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
Federations · 1 represented
🇱🇰Sri Lanka×25
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTight 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
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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 | FIDE 80895387 | 0 | — | +?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 | FIDE 80844740 | 0 | — | −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 | FIDE 80841600 | 0 | — | +?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+38.86.0 pts · #2
- 2Liyanage, E L Dihini DihasaSRI+36.46.0 pts · #1
- 3Siriwardhana, V M Vinudi VathsanSRI+16.05.5 pts · #7
Top rating losers
- 1De Zoysa, G Sanadee SanulyaSRI-38.05.0 pts · #43
- 2Methusari, K D G Dinara YeheniSRI-25.25.0 pts · #8
- 3Fernando, F F Gayuki SadinsaSRI-22.84.0 pts · #36