−3B−43N−13B+50N+49B=40N+45B3.516.516.53.259370.0
33Illangasinghe, I M I Sanumitha0SRI=11N−18B+41N=13B+38N−7B−24N3.025.027.510.0015270.0
34FIDE 808689750—−12B+30N−17B+37N−6B+51N−23B3.024.024.06.506900.0
35FIDE 5750028250—−2B+22N−25B+43N−12B+?N−40B3.023.023.06.007920.0
36Samarasingha, Sanuk Nedula0SRI−20N+51B+24N−7B−21N+45B−19N3.023.023.06.006740.0
37FIDE 808614150—−5N=41B=28N−34B+43N+42B−18N3.020.522.57.508830.0
38Gamage, A D1499SRI−29B+48N−16B+39N−33B−26B+46N3.018.519.55.50699-20.0
39FIDE 5750028500—−7N+?B−21N−38B+46N−24B=42N2.520.520.53.257000.0
40FIDE 5750029220—F−9B+45N−25N−31B=32B+35N2.520.020.06.756740.0
41FIDE 808769510—−25B=37N−33B+46N+47B−13N−29B2.519.521.55.506660.0
42FIDE 5750029060—−6B−47N−44N+51B+50B−37N=39B2.514.514.51.256750.0
43FIDE 5750028920—−21N+32B−19N−35B−37B+47NF2.019.519.55.506780.0
44Jayasinghe, J A R D0SRI−10B−15N+42B−30N+?B−23N−?B2.018.518.52.507270.0
45FIDE 808623220—+?B−10N−40B−22N+48B−36N−32N2.018.518.51.007290.0
46FIDE 808246680—−24N+50B−20N−41B−39B+48N−38B2.017.017.01.006620.0
47FIDE 5750028410—−4N+42B−26N−?B−41N−43B+49B2.016.016.02.507510.0
48FIDE 5750028680—−9N−38B+51N−24B−45N−46BF1.015.515.50.006910.0
49FIDE 5750028760—−23B−16N−30BF−32N−?B−47N0.017.017.00.006850.0
50FIDE 808687540—−14B−46N−22B−32B−42NFF0.016.016.00.007500.0
51FIDE 5750028330—−8B−36N−48B−42NF−34BF0.014.014.00.008540.0

Key insights

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