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Sri Lanka Major Division Women's Chess Championships 2026 - Uwa

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31 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 14 Feb 2026 to 17 Feb 2026 in Badulla, Sri Lanka. Top 10 Elo average was 1504, and top seed was Dm Nathari Ashinsana (🇱🇰 SRI, 1624).

K P Ardra (🇱🇰 SRI, 1587) won with 6.5/7, ahead of H M U Thasanya Herath (5.5) and Sethumi Thevansa Jayasekara (5.0). Ardra won solo starting round 5.

The biggest upset came in round 3: H P Onadi Seja Vinudini (1492) beat Dm Nathari Ashinsana (1624), a +132-point gap.

Location
🇱🇰Badulla, 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
🇱🇰Dm Nathari Ashinsana1624
Avg top 10
1,504
Participants
31
Federations · 1 represented
🇱🇰Sri Lanka×16
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

K P Ardra led from R5; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.

Co-leaders
13
7
3
3
1
1
1
23.55.57R1R2R3R4R5R6R7
R5–R7 · LEAD HELD

K P Ardra never relinquished the lead after R5; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

K P Ardra drew with H M U Thasanya Herath (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

K P Ardra 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R5–R7)H M U Thasanya Herath 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1K P Ardra*
½
1
—
2H M U Thasanya Herath
½
*
½
—
3Sethumi Thevansa Jayasekara
0
½
*—
4Tryphenya Mirando———*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Ardra, K P1587SRI+21B+25N+3B=2N+17B+11N+8B6.525.527.024.251760+25.6
2Herath, H M U Thasanya1469SRI+29N+8B+13N=1B=7N+16B=3N5.528.029.021.001648+39.2
3Jayasekara, Sethumi Thevansa1507SRI+24N+14B−1N+9B=4N+7B=2B5.030.032.020.251527+7.6
4Dinethma, H Dahami0SRI+?B−6N+12B+23N=3B=10N+11B5.023.523.514.5013830.0
5Mirando, Tryphenya1449SRI+12B+23N−17B−11N+27B+19N+10B5.020.521.514.001455+1.2
6Ashinsana, Dm Nathari1624SRI+19N+4B−7N=18B+15N−8N+12B4.524.527.517.00703-26.0
7Vinudini, H P Onadi Seja1492SRI+28B+22N+6B−17N=2B−3N+15B4.524.525.514.251431-16.4
8Thisarindi, W Thejasi0SRI+?B−2N+25B+22N=10B+6B−1N4.524.524.510.5014430.0
9Sanuji, G Thinuli Thihasna0SRI+31B=17N=10B−3N=22B+25N+16N4.520.020.010.0014500.0
10Dissanayaka, D M Ginuri Gihara1439SRI=18N+16B=9N+14B=8N=4B−5N4.026.529.516.001427-0.4
11Udyoga, W A Sehansi0SRIF+21N+20B+5B+13N−1B−4N4.026.528.015.0015350.0
12FIDE 808344930—−5N+19B−4N+25B+20B+23N−6N4.022.524.09.507270.0
13Nimansa, G A Dahami1527SRI+30B+20N−2B=15N−11B=18N+23B4.021.022.09.25702-21.2
14FIDE 808699630—+26B−3N+?B−10N−19B+20N+18B4.019.519.57.506560.0
15Ruhansa, R M Ranuki0SRI=16N=18B+27N=13B−6B+22N−7N3.522.023.08.7513200.0
16Karunasena, K M U A1418SRI=15B−10N+31B+26N+18B−2N−9B3.522.022.06.25667-34.0
17Kumarasinghe, G K A Imandi Manody1530SRI+27N=9B+5N+7B−1NFF3.521.521.512.751632+24.4
18Rathnayake, R M Subhagya Sithmini0SRI=10B=15N+26B=6N−16N=13B−14N3.023.525.09.5014080.0
19FIDE 5750026200—−6B−12N+?BF+14N−5B+21N3.021.521.57.007270.0
20FIDE 299775500—+?N−13B−11N+24B−12N−14B+28B3.019.019.03.007250.0
21FIDE 808332760—−1N−11B+28N+?B−23B+?N−19B3.016.516.51.007760.0
22FIDE 5750026120—F−7B+?N−8B=9N−15B+29N2.518.018.03.257030.0
23FIDE 5750026630—F−5B+24N−4B+21N−12B−13N2.023.023.05.006840.0
24FIDE 5750026470—−3B+31N−23B−20N+26BFF2.012.512.51.506800.0
25FIDE 5750026040—F−1B−8N−12N+29B−9B=26N1.525.026.01.757760.0
26FIDE 808830870—−14N+28B−18N−16B−24N−?N=25B1.515.015.01.756110.0
27FIDE 5750026390—−17B+?N−15BF−5NFF1.014.014.00.006610.0
28FIDE 5750026550—−7N−26N−21B−?N+?B−29B−20N1.013.013.00.007030.0
29FIDE 808952980—−2B−?N−30BF−25N+28N−22B1.011.511.51.007020.0
30FIDE 808932010—−13N−?B+29NFFFF1.08.08.01.007250.0
31FIDE 808750760—−9N−24B−16NFFFF0.011.011.00.006110.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets
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