Sri Lanka Junior National Girls Chess Championships 2026 - Southern Province

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58 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 13 Mar 2026 to 15 Mar 2026 in Galle, Sri Lanka. Top 10 Elo average was 1459, and top seed was K D G Dinara Yeheni Methusari (🇱🇰 SRI, 1496).

S Thimansa Kariyawasam (🇱🇰 SRI, 1451) won with 6.0/7, ahead of E W W K Sehasna Pahandi (6.0) and E L Dihini Dihasa Liyanage (6.0). Kariyawasam won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.

Location

🇱🇰Galle, 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

🇱🇰K D G Dinara Yeheni Methusari1496

Avg top 10

1,459

Participants

Federations · 1 represented

🇱🇰Sri Lanka×28

Top 3

🥇
S Thimansa Kariyawasam
🇱🇰SRI·1451
6.0pts·1561perf+16.0
🥈
E W W K Sehasna Pahandi
🇱🇰SRI·1423
6.0pts·1705perf+38.8
🥉
E L Dihini Dihasa Liyanage
🇱🇰SRI·1479
6.0pts·1734perf+36.4

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Tight race until R7; 3 players tied at 6.0/7, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 3 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Liyanage6Pahandi6Kariyawasam6Siriwardhana5.5Menikpura5.5Ranasinghe5.5

R6 · LEADER CHANGE15 Mar

E W W K Sehasna Pahandi takes the sole lead (5.5/6).

R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

3 players finish on 6.0/7. Kariyawasam takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (27.5).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

E W W K Sehasna Pahandi 3 wins (R4–R6)S Thimansa Kariyawasam 5 wins (R1–R5)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1E L Dihini Dihasa Liyanage	*	—	—	½
2E W W K Sehasna Pahandi	—	*	1	—
3S Thimansa Kariyawasam	—	0	*	—
4V M Vinudi Vathsan Siriwardhana	½	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Kariyawasam, S Thimansa	1451	SRI	+47B	+43N	+27B	+18N	+10B	−2N	+13N	6.0	27.5	30.5	24.50	1561	+16.0
2	Pahandi, E W W K Sehasna	1423	SRI	+55N	+26B	=32N	+36B	+9N	+1B	=6N	6.0	27.5	28.5	24.00	1705	+38.8
3	Liyanage, E L Dihini Dihasa	1479	SRI	+46B	+33N	=42B	+32N	+5B	=4N	+10B	6.0	26.0	29.0	24.75	1734	+36.4
4	Siriwardhana, V M Vinudi Vathsan	1489	SRI	−16N	+51B	+35N	+31B	+11N	=3B	+18N	5.5	28.0	30.0	22.00	1643	+16.0
5	Menikpura, Sanupadi Sanaya	1438	SRI	+58N	+52B	+25N	+8B	−3N	=12B	+21N	5.5	26.5	27.5	19.00	1473	+3.2
6	Ranasinghe, Samidi Vithumya Perer	1409	SRI	=49B	+19N	+37B	=42N	+15B	+26N	=2B	5.5	26.0	28.5	22.75	1438	+1.6
7	Wedage, H W Thiseni Dinulya	1463	SRI	+57N	+15B	+23N	=9B	=8N	=18B	=12N	5.0	28.5	29.5	19.75	1434	0.0
8	Methusari, K D G Dinara Yeheni	1496	SRI	+54B	+34N	+29B	−5N	=7B	+20N	=9B	5.0	27.5	29.0	18.50	1307	-25.2
9	Harshadi, S A Sanoli	1423	SRI	+50B	+38N	+41B	=7N	−2B	+19N	=8N	5.0	27.0	29.5	18.50	1319	-16.0
10	De Zoysa, G Sanadee Sanulya	1449	SRI	+53N	+56B	+44N	+12B	−1N	+24B	−3N	5.0	26.0	27.0	15.00	673	-38.0
11	De Zoysa, M Sandasi Lithulya Prab	0	SRI	+?B	−25N	+40B	+41N	−4B	+38N	+26B	5.0	23.0	23.0	13.50	686	0.0
12	Sanuthi, H H	0	SRI	+?B	+20N	+?B	−10N	+?B	=5N	=7B	5.0	20.0	20.0	9.75	1318	0.0
13	De Silva, D W Hesara Dhihansi	0	SRI	−?N	+?B	+52N	+25B	+44N	+22N	−1B	5.0	19.0	19.0	13.00	1466	0.0
14	FIDE 80864627	0	—	−34B	+54N	−33B	+47N	+43B	+27N	+?B	5.0	18.5	18.5	11.50	1478	0.0
15	Minthuli, W A Dinuli	0	SRI	+?N	−7N	+?B	+?B	−6N	+23B	+?N	5.0	14.5	14.5	4.00	1314	0.0
16	Methunima, Liyanage Mihini	0	SRI	+4B	−22N	+?B	+?N	−18B	+?N	+?B	5.0	14.0	14.0	5.50	1458	0.0
17	Premachandra, K D Sadisi Sansari	0	SRI	+?B	−?N	+?B	−?N	+?B	+29N	+22B	5.0	8.0	8.0	8.00	1490	0.0
18	Aakifa, Mohamed Sarkhan Fathima	0	SRI	+48B	+40N	+22B	−1B	+16N	=7N	−4B	4.5	28.5	31.5	17.50	1376	-10.0
19	Weerasuriya, Sandinie Thasanya	0	SRI	+30N	−6B	+?N	=28B	+?N	−9B	+34B	4.5	22.0	22.0	9.50	1310	0.0
20	FIDE 80875068	0	—	+?N	−12B	+55N	=21B	+36N	−8B	+?B	4.5	19.0	19.0	6.75	663	0.0
21	Samaranayaka, S H Opara Thewni	0	SRI	+?B	−29N	+?B	=20N	+34B	+?N	−5B	4.5	17.5	17.5	5.75	644	0.0
22	Fernando, F F Gayuki Sadinsa	1477	SRI	+51N	+16B	−18N	+30B	+33N	−13B	−17N	4.0	27.0	29.0	14.50	617	-22.8
23	FIDE 80885837	0	—	+45B	+?N	−7B	+38N	−26B	−15N	+40B	4.0	23.5	23.5	9.50	632	0.0
24	Weerasingha, Anuthya Pahandi	0	SRI	−33B	+46N	+?B	+27N	F	−10N	+28B	4.0	22.5	22.5	11.00	652	0.0
25	FIDE 80803288	0	—	+?N	+11B	−5B	−13N	−27B	+43N	+?B	4.0	22.5	22.5	8.00	644	0.0
26	Rehansa, R Tharuki	0	SRI	+?N	−2N	+?B	+?B	+23N	−6B	−11N	4.0	20.5	20.5	4.00	625	0.0
27	FIDE 80833217	0	—	+?N	+?B	−1N	−24B	+25N	−14B	+?N	4.0	19.0	19.0	4.00	662	0.0
28	FIDE 80832148	0	—	−37B	+45N	+?B	=19N	+32B	=?B	−24N	4.0	18.5	18.5	8.75	1474	0.0
29	Anuthya, N H Esandi	0	SRI	+?N	+21B	−8N	−44B	+?N	−17B	+?N	4.0	17.5	17.5	4.50	663	0.0
30	Lawanya, Abeywardhana Dinugi	0	SRI	−19B	+?N	+?B	−22N	+39B	−?N	+41B	4.0	15.0	15.0	6.50	664	0.0
31	FIDE 80833110	0	—	F	+?B	+?N	−4N	+40B	+?B	−?N	4.0	8.5	8.5	3.00	680	0.0
32	Wickramathilaka, Shanudi Shehara	0	SRI	F	+?N	=2B	−3B	−28N	+36B	+37N	3.5	23.0	23.0	10.00	1268	0.0
33	FIDE 575006910	0	—	+24N	−3B	+14N	+?B	−22B	−?N	=39B	3.5	22.5	22.5	10.75	1350	0.0
34	Kanakaratne, Sayuni Okithma	0	SRI	+14N	−8B	+?N	=?B	−21N	+35B	−19N	3.5	22.5	22.5	8.50	1276	0.0
35	FIDE 80875475	0	—	=39B	+?N	−4B	−49N	+41B	−34N	+50B	3.5	20.5	20.5	7.25	686	0.0
36	FIDE 80898246	0	—	+?B	=37N	+49B	−2N	−20B	−32N	+?B	3.5	20.0	20.0	4.25	638	0.0
37	FIDE 80895468	0	—	+28N	=36B	−6N	−?B	+?B	+49N	−32B	3.5	19.0	19.0	8.25	635	0.0
38	Ranulya, W Kenuli	0	SRI	+?N	−9B	+?N	−23B	+?N	−11B	=?N	3.5	14.0	14.0	0.00	1254	0.0
39	FIDE 80864660	0	—	=35N	−?B	+?N	=?B	−30N	+?B	=33N	3.5	11.0	11.0	3.50	674	0.0
40	FIDE 575007010	0	—	+?N	−18B	−11N	+56B	−31N	+?B	−23N	3.0	18.5	18.5	1.00	617	0.0
41	FIDE 575007070	0	—	+?N	+?B	−9N	−11B	−35N	+56B	−30N	3.0	18.5	18.5	1.00	621	0.0
42	FIDE 80833160	0	—	+?N	+?B	=3N	=6B	F	F	F	3.0	15.5	15.5	5.75	1448	0.0
43	Nihansa, H?a?janudi	0	SRI	+?N	−1B	−?N	+?B	−14N	−25B	+?B	3.0	15.0	15.0	0.00	1467	0.0
44	FIDE 80892841	0	—	+?B	+?N	−10B	+29N	−13B	−?B	−?N	3.0	14.0	14.0	4.00	652	0.0
45	FIDE 80895379	0	—	−23N	−28B	+51N	+53B	−?N	−?B	+?N	3.0	12.0	12.0	4.00	672	0.0
46	FIDE 80892949	0	—	−3N	−24B	+?N	−?B	+55N	−?B	+56N	3.0	12.0	12.0	2.00	683	0.0
47	FIDE 575006936	0	—	−1N	+?B	−?N	−14B	+?N	−?B	+?N	3.0	11.0	11.0	0.00	668	0.0
48	FIDE 80834361	0	—	−18N	−?B	+?N	+?B	−?N	+?B	−?N	3.0	4.5	4.5	0.00	638	0.0
49	FIDE 80898580	0	—	=6N	+?B	−36N	+35B	−?N	−37B	−?N	2.5	16.0	16.0	6.25	1250	0.0
50	FIDE 575006960	0	—	−9N	−?B	+?N	−?B	=?N	+?B	−35N	2.5	8.5	8.5	0.00	621	0.0
51	FIDE 575006928	0	—	−22B	−4N	−45B	+?B	−?N	+55B	−?N	2.0	13.5	13.5	1.00	678	0.0
52	FIDE 575006995	0	—	+?N	−5N	−13B	−?B	F	+?N	−?B	2.0	11.5	11.5	0.00	644	0.0
53	FIDE 575006944	0	—	−10B	−?N	+?B	−45N	−?B	+?N	−?B	2.0	8.0	8.0	0.00	655	0.0
54	FIDE 80895042	0	—	−8N	−14B	−?N	−?B	−?N	=?N	+?B	1.5	10.0	10.0	0.00	663	0.0
55	FIDE 575006979	0	—	−2B	+?N	−20B	−?N	−46B	−51N	−?B	1.0	15.5	15.5	0.00	638	0.0
56	FIDE 575006952	0	—	F	−10N	−?B	−40N	+?B	−41N	−46B	1.0	14.0	14.0	0.00	652	0.0
57	FIDE 80875670	0	—	−7B	−?B	+?N	−?N	F	F	F	1.0	7.0	7.0	0.00	652	0.0
58	FIDE 80875793	0	—	−5B	+?B	−?N	−?N	−?B	−?N	−?N	1.0	5.5	5.5	0.00	658	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Pahandi, E W W K SehasnaSRI
+38.8
6.0 pts · #2
2Liyanage, E L Dihini DihasaSRI
+36.4
6.0 pts · #1
3Siriwardhana, V M Vinudi VathsanSRI
+16.0
5.5 pts · #7

Top rating losers

1De Zoysa, G Sanadee SanulyaSRI
-38.0
5.0 pts · #43
2Methusari, K D G Dinara YeheniSRI
-25.2
5.0 pts · #8
3Fernando, F F Gayuki SadinsaSRI
-22.8
4.0 pts · #36