Sri Lanka Junior National Girls Chess Championships 2026 - Central Province

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92 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 13 Mar 2026 to 15 Mar 2026 in Kandy, Sri Lanka. Top 10 Elo average was 1483, and top seed was Mahithi Pramoda Mahakumara (🇱🇰 SRI, 1499).

Senadi Chandrasiri (🇱🇰 SRI, 1460) won with 6.0/7, ahead of A W Sandasi Nethara Kumarathunge (5.5) and Chamathka Sanudi Samaraweera (5.5). Chandrasiri shared the lead from round 4 and broke clear in the final round.

Location

🇱🇰Kandy, Sri Lanka

Dates

13 Mar 2026 → 15 Mar 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 7 rounds

Top seed

🇱🇰Mahithi Pramoda Mahakumara1499

Avg top 10

1,483

Participants

Federations · 1 represented

🇱🇰Sri Lanka×46

Top 3

🥇
Senadi Chandrasiri
🇱🇰SRI·1460
6.0pts·1648perf+34.4
🥈
A W Sandasi Nethara Kumarathunge
🇱🇰SRI·1473
5.5pts·1644perf+63.2
🥉
Chamathka Sanudi Samaraweera
🇱🇰SRI·1464
5.5pts·1458perf-0.8

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Senadi Chandrasiri led from R7; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R7.

Co-leaders

Chandrasiri6Bishara5.5Kumarathunge5.5Kumara5.5Peramunage5.5Galgamuwa5.5

R7–R7 · LEAD HELD

Senadi Chandrasiri held the sole lead from R7 through R7 without losing it.

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Senadi Chandrasiri 5 wins (R1–R5)Firdous Amal Bishara 3 wins (R1–R3)A W Sandasi Nethara Kumarathunge 5 wins (R1–R5)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Senadi Chandrasiri	*	—	½	—
2Firdous Amal Bishara	—	*	—	½
3A W Sandasi Nethara Kumarathunge	½	—	*	—
4D A Yehenya Sadeepthi Kumara	—	½	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Chandrasiri, Senadi	1460	SRI	+67B	+69N	+36B	+26N	+5B	=2B	=3N	6.0	27.5	30.5	25.00	1648	+34.4
2	Kumarathunge, A W Sandasi Nethara	1473	SRI	+79B	+66N	+6B	+16N	+3B	=1N	−12B	5.5	30.0	32.0	24.00	1644	+63.2
3	Samaraweera, Chamathka Sanudi	1464	SRI	+88B	+54N	+21B	+27N	−2N	+13B	=1B	5.5	28.0	29.0	20.50	1458	-0.8
4	Bishara, Firdous Amal	1442	SRI	+85N	+89B	+19N	=5N	+17B	=8B	=7N	5.5	27.0	28.0	19.75	1620	+6.4
5	Nawarathna, Nethya Anuki	1473	SRI	+64N	+32B	+42N	=4B	−1N	+72B	+47B	5.5	26.0	28.5	19.75	1345	-15.2
6	Peramunage, Oneli Senaya	1428	SRI	+46N	+73B	−2N	+56B	+49N	+19B	=11N	5.5	25.0	27.5	19.50	1458	+6.8
7	Kumara, D A Yehenya Sadeepthi	1443	SRI	+91B	+87N	=33B	+9N	=12B	+26N	=4B	5.5	24.5	24.5	17.25	1686	+47.2
8	Galgamuwa, Mahindi Janulya	1483	SRI	+86B	+41N	−71B	+40N	+62B	=4N	+20B	5.5	23.5	24.5	19.25	1499	+6.0
9	Premarathne, Chathupa Nimnadi	1498	SRI	+61N	+35B	=13N	−7B	=36B	+21N	+28N	5.0	27.0	30.0	20.00	661	-19.6
10	Hewage, Harini Harshali	1492	SRI	+43N	=45B	+58N	=13B	+33B	=20N	=14B	5.0	26.0	29.0	20.00	1456	-4.8
11	Mahakumara, Mahithi Pramoda	1499	SRI	+90B	−36N	+44B	+53N	=23B	+22N	=6B	5.0	25.5	26.5	17.50	1417	-4.8
12	Maddumage, Neksha P	1467	SRI	F	=58B	+48N	+47B	=7N	+28B	+2N	5.0	25.0	25.0	20.75	1627	+16.4
13	FIDE 80863469	0	—	+?B	+?N	=9B	=10N	+25B	−3N	+26B	5.0	24.0	24.0	13.50	1468	0.0
14	Thiloththama, K A Vinudi Onara	1446	SRI	=29N	−48B	+76N	+58B	+42N	+31B	=10N	5.0	23.5	25.5	17.50	1469	+2.8
15	Akarsha, S M Gethmi	1451	SRI	+30B	+80N	=53B	−33N	+59B	=23N	+27B	5.0	22.5	24.5	16.75	2286	+22.0
16	Bandara, L R T Pethara	1448	SRI	+60N	+55B	+49N	−2B	−31N	+54B	+53N	5.0	22.0	25.0	15.50	606	-32.0
17	Kumarawansha, Yenooja Trivini	1465	SRI	+83N	+68B	+31N	=71B	−4N	=53B	+32N	5.0	22.0	24.0	15.75	1321	-15.2
18	Wijesundara, W M Bihansa L K	1455	SRI	+92B	=34N	−27B	=57N	+44B	+62N	+39B	5.0	22.0	22.0	14.50	686	-18.8
19	Hemachandra, M H Chamali Amaya	1489	SRI	+74B	+40N	−4B	+54N	+34B	−6N	=23B	4.5	26.5	29.0	15.75	706	-36.0
20	Godamunna, Vinuli Sesanga Abeykoo	1462	SRI	−24N	+77B	+68N	+45B	+32N	=10B	−8N	4.5	25.5	27.5	15.00	1289	-18.8
21	Arafath, Amra Mariyam	0	SRI	+?N	+51B	−3N	=42B	+61N	−9B	+46N	4.5	24.5	24.5	12.00	656	0.0
22	FIDE 80863477	0	—	+?N	=24B	−47N	+48B	+46N	−11B	+52N	4.5	23.5	23.5	12.75	702	0.0
23	Aleeshya, Dewli Sheshmi	0	SRI	+?N	−31B	+89N	+55B	=11N	=15B	=19N	4.5	22.5	22.5	11.25	1472	0.0
24	Thennakoon, Lineja Yethuli	0	SRI	+20B	=22N	=45N	=38B	−?N	+75B	+71N	4.5	21.5	21.5	15.50	1473	0.0
25	Wijayananda, Senuli Thathnadi	0	SRI	−35N	+?B	+?N	+29B	−13N	=45B	+72N	4.5	19.0	19.0	8.25	1457	0.0
26	Bandara, Sanuthi Dulseya Tikiri	1487	SRI	+75N	+56B	+38N	−1B	+35N	−7B	−13N	4.0	27.5	30.0	13.50	672	-38.8
27	Sharkshana, Rajkumar	0	SRI	+77N	+63B	+18N	−3B	−28N	+29B	−15N	4.0	26.5	28.5	14.00	1453	-7.2
28	FIDE 80833985	0	—	+?B	−33N	+65B	+30N	+27B	−12N	−9B	4.0	25.0	25.0	11.00	1343	0.0
29	Basnayake, Navya	0	SRI	=14B	+84N	=34B	−25N	+37B	−27N	+76B	4.0	23.5	25.0	12.00	1272	-16.8
30	Siriwardane, Miheli Thedara	0	SRI	−15N	+43B	+50N	−28B	+56N	+35B	−?N	4.0	23.5	23.5	14.50	653	0.0
31	Samaranayake, Venuki Ruhansa	0	SRI	+37B	+23N	−17B	+?N	+16B	−14N	−?B	4.0	23.5	23.5	13.50	1320	0.0
32	FIDE 29983975	0	—	+39B	−5N	+?B	+?N	−20B	+41N	−17B	4.0	23.0	23.0	8.00	1287	0.0
33	Senulya, Abeysinghe Samanalee	0	SRI	+62N	+28B	=7N	+15B	−10N	=?B	−?N	4.0	22.5	22.5	14.75	1384	0.0
34	FIDE 80898262	0	—	+?N	=18B	=29N	+?B	−19N	−36B	+63N	4.0	20.5	20.5	7.50	1446	0.0
35	Disanayaka, D M Hansika	0	SRI	+25B	−9N	+?B	+?N	−26B	−30N	+70B	4.0	20.5	20.5	7.50	1329	0.0
36	De Silva, Thivineya Seyansa	0	SRI	+?B	+11B	−1N	=?B	=9N	+34N	−?B	4.0	20.0	20.0	11.50	1403	0.0
37	Malmessa, Gayuni Gihansa	0	SRI	−31N	−?B	+43N	+50B	−29N	+85B	+56N	4.0	19.5	19.5	11.50	648	0.0
38	Bandara, Ashmi Methusari	0	SRI	+57B	+?N	−26B	=24N	−53B	=59N	+77B	4.0	19.5	19.5	8.75	659	0.0
39	FIDE 80842240	0	—	−32N	−46B	+60N	+89B	+?N	+55B	−18N	4.0	19.5	19.5	7.00	667	0.0
40	FIDE 29989850	0	—	+?N	−19B	+86N	−8B	−55N	+60B	+80B	4.0	19.0	19.0	6.00	665	0.0
41	FIDE 80873197	0	—	+?N	−8B	=46N	=?B	+81N	−32B	+55N	4.0	18.0	18.0	6.75	1439	0.0
42	FIDE 80803202	0	—	+?B	+?N	−5B	=21N	−14B	=?N	+57B	4.0	18.0	18.0	5.25	1382	0.0
43	FIDE 575009404	0	—	−10B	−30N	−37B	+?N	+86B	+?N	+?B	4.0	14.0	14.0	1.00	700	0.0
44	FIDE 80810870	0	—	−45N	+?B	−11N	+?B	−18N	+?B	+?N	4.0	13.5	13.5	0.00	685	0.0
45	Elapatha, Vishmi	0	SRI	+44B	=10N	=24B	−20N	F	=25N	+49B	3.5	26.0	27.0	14.50	1291	0.0
46	FIDE 80859852	0	—	−6B	+39N	=41B	+?N	−22B	+?N	−21B	3.5	22.5	22.5	6.00	617	0.0
47	FIDE 80811167	0	—	=72B	+76N	+22B	−12N	+?B	F	−5N	3.5	22.0	22.0	7.75	681	0.0
48	FIDE 80860699	0	—	=84B	+14N	−12B	−22N	−?B	+73N	+85N	3.5	19.5	19.5	9.25	1455	0.0
49	FIDE 29991471	0	—	+?B	+?N	−16B	+79N	−6B	=?N	−45N	3.5	16.0	16.0	2.00	1381	0.0
50	FIDE 80887228	0	—	−?B	+82N	−30B	−37N	=73B	+?N	+74B	3.5	15.0	15.0	5.75	687	0.0
51	Weerakoon, Methuli Kemethma	0	SRI	+?B	−21N	=72B	=?N	=57B	+?N	−?B	3.5	10.0	10.0	2.75	1475	0.0
52	Illeperuma, Hansadi Sudhara Semin	0	SRI	−?B	+88N	−?B	+86N	=?B	+74N	−22B	3.5	9.0	9.0	4.50	1257	0.0
53	Premarathne, Sithuli	0	SRI	F	+?B	=15N	−11B	+38N	=17N	−16B	3.0	24.0	24.0	9.00	1425	0.0
54	Gonagala, G A Evinya Yasheli	0	SRI	+59N	−3B	+64N	−19B	F	−16N	+65B	3.0	24.0	24.0	9.00	725	0.0
55	FIDE 80894992	0	—	+81B	−16N	+?B	−23N	+40B	−39N	−41B	3.0	23.5	23.5	6.00	1555	0.0
56	FIDE 80859208	0	—	+?B	−26N	+?B	−6N	−30B	+67N	−37B	3.0	20.5	20.5	3.00	638	0.0
57	FIDE 80869726	0	—	−38N	+?B	=?N	=18B	=51N	=61B	−42N	3.0	19.5	19.5	5.75	1467	0.0
58	Hitihamu, H M Dinara Dahamdee	0	SRI	+?B	=12N	−10B	−14N	−74B	+84N	=?B	3.0	19.0	19.0	4.00	1197	0.0
59	FIDE 80810950	0	—	−54B	F	=?N	+63B	−15N	=38B	+66N	3.0	18.0	18.0	8.00	1260	0.0
60	FIDE 80842518	0	—	−16B	−79N	−39B	+?N	+?B	−40N	+78B	3.0	17.0	17.0	2.00	849	0.0
61	FIDE 80803482	0	—	−9B	+?N	+78B	=?N	−21B	=57N	F	3.0	14.5	14.5	3.50	651	0.0
62	Kahandawaarachchi, Ranidi Sahasna	0	SRI	−33B	F	+?N	+?B	−8N	−18B	+?N	3.0	14.5	14.5	0.00	1448	0.0
63	Akbar, Anqa	0	SRI	+?B	−27N	=87B	−59N	+?B	=76N	−34B	3.0	14.0	14.0	1.50	686	0.0
64	FIDE 80895662	0	—	−5B	+90N	−54B	−84N	−65B	+?N	+?B	3.0	14.0	14.0	1.00	695	0.0
65	FIDE 80895131	0	—	−?N	+85B	−28N	−?B	+64N	+78B	−54N	3.0	13.0	13.0	6.00	615	0.0
66	FIDE 80842283	0	—	+78B	−2B	=?N	=87N	+?B	−?N	−59B	3.0	11.5	11.5	2.50	629	0.0
67	FIDE 575009480	0	—	−1N	−?B	+?N	+85B	−?N	−56B	+?N	3.0	10.0	10.0	1.00	637	0.0
68	FIDE 575009420	0	—	+?B	−17N	−20B	+?N	−?B	−?N	+?B	3.0	9.5	9.5	0.00	675	0.0
69	Jayasingha, S G Damsani Nisakma B	0	SRI	+?B	−1B	−?N	+?N	+?B	−?N	−?B	3.0	6.0	6.0	0.00	677	0.0
70	FIDE 80898394	0	—	=?N	=?B	−?N	+?B	−?N	+?B	−35N	3.0	4.0	4.0	0.00	1166	0.0
71	Weligamage, Hasini Avarjana	1431	SRI	+82B	F	+8N	=17N	F	F	−24B	2.5	20.5	20.5	10.00	1660	+23.6
72	FIDE 29986052	0	—	=47N	=?B	=51N	+?B	F	−5N	−25B	2.5	17.0	17.0	3.50	695	0.0
73	FIDE 80842496	0	—	+?B	−6N	−?B	−78N	=50N	−48B	+84B	2.5	16.0	16.0	3.25	1439	0.0
74	FIDE 80842500	0	—	−19N	+?N	=?B	−?B	+58N	−52B	−50N	2.5	14.5	14.5	3.00	662	0.0
75	FIDE 80833829	0	—	−26B	−?N	+?B	=?N	+84B	−24N	F	2.5	10.0	10.0	1.50	660	0.0
76	FIDE 80813470	0	—	=?N	−47B	−14B	+?N	F	=63B	−29N	2.0	15.5	15.5	1.50	1183	0.0
77	Karunarathna, A?w?g?dhanuri Thari	0	SRI	−27B	−20N	+?B	+88N	F	−?B	−38N	2.0	15.5	15.5	1.00	656	0.0
78	FIDE 575009390	0	—	−66N	+?B	−61N	+73B	−?B	−65N	−60N	2.0	14.5	14.5	2.50	651	0.0
79	Bandara, K G Ovini	0	SRI	−2N	+60B	+?N	−49B	F	F	F	2.0	14.0	14.0	3.00	606	0.0
80	FIDE 80873367	0	—	+?B	−15B	−?N	−?N	F	+?B	−40N	2.0	10.0	10.0	0.00	637	0.0
81	FIDE 575004291	0	—	−55N	F	−?B	+?N	−41B	−?N	+82B	2.0	9.0	9.0	2.00	687	0.0
82	FIDE 575009510	0	—	−71N	−50B	−?N	+?B	−?N	+?B	−81N	2.0	8.0	8.0	0.00	634	0.0
83	FIDE 575009463	0	—	−17B	−?N	−88B	+?N	−?B	+?N	−?B	2.0	6.0	6.0	0.00	661	0.0
84	FIDE 575009498	0	—	=48N	−29B	−85N	+64B	−75N	−58B	−73N	1.5	18.5	19.5	4.75	637	0.0
85	FIDE 575009323	0	—	−4B	−65N	+84B	−67N	F	−37N	−48B	1.0	20.5	21.5	1.50	794	0.0
86	FIDE 575003929	0	—	−8N	F	−40B	−52B	−43N	+?B	−?N	1.0	17.0	17.0	0.00	663	0.0
87	Rajapakshe, Sanalya Chithuni	0	SRI	F	−7B	=63N	=66B	F	F	F	1.0	15.0	15.0	3.00	661	0.0
88	FIDE 575009536	0	—	−3N	−52B	+83N	−77B	F	F	F	1.0	15.0	15.0	2.00	661	0.0
89	FIDE 20703686	0	—	+?B	−4N	−23B	−39N	F	F	F	1.0	15.0	15.0	0.00	794	0.0
90	FIDE 575003848	0	—	−11N	−64B	−?N	+?B	F	F	F	1.0	8.0	8.0	0.00	702	0.0
91	FIDE 575009331	0	—	−7N	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	8.5	8.5	0.00	661	0.0
92	FIDE 575009544	0	—	−18N	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	8.0	8.0	0.00	667	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Kumarathunge, A W Sandasi NetharaSRI
+63.2
5.5 pts · #2
2Kumara, D A Yehenya SadeepthiSRI
+47.2
5.5 pts · #4
3Chandrasiri, SenadiSRI
+34.4
6.0 pts · #3

Top rating losers

1Bandara, Sanuthi Dulseya TikiriSRI
-38.8
4.0 pts · #69
2Hemachandra, M H Chamali AmayaSRI
-36.0
4.5 pts · #84
3Bandara, L R T PetharaSRI
-32.0
5.0 pts · #65