Sri Lanka Major Division Women's Chess Championships 2026 - Uwa
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.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsK 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.
K P Ardra never relinquished the lead after R5; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
K P Ardra drew with H M U Thasanya Herath (Black).
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| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1K P Ardra | * | ½ | 1 | — |
| 2H M U Thasanya Herath | ½ | * | ½ | — |
| 3Sethumi Thevansa Jayasekara | 0 | ½ | * | — |
| 4Tryphenya Mirando | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ardra, K P | 1587 | SRI | +21B | +25N | +3B | =2N | +17B | +11N | +8B | 6.5 | 25.5 | 27.0 | 24.25 | 1760 | +25.6 |
| 2 | Herath, H M U Thasanya | 1469 | SRI | +29N | +8B | +13N | =1B | =7N | +16B | =3N | 5.5 | 28.0 | 29.0 | 21.00 | 1648 | +39.2 |
| 3 | Jayasekara, Sethumi Thevansa | 1507 | SRI | +24N | +14B | −1N | +9B | =4N | +7B | =2B | 5.0 | 30.0 | 32.0 | 20.25 | 1527 | +7.6 |
| 4 | Dinethma, H Dahami | 0 | SRI | +?B | −6N | +12B | +23N | =3B | =10N | +11B | 5.0 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 14.50 | 1383 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Mirando, Tryphenya | 1449 | SRI | +12B | +23N | −17B | −11N | +27B | +19N | +10B | 5.0 | 20.5 | 21.5 | 14.00 | 1455 | +1.2 |
| 6 | Ashinsana, Dm Nathari | 1624 | SRI | +19N | +4B | −7N | =18B | +15N | −8N | +12B | 4.5 | 24.5 | 27.5 | 17.00 | 703 | -26.0 |
| 7 | Vinudini, H P Onadi Seja | 1492 | SRI | +28B | +22N | +6B | −17N | =2B | −3N | +15B | 4.5 | 24.5 | 25.5 | 14.25 | 1431 | -16.4 |
| 8 | Thisarindi, W Thejasi | 0 | SRI | +?B | −2N | +25B | +22N | =10B | +6B | −1N | 4.5 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 10.50 | 1443 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Sanuji, G Thinuli Thihasna | 0 | SRI | +31B | =17N | =10B | −3N | =22B | +25N | +16N | 4.5 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 10.00 | 1450 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Dissanayaka, D M Ginuri Gihara | 1439 | SRI | =18N | +16B | =9N | +14B | =8N | =4B | −5N | 4.0 | 26.5 | 29.5 | 16.00 | 1427 | -0.4 |
| 11 | Udyoga, W A Sehansi | 0 | SRI | F | +21N | +20B | +5B | +13N | −1B | −4N | 4.0 | 26.5 | 28.0 | 15.00 | 1535 | 0.0 |
| 12 | FIDE 80834493 | 0 | — | −5N | +19B | −4N | +25B | +20B | +23N | −6N | 4.0 | 22.5 | 24.0 | 9.50 | 727 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Nimansa, G A Dahami | 1527 | SRI | +30B | +20N | −2B | =15N | −11B | =18N | +23B | 4.0 | 21.0 | 22.0 | 9.25 | 702 | -21.2 |
| 14 | FIDE 80869963 | 0 | — | +26B | −3N | +?B | −10N | −19B | +20N | +18B | 4.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 7.50 | 656 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Ruhansa, R M Ranuki | 0 | SRI | =16N | =18B | +27N | =13B | −6B | +22N | −7N | 3.5 | 22.0 | 23.0 | 8.75 | 1320 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Karunasena, K M U A | 1418 | SRI | =15B | −10N | +31B | +26N | +18B | −2N | −9B | 3.5 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 6.25 | 667 | -34.0 |
| 17 | Kumarasinghe, G K A Imandi Manody | 1530 | SRI | +27N | =9B | +5N | +7B | −1N | F | F | 3.5 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 12.75 | 1632 | +24.4 |
| 18 | Rathnayake, R M Subhagya Sithmini | 0 | SRI | =10B | =15N | +26B | =6N | −16N | =13B | −14N | 3.0 | 23.5 | 25.0 | 9.50 | 1408 | 0.0 |
| 19 | FIDE 575002620 | 0 | — | −6B | −12N | +?B | F | +14N | −5B | +21N | 3.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 7.00 | 727 | 0.0 |
| 20 | FIDE 29977550 | 0 | — | +?N | −13B | −11N | +24B | −12N | −14B | +28B | 3.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 3.00 | 725 | 0.0 |
| 21 | FIDE 80833276 | 0 | — | −1N | −11B | +28N | +?B | −23B | +?N | −19B | 3.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 1.00 | 776 | 0.0 |
| 22 | FIDE 575002612 | 0 | — | F | −7B | +?N | −8B | =9N | −15B | +29N | 2.5 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 3.25 | 703 | 0.0 |
| 23 | FIDE 575002663 | 0 | — | F | −5B | +24N | −4B | +21N | −12B | −13N | 2.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 5.00 | 684 | 0.0 |
| 24 | FIDE 575002647 | 0 | — | −3B | +31N | −23B | −20N | +26B | F | F | 2.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 1.50 | 680 | 0.0 |
| 25 | FIDE 575002604 | 0 | — | F | −1B | −8N | −12N | +29B | −9B | =26N | 1.5 | 25.0 | 26.0 | 1.75 | 776 | 0.0 |
| 26 | FIDE 80883087 | 0 | — | −14N | +28B | −18N | −16B | −24N | −?N | =25B | 1.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 1.75 | 611 | 0.0 |
| 27 | FIDE 575002639 | 0 | — | −17B | +?N | −15B | F | −5N | F | F | 1.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 0.00 | 661 | 0.0 |
| 28 | FIDE 575002655 | 0 | — | −7N | −26N | −21B | −?N | +?B | −29B | −20N | 1.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 0.00 | 703 | 0.0 |
| 29 | FIDE 80895298 | 0 | — | −2B | −?N | −30B | F | −25N | +28N | −22B | 1.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 1.00 | 702 | 0.0 |
| 30 | FIDE 80893201 | 0 | — | −13N | −?B | +29N | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.00 | 725 | 0.0 |
| 31 | FIDE 80875076 | 0 | — | −9N | −24B | −16N | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 0.00 | 611 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Herath, H M U ThasanyaSRI+39.25.5 pts · #1
- 2Ardra, K PSRI+25.66.5 pts · #2
- 3Kumarasinghe, G K A Imandi ManodySRI+24.43.5 pts · #4
- 1Karunasena, K M U ASRI-34.03.5 pts · #29
- 2Ashinsana, Dm NathariSRI-26.04.5 pts · #19
- 3Nimansa, G A DahamiSRI-21.24.0 pts · #23
- R3+132 Elo gap