Junior National Girls Chess Championships 2026 - North Central Province
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21 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 06 Mar 2026 to 08 Mar 2026 in Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka. Top 10 Elo average was 294, and top seed was S Shakya Bandara (π±π° SRI, 1490).
S Shakya Bandara (π±π° SRI, 1490) won with 6.0/7, ahead of R P N D Thilakarathne (5.5) and W G Tinudi Sasathma Jayarathna (5.5).
Location
π±π°Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka
Dates
06 Mar 2026 β 08 Mar 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 LankaΓ7
Top 3
- π₯
- π₯
- π₯
How it unfolded
Top 6 Β· 7 roundsCo-leaders
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R4 Β· HEAD-TO-HEAD Β· WINNER VS 2ND
S Shakya Bandara drew with W G Tinudi Sasathma Jayarathna (Black).
WIN STREAKS Β· 3 top finishers
S Shakya Bandara 3 wins (R1βR3)W G Tinudi Sasathma Jayarathna 3 wins (R1βR3)FIDE 80802699 3 wins (R1βR3)
Key matchups Β· top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1S Shakya Bandara | * | Β½ | β | Β½ |
| 2W G Tinudi Sasathma Jayarathna | Β½ | * | β | β |
| 3FIDE 80802699 | β | β | * | β |
| 4R P N D Thilakarathne | Β½ | β | β | * |
Grille amΓ©ricaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Ξ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bandara, S Shakya | 1490 | SRI | +20B | +18N | +11B | =3N | +8B | =2N | +5B | 6.0 | 28.0 | 29.5 | 24.00 | 1450 | -2.4 |
| 2 | Thilakarathne, R P N D | 1450 | SRI | +12N | β6B | +15N | +13B | +10N | =1B | +7N | 5.5 | 28.0 | 32.0 | 24.00 | 1491 | +2.4 |
| 3 | Jayarathna, W G Tinudi Sasathma | 0 | SRI | +?N | +?B | +?N | =1B | +?N | β?B | +16N | 5.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 7.00 | 1443 | 0.0 |
| 4 | FIDE 80802699 | 0 | β | +?N | +?B | +?N | β5B | +?N | +?B | =?N | 5.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 1411 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Amarasinghe, B U G S N | 0 | SRI | +13B | +?N | +7B | +4N | β?N | +?B | β1N | 5.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 14.00 | 651 | 0.0 |
| 6 | FIDE 80849423 | 0 | β | +?B | +2N | β?B | =9N | +?B | =7N | +14N | 5.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 14.00 | 1439 | 0.0 |
| 7 | FIDE 29977053 | 0 | β | +?N | +?B | β5N | +12B | +?N | =6B | β2B | 4.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 6.50 | 650 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Morawaka, P S Arunadee Sasenya | 0 | SRI | +?B | =?N | +?B | +19N | β1N | β14B | +18B | 4.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 6.50 | 1266 | 0.0 |
| 9 | FIDE 80869947 | 0 | β | +?N | β11B | +20N | =6B | +?N | +?B | β?B | 4.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 4.00 | 627 | 0.0 |
| 10 | FIDE 80863094 | 0 | β | β?N | +?B | +?N | +?B | β2B | =?N | +?B | 4.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 650 | 0.0 |
| 11 | FIDE 80820484 | 0 | β | +?B | +9N | β1N | β?B | +12N | +?B | β?N | 4.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 8.50 | 659 | 0.0 |
| 12 | FIDE 575010615 | 0 | β | β2B | +?N | +?B | β7N | β11B | +?B | +?N | 4.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 0.00 | 650 | 0.0 |
| 13 | FIDE 80820719 | 0 | β | β5N | +?B | +?N | β2N | β?B | +?B | +19N | 4.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 3.00 | 650 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Sahasna, G V S Y | 0 | SRI | +?B | +?N | +?B | β?B | β?N | +8N | β6B | 4.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 4.50 | 611 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Sesadi, P H D Vinudini | 0 | SRI | +?B | =?N | β2B | +?N | +18B | β?N | =?B | 4.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 3.50 | 639 | -41.2 |
| 16 | FIDE 80801994 | 0 | β | +?B | β?B | β?N | +?N | +?B | +19N | β3B | 4.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 3.00 | 611 | 0.0 |
| 17 | FIDE 80877060 | 0 | β | β?B | β?N | +?B | +?N | β19B | +?N | +?B | 4.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 627 | 0.0 |
| 18 | FIDE 80894739 | 0 | β | +?N | β1B | =?N | +?B | β15N | +?B | β8N | 3.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 0.00 | 691 | 0.0 |
| 19 | FIDE 80837565 | 0 | β | +?N | +?B | β?N | β8B | +17N | β16B | β13B | 3.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 4.00 | 611 | 0.0 |
| 20 | FIDE 575010607 | 0 | β | β1N | F | β9B | +?B | =?N | β?N | β?B | 1.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0.00 | 691 | 0.0 |
| 21 | FIDE 575010623 | 0 | β | β?N | F | β?B | β?B | β?N | β?N | β?B | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 611 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets β the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Thilakarathne, R P N DSRI+2.45.5 pts Β· #6
- 2FIDE 299770530.04.5 pts Β· #17
- 3Amarasinghe, B U G S NSRI0.05.0 pts Β· #11
Top rating losers
- 1Sesadi, P H D VinudiniSRI-41.24.0 pts Β· #16
- 2Bandara, S ShakyaSRI-2.46.0 pts Β· #3
- 3FIDE 299770530.04.5 pts Β· #17