Sri Lanka Major Division Chess Championships 2026 - Eastern

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68 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 1522, and top seed was Kunasekaram Kiruthikan (🇱🇰 SRI, 1603).

F M Famihath (🇱🇰 SRI, 1547) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Vinothan Vikash (5.5) and A S M Mijwath (5.5). Famihath shared the lead from round 5 and broke clear in the final round.

Location

🇱🇰Trincomalee, 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

🇱🇰Kunasekaram Kiruthikan1603

Avg top 10

1,522

Participants

Federations · 1 represented

🇱🇰Sri Lanka×44

Top 3

🥇
F M Famihath
🇱🇰SRI·1547
6.0pts·1732perf+54.4
🥈
Vinothan Vikash
🇱🇰SRI·1466
5.5pts·1628perf+34.4
🥉
A S M Mijwath
🇱🇰SRI·1467
5.5pts·1642perf+47.2

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

F M Famihath led from R7; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R7.

Co-leaders

Famihath6Thiyonne5.5Jithu Pranauv5.5Mijwath5.5Farwesh5.5Vikash5.5

R7–R7 · LEAD HELD

F M Famihath held the sole lead from R7 through R7 without losing it.

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

F M Famihath 3 wins (R1–R3)Ravikaran Jithu Pranauv 4 wins (R4–R7)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1F M Famihath	*	—	—	½
2Barthelot Thiyonne	—	*	—	½
3Ravikaran Jithu Pranauv	—	—	*	—
4A S M Mijwath	½	½	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Famihath, F M	1547	SRI	+31B	+44N	+18B	=2N	+12B	=3N	+8B	6.0	28.0	30.5	25.00	1732	+54.4
2	Vikash, Vinothan	1466	SRI	+15N	+27B	+11N	=1B	=5N	+10B	=4B	5.5	31.5	35.5	27.00	1628	+34.4
3	Mijwath, A S M	1467	SRI	+32B	+33N	+8B	+22N	=6N	=1B	=5N	5.5	29.5	33.0	24.50	1642	+47.2
4	Kiruthikan, Kunasekaram	1603	SRI	+39N	−43B	+27N	+15B	+14N	+6B	=2N	5.5	27.0	29.5	24.25	1668	+3.2
5	Barthelot Thiyonne	1509	SRI	+67B	+28N	=19B	+21N	=2B	+18N	=3B	5.5	27.0	28.0	20.50	1603	+24.4
6	Farwesh, A Arham	1484	SRI	+53B	+37N	+30B	+13N	=3B	−4N	+17B	5.5	26.5	29.0	20.75	1600	+24.8
7	Jithu Pranauv, Ravikaran	0	SRI	+?N	=29B	−12N	+35B	+45B	+23N	+13B	5.5	22.5	22.5	16.25	1546	0.0
8	Rajaneestharan, Jeyachandran	1414	SRI	+9N	+20B	−3N	+41B	+11N	+43B	−1N	5.0	28.5	31.0	19.50	703	-32.4
9	Shakeesh, Shayananth	0	SRI	−8B	+56N	+44B	+30N	=13B	=12N	+18B	5.0	24.0	26.0	16.50	1502	0.0
10	Yugxeth, Suthager	1488	SRI	=35N	+48B	+62N	=43B	+59B	−2N	+37B	5.0	19.0	20.5	12.00	665	-20.8
11	Tamim, M A	0	SRI	+?B	+?N	−2B	+?N	−8B	+24B	+?N	5.0	14.5	14.5	4.00	1496	0.0
12	Krishanthan, Kirtish	1475	SRI	+50B	=14N	+7B	+45N	−1N	=9B	=16N	4.5	28.0	30.5	17.50	1531	+5.2
13	Nirmalananthan, Nilaxshiya	1514	SRI	+57N	+46B	+24N	−6B	=9N	+25B	−7N	4.5	26.5	28.5	15.00	1470	-4.8
14	Sananthan, B	0	SRI	+26N	=12B	=29N	+?B	−4B	=22N	+40B	4.5	24.5	24.5	13.00	1513	0.0
15	Parameswaran, Kavishanth	0	SRI	−2B	+?N	+34B	−4N	+?B	+38N	=30B	4.5	21.0	21.0	8.25	1480	0.0
16	Thuvarishan, Dinesh	0	SRI	+?B	−30N	−28B	+67N	+44B	+31N	=12B	4.5	19.0	19.0	9.25	1454	0.0
17	Upeksha, Induka	0	SRI	=47N	+49B	=?N	+57B	=43N	+29B	−6N	4.5	18.5	18.5	10.50	1513	0.0
18	Rinoshan, K	1463	SRI	+52B	+23N	−1N	+42B	+20N	−5B	−9N	4.0	27.5	30.0	13.50	724	-33.2
19	Zaqeef, Ahamed	1441	SRI	+64B	+38N	=5N	−29B	−25N	=28B	+41N	4.0	23.0	24.5	12.25	1307	-13.2
20	FIDE 29952123	0	—	+56B	−8N	+?B	+28N	−18B	=32B	=26N	4.0	22.5	22.5	9.75	1170	0.0
21	Jashanth, Satheeskumar	1483	SRI	=48N	+35B	+47N	−5B	=37B	=33N	=23B	4.0	22.0	24.5	12.50	711	-16.0
22	Ranmira, D?h?semika	1507	SRI	+66N	+58B	=43N	−3B	=32N	=14B	=25N	4.0	22.0	23.0	10.25	668	-22.0
23	Sheymi, Thasmeen Abdullah	0	SRI	+?N	−18B	+58N	+39B	=29N	−7B	=21N	4.0	22.0	22.0	8.75	1471	0.0
24	Yugith, Suthagar	1457	SRI	+54B	+59N	−13B	=37N	=33B	−11N	+42B	4.0	21.5	23.5	10.75	713	-16.8
25	Sivanathan, Yutheeshan	0	SRI	−44B	=31N	+?N	+46B	+19B	−13N	=22B	4.0	21.0	21.0	10.25	1483	0.0
26	Pushpakanthan, Praneeth	1431	SRI	−14B	−32N	+50B	+68N	=53B	+45N	=20B	4.0	19.5	20.5	9.25	2325	+24.8
27	Mohamed Haikal, Maazin Abdullah	0	SRI	+34B	−2N	−4B	=?N	=46N	+58B	+?N	4.0	19.0	19.0	6.75	1512	0.0
28	Inaamul Hasan, Mohamed Irfan	0	SRI	+?N	−5B	+16N	−20B	=?N	=19N	+?B	4.0	18.0	18.0	6.50	1489	0.0
29	Sandaruwan, D M G B	1489	SRI	+68B	=7N	=14B	+19N	=23B	−17N	F	3.5	25.0	26.0	12.00	2239	+17.2
30	Pushpakanthan, Prajeeth	1435	SRI	+65N	+16B	−6N	−9B	F	+41B	=15N	3.5	24.5	26.0	11.25	684	-17.6
31	Janukesh, Raku	0	SRI	−1N	=25B	=48N	+54B	+?N	−16B	=34B	3.5	23.0	23.0	7.50	1522	0.0
32	Nagarajah, Tharnithan	0	SRI	−3N	+26B	=36N	+62B	=22B	=20N	−?B	3.5	22.5	22.5	11.25	1385	0.0
33	Sasitharan, Anuseekan	0	SRI	+36N	−3B	=46N	+47B	=24N	=21B	−?N	3.5	22.0	22.0	11.25	1372	0.0
34	Kethran, Paulraj Mathan	1469	SRI	−27N	+66B	−15N	=48B	+49N	=36B	=31N	3.5	20.5	21.5	8.25	1417	-2.8
35	Krishanthan, Sasmith	0	SRI	=10B	−21N	+40B	−7N	−?B	+?N	+55B	3.5	20.0	20.0	8.00	1187	0.0
36	Vickneswaran, Avineesh	1429	SRI	−33B	+52N	=32B	−59N	+56B	=34N	=63B	3.5	17.0	18.5	8.75	1465	+2.8
37	Rathnayake, R M S Sanvidu	0	SRI	F	−6B	+?N	=24B	=21N	+39B	−10N	3.0	21.5	21.5	7.00	1398	0.0
38	FIDE 80877435	0	—	+60N	−19B	−57N	+66B	+58N	−15B	F	3.0	17.5	18.5	5.00	639	0.0
39	FIDE 575003465	0	—	−4B	+63N	+?B	−23N	+?B	−37N	F	3.0	17.0	17.0	1.50	802	0.0
40	Rajapaksha, R K Saveen	1548	SRI	=49N	−47B	−35N	=?B	+66N	+51B	−14N	3.0	16.5	16.5	4.75	1518	0.0
41	FIDE 80877427	0	—	+?B	+?N	−45B	−8N	+?B	−30N	−19B	3.0	15.0	15.0	0.00	1213	0.0
42	FIDE 80889336	0	—	−?B	+?N	+?B	−18N	−?N	+46B	−24N	3.0	10.5	10.5	2.50	1221	0.0
43	Abishek, Prince Prasanthan	0	SRI	F	+4N	=22B	=10N	=17B	−8N	F	2.5	27.5	27.5	12.25	1504	0.0
44	Deemash, Mithlaj Rushek	1403	SRI	+25N	−1B	−9N	+61B	−16N	=52B	F	2.5	24.0	25.5	7.25	737	-14.8
45	Amayaaran, Aruljothy	1529	SRI	+51N	=62B	+41N	−12B	−7N	−26B	F	2.5	22.0	23.5	6.25	660	-47.2
46	FIDE 575003414	0	—	+?B	−13N	=33B	−25N	=27B	−42N	=65N	2.5	20.5	20.5	4.50	713	0.0
47	Askar, Athree	0	SRI	=17B	+40N	−21B	−33N	+55B	−?N	F	2.5	20.0	20.0	7.75	650	0.0
48	Meerujan, Mel	0	SRI	=21B	−10N	=31B	=34N	+62N	−?B	F	2.5	20.0	20.0	7.00	1294	0.0
49	FIDE 575003473	0	—	=40B	−17N	−53B	+?N	−34B	−55N	+62N	2.5	17.5	17.5	3.00	665	0.0
50	FIDE 575000920	0	—	−12N	−?B	−26N	−51B	=54N	+?N	+?B	2.5	13.5	13.5	1.25	654	0.0
51	FIDE 80893597	0	—	−45B	−?N	−64B	+50N	+68B	−40N	=56B	2.5	12.5	12.5	4.50	725	0.0
52	FIDE 575003546	0	—	−18N	−36B	+?B	−?N	+?B	=44N	F	2.5	12.5	12.5	1.25	1167	0.0
53	Kulathevarajah, Vithorshan	0	SRI	−6N	=?B	+49N	=?B	=26N	−?B	F	2.5	12.0	12.0	4.50	1340	0.0
54	FIDE 80849180	0	—	−24N	−?B	+?B	−31N	=50B	+56N	F	2.5	12.0	12.0	3.25	675	0.0
55	FIDE 575003554	0	—	−?B	+?N	−?B	=56N	−47N	+49B	−35N	2.5	10.5	10.5	3.50	647	0.0
56	FIDE 575003449	0	—	−20N	−9B	+65N	=55B	−36N	−54B	=51N	2.0	20.0	21.5	4.00	617	0.0
57	FIDE 575003490	0	—	−13B	+?N	+38B	−17N	F	F	F	2.0	15.5	15.5	3.00	713	0.0
58	FIDE 575003430	0	—	+?B	−22N	−23B	+?N	−38B	−27N	−?B	2.0	15.0	15.0	0.00	704	0.0
59	Sothilingam, Niththilan	0	SRI	F	−24B	+60N	+36B	−10N	−?B	−?N	2.0	14.5	14.5	5.50	1215	0.0
60	FIDE 575003457	0	—	−38B	+64N	−59B	−?N	+?B	−63N	−?N	2.0	8.0	8.0	1.50	718	0.0
61	FIDE 575003538	0	—	F	F	+?B	−44N	+?B	−?N	F	2.0	2.5	2.5	0.00	635	0.0
62	FIDE 80855547	0	—	+63B	=45N	−10B	−32N	−48B	−?N	−49B	1.5	17.5	17.5	2.75	1310	0.0
63	FIDE 80831338	0	—	−62N	−39B	−66N	F	F	+60B	=36N	1.5	12.0	12.0	3.75	1417	0.0
64	FIDE 575003562	0	—	−19N	−60B	+51N	−?B	F	=?N	F	1.5	11.0	11.0	2.50	666	0.0
65	FIDE 575003570	0	—	−30B	−?N	−56B	−?N	F	+?N	=46B	1.5	8.0	8.0	1.25	638	0.0
66	FIDE 80849032	0	—	−22B	−34N	+63B	−38N	−40B	−?N	F	1.0	15.0	15.0	1.50	685	0.0
67	FIDE 575003503	0	—	−5N	+?B	−?N	−16B	F	F	F	1.0	11.5	11.5	0.00	677	0.0
68	FIDE 575003511	0	—	−29N	−?B	+?N	−26B	−51N	−?B	F	1.0	10.0	10.0	0.00	702	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Famihath, F MSRI
+54.4
6.0 pts · #1
2Mijwath, A S MSRI
+47.2
5.5 pts · #7
3Vikash, VinothanSRI
+34.4
5.5 pts · #10

Top rating losers

1Amayaaran, AruljothySRI
-47.2
2.5 pts · #63
2Rinoshan, KSRI
-33.2
4.0 pts · #51
3Rajaneestharan, JeyachandranSRI
-32.4
5.0 pts · #60