Sri Lanka Junior National Girls Chess Championships 2026 - North Western Province
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34 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 13 Mar 2026 to 15 Mar 2026 in Kurunegala, Sri Lanka. Top 10 Elo average was 1313, and top seed was W Michelle Bhagya Dabarera (🇱🇰 SRI, 1484).
L H M T I Bandara (🇱🇰 SRI, 1472) won with 6.5/7, ahead of W Michelle Bhagya Dabarera (5.5) and A M Vidushi Dinethma Athapaththu (5.0). Bandara won solo starting round 5.
Location
🇱🇰Kurunegala, 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
Federations · 1 represented
🇱🇰Sri Lanka×18
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsL H M T I Bandara led from R5; +1.0-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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4
2
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R5–R7 · LEAD HELD
L H M T I Bandara never relinquished the lead after R5; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
L H M T I Bandara beat W Michelle Bhagya Dabarera (White).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
L H M T I Bandara 6 wins (R1–R6)W Michelle Bhagya Dabarera 4 wins (R1–R4)K M Vishmi Senara Kumarasekara 3 wins (R2–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1L H M T I Bandara | * | 1 | ½ | — |
| 2W Michelle Bhagya Dabarera | 0 | * | — | — |
| 3K M Vishmi Senara Kumarasekara | ½ | — | * | — |
| 4E M Thinuli Sethumsa | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bandara, L H M T I | 1472 | SRI | +33B | +31N | +19B | +12N | +2B | +3N | =8B | 6.5 | 24.5 | 25.5 | 23.00 | 2278 | +42.8 |
| 2 | Dabarera, W Michelle Bhagya | 1484 | SRI | +17N | +14B | +7N | +23B | −1N | +11B | =4N | 5.5 | 29.0 | 32.0 | 23.00 | 1641 | +42.0 |
| 3 | Athapaththu, A M Vidushi Dinethma | 1476 | SRI | F | +30N | +10B | +22N | +5B | −1B | +17N | 5.0 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 19.50 | 1451 | -2.4 |
| 4 | Thilakarathna, M I A | 1469 | SRI | −12N | +24B | +21N | +20B | =8B | +28N | =2B | 5.0 | 25.0 | 27.5 | 17.75 | 1483 | -8.0 |
| 5 | Wijethunga, R M Pinindu Himansa K | 1457 | SRI | +20N | +29B | =11N | +27B | −3N | +12B | =9N | 5.0 | 25.0 | 27.0 | 17.25 | 1253 | -20.4 |
| 6 | Supulya, E A Mesandi | 1430 | SRI | +24N | =15B | −12N | +21B | +13N | +19B | =11N | 5.0 | 24.5 | 27.5 | 18.75 | 1420 | -2.4 |
| 7 | Udapola, Yenuli Yenara | 1450 | SRI | +30B | +34N | −2B | −9N | +27N | +20B | +16N | 5.0 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 12.00 | 683 | -18.4 |
| 8 | Kumarasekara, K M Vishmi Senara | 0 | SRI | F | +?B | +?N | +?B | =4N | +23B | =1N | 5.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 8.75 | 1544 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Sethumsa, E M Thinuli | 0 | SRI | +?N | −11B | +?N | +7B | =?B | +?N | =5B | 5.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 7.50 | 1435 | 0.0 |
| 10 | FIDE 80863914 | 0 | — | F | +?B | −3N | +?B | +?N | +?B | +?N | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 1452 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Wijerathna, P W N P W B S Rachel | 1423 | SRI | +25B | +9N | =5B | =28N | +18B | −2N | =6B | 4.5 | 27.5 | 30.0 | 18.25 | 1341 | -12.4 |
| 12 | Liyanage, H L Methuli Sehansa | 0 | SRI | +4B | +?N | +6B | −1B | +23N | −5N | =?B | 4.5 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 13.00 | 1506 | 0.0 |
| 13 | FIDE 80850693 | 0 | — | =?B | −?N | +?B | +31N | −6B | +21B | +19N | 4.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 8.00 | 641 | 0.0 |
| 14 | FIDE 80861016 | 0 | — | +?B | −2N | +26B | −16N | −25B | +24N | +28B | 4.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 8.50 | 683 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Fernando, Ayshani Prashanya | 0 | SRI | +?B | =6N | =16B | −18N | =22B | =?N | +25B | 4.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 9.25 | 1465 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Wijesundara, Irushi Nuwangana | 0 | SRI | +?N | =27B | =15N | +14B | =?B | =?N | −7B | 4.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 7.25 | 1243 | 0.0 |
| 17 | FIDE 80822169 | 0 | — | −2B | +?N | −?B | +32N | +?B | +18N | −3B | 4.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 5.00 | 678 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Vidyarathna, D M Sayuni Yehansa | 0 | SRI | +?N | +?B | −23N | +15B | −11N | −17B | +?B | 4.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 4.00 | 1324 | 0.0 |
| 19 | FIDE 575006464 | 0 | — | +?N | +?B | −1N | +?B | =28B | −6N | −13B | 3.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 1.25 | 659 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Navithma, A Lethmi | 0 | SRI | −5B | +?N | +31B | −4N | +?B | −7N | =?B | 3.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 1.00 | 713 | 0.0 |
| 21 | FIDE 80864376 | 0 | — | =?B | +?N | −4B | −6N | +32B | −13N | +?B | 3.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 1.00 | 1233 | 0.0 |
| 22 | FIDE 29987717 | 0 | — | −?N | +?B | +29N | −3B | =15N | +27B | −?B | 3.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 6.50 | 652 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Gunawardana, G S P | 1466 | SRI | +26B | +32N | +18B | −2N | −12B | −8N | F | 3.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 8.00 | 683 | -20.8 |
| 24 | Nithunil, M Meeriyam Steleena | 0 | SRI | −6B | −4N | +?B | +?N | −?N | −14B | +31N | 3.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 1.00 | 711 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Prabuddha, H S S | 0 | SRI | −11N | +?B | +32B | −?N | +14N | −?B | −15N | 3.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 5.00 | 623 | 0.0 |
| 26 | FIDE 80890245 | 0 | — | −23N | +?B | −14N | −29B | +?N | +?B | −?N | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 695 | 0.0 |
| 27 | FIDE 80821251 | 0 | — | +?B | =16N | +?B | −5N | −7B | −22N | −?B | 2.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 2.00 | 652 | 0.0 |
| 28 | FIDE 80891454 | 0 | — | F | +?N | =?B | =11B | =19N | −4B | −14N | 2.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 4.00 | 1366 | 0.0 |
| 29 | FIDE 80884709 | 0 | — | F | −5N | −22B | +26N | −?B | −?N | +?B | 2.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 3.00 | 649 | 0.0 |
| 30 | FIDE 80883150 | 0 | — | −7N | −3B | =?N | −?B | −?N | +?N | =?B | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 663 | 0.0 |
| 31 | FIDE 80861253 | 0 | — | +?N | −1B | −20N | −13B | F | −?N | −24B | 1.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 0.00 | 653 | 0.0 |
| 32 | FIDE 575006472 | 0 | — | +?N | −23B | −25N | −17B | −21N | −33B | F | 1.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 0.00 | 695 | 0.0 |
| 33 | FIDE 80890822 | 0 | — | −1N | −?B | −?N | −?B | F | +32N | −?B | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.00 | 653 | 0.0 |
| 34 | FIDE 575006499 | 0 | — | F | −7B | −?N | −?B | −?N | −?B | F | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 643 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Bandara, L H M T ISRI+42.86.5 pts · #4
- 2Dabarera, W Michelle BhagyaSRI+42.05.5 pts · #1
- 3Kumarasekara, K M Vishmi SenaraSRI0.05.0 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Gunawardana, G S PSRI-20.83.0 pts · #25
- 2Wijethunga, R M Pinindu Himansa KSRI-20.45.0 pts · #12
- 3Udapola, Yenuli YenaraSRI-18.45.0 pts · #32