Junior NationalChess Championships 2026 - North Central Province
Open SwissStandard
49 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 06 Mar 2026 to 08 Mar 2026 in Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1522, and top seed was Loshitha Gimhan Gaudar (🇱🇰 SRI, 1585).
Aken Kethwith Muthunayaka (🇱🇰 SRI, 1478) won with 6.0/7, ahead of K A Mahima Nivisara Tewnim (5.5) and Loshitha Gimhan Gaudar (5.5). Muthunayaka won solo starting round 5.
Location
🇱🇰Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka
Dates
06 Mar 2026 → 08 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Federations · 2 represented
🇱🇰Sri Lanka×21
FIDE (no federation)×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsAken Kethwith Muthunayaka 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
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2
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R5–R7 · LEAD HELD
Aken Kethwith Muthunayaka held the sole lead from R5 through R7 without losing it.
R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Aken Kethwith Muthunayaka drew with Loshitha Gimhan Gaudar (White).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Aken Kethwith Muthunayaka 5 wins (R1–R5)Yasiru Mallawa 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Aken Kethwith Muthunayaka | * | ½ | 1 | 1 |
| 2Loshitha Gimhan Gaudar | ½ | * | ½ | — |
| 3Yasiru Mallawa | 0 | ½ | * | — |
| 4K A Mahima Nivisara Tewnim | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Muthunayaka, Aken Kethwith | 1478 | SRI | +43N | +37B | +12N | +5B | +2N | =3B | =4N | 6.0 | 30.0 | 33.0 | 27.50 | 1716 | +60.0 |
| 2 | Tewnim, K A Mahima Nivisara | 1490 | SRI | +40B | +31N | +10B | +4N | −1B | +13N | =8B | 5.5 | 30.0 | 33.0 | 24.50 | 1596 | +18.8 |
| 3 | Gaudar, Loshitha Gimhan | 1585 | SRI | +32N | +44B | =18N | +11B | +7N | =1N | =5B | 5.5 | 29.0 | 31.5 | 23.75 | 1628 | +12.4 |
| 4 | Ekanayake E M Methuka Tharuk | 1444 | SRI | +27N | +20B | +17N | −2B | +22N | +18B | =1B | 5.5 | 27.5 | 31.5 | 23.00 | 1589 | +33.6 |
| 5 | Mallawa, Yasiru | 1455 | SRI | +35B | +47N | +19B | −1N | +21B | +17B | =3N | 5.5 | 27.0 | 29.0 | 20.25 | 1650 | +43.2 |
| 6 | Jayamanna, J S Sithum | 1438 | SRI | +33B | +28N | =8B | =9N | =14N | +16B | +17N | 5.5 | 26.5 | 30.0 | 22.75 | 1657 | +35.2 |
| 7 | Abeysinghe, A M Vidula Nethsithu | 1515 | SRI | +39B | +14N | =23B | +8N | −3B | +12B | =9N | 5.0 | 29.0 | 32.0 | 22.00 | 1609 | +17.6 |
| 8 | Munasinghe, Pasindu Nethum | 1507 | SRI | +25N | +48B | =6N | −7B | +31N | +14B | =2N | 5.0 | 28.0 | 29.0 | 18.50 | 1363 | -23.6 |
| 9 | Jayawardhana, H?m?kisandu Deemith | 1547 | SRI | +15N | +36B | =11N | =6B | =18N | +30B | =7B | 5.0 | 27.5 | 30.5 | 20.75 | 1477 | -15.2 |
| 10 | Jayaweera, A W N N | 0 | FID | +24N | +13B | −2N | +37B | −17N | +20B | +18N | 5.0 | 26.5 | 29.5 | 20.00 | 1520 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Bandara, S Mihindu | 1456 | SRI | +16N | +38B | =9B | −3N | =23B | +46N | +21B | 5.0 | 26.0 | 28.0 | 18.00 | 1371 | -11.6 |
| 12 | Deshan, S M Sithum | 1414 | SRI | +46B | +29N | −1B | +40N | +26B | −7N | +24B | 5.0 | 25.5 | 27.5 | 16.50 | 701 | -30.8 |
| 13 | Jayaneththi, J D D | 1578 | SRI | +49B | −10N | +45N | +15B | +36N | −2B | +22N | 5.0 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 14.00 | 704 | -24.0 |
| 14 | FIDE 575002850 | 0 | — | +?B | −7B | +38N | +29N | =6B | −8N | +?B | 4.5 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 9.25 | 1218 | 0.0 |
| 15 | FIDE 29981735 | 0 | — | −9B | +?N | +47B | −13N | +28B | =?N | +35B | 4.5 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 9.00 | 764 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Peiris, A A I | 0 | SRI | −11B | +?N | +?B | =19N | +?B | −6N | +30N | 4.5 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 5.50 | 1410 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Hiranya, Himath Didula | 1533 | SRI | +41B | +21N | −4B | +25N | +10B | −5N | −6B | 4.0 | 29.5 | 32.5 | 16.00 | 639 | -75.6 |
| 18 | Rathnayaka, R M C H | 1459 | SRI | +42B | +26N | =3B | +23N | =9B | −4N | −10B | 4.0 | 29.0 | 32.0 | 16.25 | 1395 | -10.4 |
| 19 | Bandara, W M G Dinindu Shakya | 1527 | SRI | +34N | +22B | −5N | =16B | −30N | =29B | +43N | 4.0 | 24.5 | 27.5 | 14.50 | 646 | -29.6 |
| 20 | FIDE 575010518 | 0 | — | +?B | −4N | +41B | −21N | +40B | −10N | +39B | 4.0 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 9.00 | 634 | 0.0 |
| 21 | FIDE 80862322 | 0 | — | +?N | −17B | +27N | +20B | −5N | +?B | −11N | 4.0 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 8.00 | 689 | 0.0 |
| 22 | FIDE 575010356 | 0 | — | +?B | −19N | +?B | +28N | −4B | +26N | −13B | 4.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 7.50 | 748 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Gaudar, Lakindu Sampath | 0 | SRI | F | +?B | =7N | −18B | =11N | +37B | +25N | 4.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 12.00 | 1365 | 0.0 |
| 24 | FIDE 575002906 | 0 | — | −10B | +49N | −?N | +32B | +?N | +36B | −12N | 4.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 6.50 | 617 | 0.0 |
| 25 | FIDE 575010410 | 0 | — | −8B | +?N | +?B | −17B | +38N | +?N | −23B | 4.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 3.00 | 1369 | 0.0 |
| 26 | FIDE 80804578 | 0 | — | +?N | −18B | +?N | +?B | −12N | −22B | +36N | 4.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 3.00 | 639 | 0.0 |
| 27 | FIDE 575002876 | 0 | — | −4B | +?N | −21B | −?N | +?B | +41N | +?B | 4.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 3.00 | 634 | 0.0 |
| 28 | FIDE 80883370 | 0 | — | +?N | −6B | +48N | −22B | −15N | +45B | =32N | 3.5 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 5.25 | 637 | 0.0 |
| 29 | FIDE 80883389 | 0 | — | +?N | −12B | +34N | −14B | +42B | =19N | −?B | 3.5 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 8.50 | 1330 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Rajapaksha, R R P Thisum Sashilka | 0 | SRI | =?B | −?N | +?B | +45N | +19B | −9N | −16B | 3.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 6.50 | 1412 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Ralapanawa, K B D Jaithra Sudaksh | 0 | SRI | +?B | −2B | +?N | =?N | −8B | −35N | +46B | 3.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 2.00 | 1359 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Jayasinghe, J A R D | 0 | SRI | −3B | −46N | +?B | −24N | +?B | +?N | =28B | 3.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 1.75 | 780 | 0.0 |
| 33 | FIDE 575010470 | 0 | — | −6N | +?B | +44N | −36B | −?B | +?N | =34B | 3.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 4.25 | 636 | 0.0 |
| 34 | FIDE 575010399 | 0 | — | −19B | +?N | −29B | −?N | +44N | +?B | =33N | 3.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 4.25 | 829 | 0.0 |
| 35 | FIDE 575010461 | 0 | — | −5N | +?N | −?B | +?B | =?N | +31B | −15N | 3.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 3.50 | 646 | 0.0 |
| 36 | FIDE 80896200 | 0 | — | +?B | −9N | +46B | +33N | −13B | −24N | −26B | 3.0 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 5.50 | 764 | 0.0 |
| 37 | FIDE 80876951 | 0 | — | +?B | −1N | +?B | −10N | +39B | −23N | −?B | 3.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 3.00 | 656 | 0.0 |
| 38 | FIDE 80897479 | 0 | — | +?B | −11N | −14B | +?N | −25B | −39N | +?B | 3.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 0.00 | 686 | 0.0 |
| 39 | FIDE 575010402 | 0 | — | −7N | −?N | +?B | +?B | −37N | +38B | −20N | 3.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 3.00 | 724 | 0.0 |
| 40 | FIDE 575010429 | 0 | — | −2N | +?B | +?N | −12B | −20N | +?B | F | 3.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 0.00 | 661 | 0.0 |
| 41 | FIDE 80849393 | 0 | — | −17N | +?B | −20N | −?B | +?N | −27B | +?N | 3.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.00 | 735 | 0.0 |
| 42 | FIDE 575010445 | 0 | — | −18N | −?B | +?N | +44B | −29N | −?N | +?B | 3.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.50 | 661 | 0.0 |
| 43 | FIDE 575010437 | 0 | — | −1B | −?N | +?B | −?N | +?N | +?B | −19B | 3.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 753 | 0.0 |
| 44 | FIDE 575010275 | 0 | — | +?B | −3N | −33B | −42N | −34B | =?N | +?N | 2.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 0.00 | 780 | 0.0 |
| 45 | FIDE 575002922 | 0 | — | +?B | =?N | −13B | −30B | −?N | −28N | +?B | 2.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.00 | 780 | 0.0 |
| 46 | Ranathunga, T M D Prabhashwara | 0 | SRI | −12N | +32B | −36N | F | +?B | −11B | −31N | 2.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 3.50 | 652 | 0.0 |
| 47 | FIDE 575010500 | 0 | — | +?B | −5B | −15N | −?N | −?B | −?N | +49N | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 646 | 0.0 |
| 48 | FIDE 575010380 | 0 | — | +?B | −8N | −28B | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0.00 | 713 | 0.0 |
| 49 | FIDE 575010372 | 0 | — | −13N | −24B | −?N | −?B | F | −?N | −47B | 0.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 0.00 | 780 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Muthunayaka, Aken KethwithSRI+60.06.0 pts · #1
- 2Mallawa, YasiruSRI+43.25.5 pts · #3
- 3Jayamanna, J S SithumSRI+35.25.5 pts · #7
Top rating losers
- 1Hiranya, Himath DidulaSRI-75.64.0 pts · #32
- 2Deshan, S M SithumSRI-30.85.0 pts · #28
- 3Bandara, W M G Dinindu ShakyaSRI-29.64.0 pts · #21