Sri Lanka Major Division Women's Chess Championships 2026 - Eastern
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30 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 14 Feb 2026 to 17 Feb 2026 in Trincomalee, Sri Lanka. Top 10 Elo average was 1023, and top seed was Amshitha Shaai Suthahar (π±π° SRI, 1511).
A H F Hasna (π±π° SRI, 1473) won with 6.5/7, ahead of Sajindavi Uthayakumar (6.0) and R W Mayumi Pabasara (5.5). Hasna won solo starting round 5.
Location
π±π°Trincomalee, Sri Lanka
Dates
14 Feb 2026 β 17 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss Β· 7 rounds
Federations Β· 1 represented
π±π°Sri LankaΓ10
Top 3
- π₯
- π₯
- π₯
How it unfolded
Top 6 Β· 7 roundsA H F Hasna led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Co-leaders
21
9
4
2
1
1
1
R5βR7 Β· LEAD HELD
A H F Hasna held the sole lead from R5 through R7 without losing it.
R5 Β· HEAD-TO-HEAD Β· WINNER VS 2ND
A H F Hasna beat Sajindavi Uthayakumar (White).
WIN STREAKS Β· 3 top finishers
A H F Hasna 6 wins (R1βR6)Sajindavi Uthayakumar 4 wins (R1βR4)R Rithika Shamy 3 wins (R5βR7)
Key matchups Β· top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1A H F Hasna | * | 1 | β | Β½ |
| 2Sajindavi Uthayakumar | 0 | * | β | β |
| 3R Rithika Shamy | β | β | * | β |
| 4R W Mayumi Pabasara | Β½ | β | β | * |
Grille amΓ©ricaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Ξ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hasna, A H F | 1473 | SRI | +19B | +23N | +22B | +17N | +2B | +8N | =3B | 6.5 | 26.0 | 29.0 | 26.25 | 1643 | +18.0 |
| 2 | Uthayakumar, Sajindavi | 1447 | SRI | +11N | +9B | +14N | +7B | β1N | +6B | +5N | 6.0 | 30.5 | 34.5 | 28.00 | 1437 | -1.2 |
| 3 | Pabasara, R W Mayumi | 0 | SRI | +12N | =15B | +28N | =8B | +24N | +9B | =1N | 5.5 | 26.0 | 28.0 | 20.75 | 1467 | +0.8 |
| 4 | Rithika Shamy, R | 1435 | SRI | F | +16B | +26N | =18B | +28N | +15B | +8N | 5.5 | 20.0 | 22.0 | 17.75 | 2277 | +22.4 |
| 5 | Samson, Akkshatey | 0 | SRI | +?N | +24B | β17N | +12B | +18N | +7B | β2B | 5.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 15.50 | 647 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Geshna, Arunesan | 1430 | SRI | β23B | +21N | +25B | +29B | +14N | β2N | +13B | 5.0 | 23.0 | 25.0 | 16.00 | 647 | -17.6 |
| 7 | Suthahar, Amshitha Shaai | 1511 | SRI | +26B | +10N | +?B | β2N | +?B | β5N | +12B | 5.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 11.00 | 647 | 0.0 |
| 8 | FIDE 80864570 | 0 | β | +13B | +27N | +?B | =3N | +15N | β1B | β4B | 4.5 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 12.75 | 1178 | 0.0 |
| 9 | FIDE 80849202 | 0 | β | +?B | β2N | +13B | +?N | +17B | β3N | =?B | 4.5 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 7.50 | 650 | 0.0 |
| 10 | FIDE 80893180 | 0 | β | +?N | β7B | =?N | β16B | +25N | +26B | +15N | 4.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 8.50 | 677 | 0.0 |
| 11 | FIDE 575003295 | 0 | β | β2B | β?N | +?N | =?B | +?N | +16B | +?B | 4.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 3.50 | 1462 | 0.0 |
| 12 | FIDE 80836500 | 0 | β | β3B | +19N | +23B | β5N | +22B | +?N | β7N | 4.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 9.50 | 652 | 0.0 |
| 13 | FIDE 80800963 | 0 | β | β8N | +?B | β9N | +?B | +29N | +14B | β6N | 4.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 6.00 | 606 | 0.0 |
| 14 | FIDE 80832610 | 0 | β | +?B | +?N | β2B | +?N | β6B | β13N | +?B | 4.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 0.00 | 627 | 0.0 |
| 15 | FIDE 80893066 | 0 | β | +29B | =3N | +20B | +?N | β8B | β4N | β10B | 3.5 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 8.25 | 1251 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Kogularanjan, Shanjaki | 1446 | SRI | =21B | β4N | +30B | +10N | β20B | β11N | +27B | 3.5 | 24.0 | 25.5 | 10.25 | 635 | -22.4 |
| 17 | Arunika, Suthakar | 1486 | SRI | F | +25N | +5B | β1B | β9N | +20N | =?B | 3.5 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 11.00 | 667 | 0.0 |
| 18 | FIDE 80890776 | 0 | β | +?B | β22N | +?B | =4N | β5B | =28N | =19B | 3.5 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 5.50 | 1435 | 0.0 |
| 19 | FIDE 80861890 | 0 | β | β1N | β12B | +?N | +?B | β26N | +?B | =18N | 3.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 1.75 | 667 | 0.0 |
| 20 | FIDE 80833420 | 0 | β | +?N | =28B | β15N | +?B | +16N | β17B | β?N | 3.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 4.50 | 1497 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Naira, Nehmathullah | 0 | SRI | =16N | β6B | +?N | β28B | β?N | +?B | +?N | 3.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 1.75 | 1249 | 0.0 |
| 22 | FIDE 575003350 | 0 | β | +?N | +18B | β1N | β24B | β12N | β23B | +?N | 3.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 3.50 | 667 | 0.0 |
| 23 | FIDE 575003317 | 0 | β | +6N | β1B | β12N | +?N | β?B | +22N | β?B | 3.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 8.00 | 1437 | 0.0 |
| 24 | FIDE 80848877 | 0 | β | +?B | β5N | +?B | +22N | β3B | β?N | F | 3.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 3.00 | 652 | 0.0 |
| 25 | FIDE 575003309 | 0 | β | F | β17B | β6N | =27N | β10B | +?B | +?N | 2.5 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 1.25 | 606 | 0.0 |
| 26 | FIDE 132109283 | 0 | β | β7N | +?B | β4B | =?N | +19B | β10N | F | 2.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 3.50 | 635 | 0.0 |
| 27 | FIDE 80836518 | 0 | β | +?N | β8B | β29N | =25B | +?N | β?B | β16N | 2.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 1.25 | 677 | 0.0 |
| 28 | FIDE 575003392 | 0 | β | F | =20N | β3B | +21N | β4B | =18B | β?N | 2.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 7.00 | 644 | 0.0 |
| 29 | FIDE 80887511 | 0 | β | β15N | +?B | +27B | β6N | β13B | β?N | F | 2.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 2.50 | 606 | 0.0 |
| 30 | FIDE 575003368 | 0 | β | β?N | +?B | β16N | β?B | β?B | F | =?N | 1.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 677 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets β the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Rithika Shamy, RSRI+22.45.5 pts Β· #2
- 2Hasna, A H FSRI+18.06.5 pts Β· #1
- 3Pabasara, R W MayumiSRI+0.85.5 pts Β· #9
Top rating losers
- 1Kogularanjan, ShanjakiSRI-22.43.5 pts Β· #17
- 2Geshna, ArunesanSRI-17.65.0 pts Β· #26
- 3Uthayakumar, SajindaviSRI-1.26.0 pts Β· #4