Sri Lanka Junior National Chess Championships 2026 - Sabaragamuwa Province

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99 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 13 Mar 2026 to 15 Mar 2026 in Ratnapura, Sri Lanka. Top 10 Elo average was 1557, and top seed was G L Pathum Pahasara Liyanage (🇱🇰 SRI, 1599).

Adeesa Aminda Jayasinghe (🇱🇰 SRI, 1549) won with 6.0/7, ahead of E G P A Gamage (6.0) and D M Welikumbura (5.5). Jayasinghe won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 2: S A Hesara Kenuda Samarasinghe (1416) beat G L Pathum Pahasara Liyanage (1599), a +183-point gap.

Location

🇱🇰Ratnapura, 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

🇱🇰G L Pathum Pahasara Liyanage1599

Avg top 10

1,557

Participants

Federations · 1 represented

🇱🇰Sri Lanka×50

Top 3

🥇
Adeesa Aminda Jayasinghe
🇱🇰SRI·1549
6.0pts·1760perf+50.0
🥈
E G P A Gamage
🇱🇰SRI·1525
6.0pts·1629perf+17.6
🥉
D M Welikumbura
🇱🇰SRI·1549
5.5pts·1651perf+30.4

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Tight race until R7; 2 players tied at 6.0/7, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Jayasinghe6Gamage6Jayasinghe5.5Welikumbura5.5Gamage5.5Weerathilake5.5

R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 6.0/7. Jayasinghe takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (28.5).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Adeesa Aminda Jayasinghe 3 wins (R1–R3)E G P A Gamage 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R5–R7)J A T S Jayasinghe 3 wins (R4–R6)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Adeesa Aminda Jayasinghe	*	—	1	½
2E G P A Gamage	—	*	—	—
3J A T S Jayasinghe	0	—	*	—
4D M Welikumbura	½	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Jayasinghe, Adeesa Aminda	1549	SRI	+77B	+90N	+8B	=31N	+13B	=3N	+5B	6.0	28.5	30.5	25.75	1760	+50.0
2	Gamage, E G P A	1525	SRI	+80B	+20N	+16B	−4N	+68B	+35N	+11B	6.0	27.5	30.5	25.00	1629	+17.6
3	Welikumbura, D M	1549	SRI	+49N	+70B	+7N	+17B	=9N	=1B	=4N	5.5	31.0	34.0	25.75	1651	+30.4
4	Weerathilake, R G Lithula Dinsith	1504	SRI	+67B	+55N	+33B	+2B	−5N	+16N	=3B	5.5	29.5	32.5	24.25	1616	+28.8
5	Jayasinghe, J A T S	1586	SRI	+74B	+68N	=10B	+26N	+4B	+9B	−1N	5.5	29.0	32.0	23.50	1659	+20.4
6	Gamage, E G Ashen Induwara	1547	SRI	+72B	+24N	=21B	=15N	+10B	+32N	=8B	5.5	28.5	31.5	24.00	1611	+18.0
7	Bandara, Nethula Nivein	1455	SRI	+62B	+88N	−3B	+67N	+42B	+31N	=13B	5.5	25.0	27.0	19.00	1512	+14.0
8	Amarakoon, A A Dulnitha Sadeesha	1482	SRI	+57N	+99B	−1N	+89B	+64N	+22B	=6N	5.5	25.0	26.0	17.25	1356	-12.8
9	Malan Gunarathna, D amok Pinsuka	1524	SRI	+91N	+43B	+14N	+32B	=3B	−5N	=15B	5.0	29.0	31.0	20.25	1563	+7.2
10	Perera, U Ramindu Yashvin	1496	SRI	+87B	+52N	=5N	+34B	−6N	=12B	+43N	5.0	28.0	30.0	19.25	1514	+3.6
11	Jayawardane, L P Yasandu Kalhan	1584	SRI	+53N	+22B	−32N	+44B	+41N	+21B	−2N	5.0	27.0	31.0	21.00	1465	-26.0
12	FIDE 575006090	0	—	−22N	+53B	+58B	+33N	=15B	=10N	+32B	5.0	26.5	30.0	20.50	1480	0.0
13	De Silva, G Yasiru Sineth Lakship	1500	SRI	+64N	+45B	=34N	+69B	−1N	+56B	=7N	5.0	26.5	29.5	18.75	1529	+8.4
14	Senevirathne, H M N K	1451	SRI	+23B	+48N	−9B	+27N	−35B	+38N	+42B	5.0	26.0	30.0	21.00	737	-15.2
15	Wijesingha, Tharuk D	1456	SRI	+85N	=37B	+73N	=6B	=12N	+54B	=9N	5.0	26.0	28.5	18.75	1539	+9.2
16	Dharmapriya, Neminda Nethul	1449	SRI	+79N	+81B	−2N	+57B	+46N	−4B	+35N	5.0	26.0	28.5	17.00	699	-34.0
17	Vidanagamachchi, Disath Lakdinu	1511	SRI	+60B	+58N	+56B	−3N	=24B	=36N	+33B	5.0	25.0	28.5	18.75	1489	-2.4
18	Pehesara, M?p?thisal	1490	SRI	+98B	=39N	+36B	=40N	=54B	+24N	=25B	5.0	24.5	25.5	17.50	1472	-3.6
19	Jayasingha, G H Rusiru Ashen Pram	1553	SRI	+93B	−33N	+87B	−21N	+49B	+72N	+36B	5.0	21.5	23.0	14.50	648	-25.6
20	FIDE 80890130	0	—	+54B	−2B	−23N	+?N	+67B	+?N	+31B	5.0	21.0	21.0	10.50	1509	0.0
21	Somarathna, Bonula Dineth	1473	SRI	+92N	+63B	=6N	+19B	=31B	−11N	=23B	4.5	27.5	29.5	17.50	1545	+21.2
22	Themiya, M M Samika Sehas	0	SRI	+12B	−11N	+61B	+?N	+40B	−8N	=29B	4.5	27.5	27.5	14.75	1380	0.0
23	Kodithuwakku, K K T M	0	SRI	−14N	+?N	+20B	−41B	+47N	+69B	=21N	4.5	25.5	25.5	14.25	1365	0.0
24	Amarasinghe, Kavishka Kalhara	0	SRI	+?N	−6B	+86N	+51B	=17N	−18B	+54N	4.5	25.5	25.5	12.50	1242	0.0
25	Prabasara, T W Thimira	1548	SRI	−37N	+29B	−57N	+86B	+44N	+64B	=18N	4.5	24.5	27.0	17.00	1494	-4.0
26	Wickramasinghe, Dhiman Kithdhara	1492	SRI	+95N	=73B	+37N	−5B	=34N	=65B	+59N	4.5	23.5	25.0	14.25	1308	-18.4
27	FIDE 575006081	0	—	−69N	+?B	+70N	−14B	+45N	=34B	+55N	4.5	22.5	22.5	12.50	1165	0.0
28	Jayathunga, E W Ranithu Eshan	1482	SRI	+75B	=71N	=39B	=60N	−38B	+62N	+57B	4.5	21.5	24.5	15.25	1406	-4.0
29	Wijesinghe, Sadeesha Manusara	0	SRI	=78B	−25N	=62B	+87N	+74B	+82B	=22N	4.5	21.0	23.0	13.00	1555	0.0
30	Suraweera, S A Sadiw Dinupa	0	SRI	−39B	−67N	+77B	+88N	+?B	=?N	+58B	4.5	15.5	15.5	8.50	1227	0.0
31	Ganege, G R Githsara Dulmin	1505	SRI	+89N	+47B	+41N	=1B	=21N	−7B	−20N	4.0	29.0	31.0	15.25	1474	-5.6
32	Jayasooriya, Mihela Jehansa	1459	SRI	+65B	+76N	+11B	−9N	+39B	−6B	−12N	4.0	28.0	31.0	15.50	1518	+19.2
33	FIDE 575005840	0	—	+?N	+19B	−4N	−12B	+75N	+50B	−17N	4.0	27.5	27.5	12.00	1389	0.0
34	Samarasinghe, S A Hesara Kenuda	1416	SRI	+97B	+82N	=13B	−10N	=26B	=27N	=38B	4.0	25.5	26.5	12.50	1506	+18.8
35	Wijesinghe, Navindu	0	SRI	+?N	=69B	=82N	+45B	+14N	−2B	−16B	4.0	25.5	25.5	11.75	1409	0.0
36	FIDE 575005875	0	—	=51N	+?B	−18N	+37B	+82N	=17B	−19N	4.0	25.5	25.5	11.00	1438	0.0
37	FIDE 575005980	0	—	+25B	=15N	−26B	−36N	+73B	+81N	=40B	4.0	25.0	27.5	14.50	1488	0.0
38	Sathmina, B A Daham	0	SRI	=59N	=44B	+63N	=55B	+28N	−14B	=34N	4.0	24.5	28.0	15.50	1451	0.0
39	Boraluwa, B R Damithu Rivisuru Ku	0	SRI	+30N	=18B	=28N	+81B	−32N	=84B	=41N	4.0	24.5	27.0	15.00	1381	-6.8
40	Karunanayake, K P O D	1534	SRI	=44N	+83B	+59N	=18B	−22N	=57B	=37N	4.0	24.5	27.0	14.25	1494	+2.8
41	Devapriya, K Vidu Dasath	1443	SRI	+61B	+94N	−31B	+23N	−11B	=60N	=39B	4.0	24.5	26.0	13.25	1224	-34.8
42	FIDE 80867901	0	—	−43N	+91B	+99N	+47B	−7N	+63B	−14N	4.0	24.0	25.0	10.50	639	0.0
43	Athukorala, A N Y Athukorala	0	SRI	+42B	−9N	+97B	−54N	+85B	+?N	−10B	4.0	21.0	21.0	7.50	716	0.0
44	FIDE 80872654	0	—	=40B	=38N	+?B	−11N	−25B	+?N	+68B	4.0	20.5	20.5	7.00	1414	0.0
45	FIDE 80851509	0	—	+?B	−13N	+?B	−35N	−27B	+67N	+72B	4.0	19.5	19.5	6.00	701	0.0
46	FIDE 29948215	0	—	+?B	−56N	+74B	+76N	−16B	+68N	−?B	4.0	17.5	17.5	9.00	646	0.0
47	FIDE 575005883	0	—	+?B	−31N	+?B	−42N	−23B	+91N	+77B	4.0	17.5	17.5	5.00	699	0.0
48	FIDE 80886701	0	—	+?B	−14B	−55N	−?N	+93B	+74N	+71B	4.0	16.0	16.0	7.50	628	0.0
49	Goshitha, W W W Sandeep	0	SRI	−3B	−?N	+?B	+?N	−19N	+?B	+70N	4.0	13.5	13.5	3.00	745	0.0
50	FIDE 80845932	0	—	−71B	+98N	+93B	−?N	+76B	−33N	+?B	4.0	12.5	12.5	5.50	654	0.0
51	Ramanayaka, R M Dulmitha Shenal	0	SRI	=36B	+?N	=?B	−24N	+?B	−?N	+76B	4.0	11.5	11.5	5.00	1251	0.0
52	Bopeththa, B G Ramiru Senuruwan	0	SRI	+?B	−10B	−?N	+97N	−?B	+87N	+75B	4.0	11.0	11.0	6.00	694	0.0
53	FIDE 80880029	0	—	−11B	−12N	+?B	+?N	−?B	+?N	+?B	4.0	10.0	10.0	0.00	786	0.0
54	FIDE 575006138	0	—	−20N	+72N	+?B	+43B	=18N	−15N	−24B	3.5	26.5	26.5	9.50	1282	0.0
55	FIDE 29999944	0	—	+?N	−4B	+48B	=38N	−56B	+61N	−27B	3.5	25.0	25.0	9.50	660	0.0
56	Dharmawardhana, G D Livinu Disen	1440	SRI	F	+46B	−17N	=65B	+55N	−13N	+60B	3.5	24.5	24.5	12.75	705	-32.8
57	Kandegedara, Sasitha Pamodana	0	SRI	−8B	+?N	+25B	−16N	+?B	=40N	−28N	3.5	23.5	23.5	6.50	1414	0.0
58	Attanayake, K P	0	SRI	+?N	−17B	−12N	+66B	=81N	+83B	−30N	3.5	23.0	23.0	7.25	709	0.0
59	Bandara, H M Nadina	0	SRI	=38B	+78N	−40B	=71N	=61B	+66N	−26B	3.5	22.5	25.5	11.75	666	0.0
60	Jayakodi, M?g?c?shaneth Dahan	0	SRI	−17N	+?B	+84N	=28B	=69N	=41B	−56N	3.5	22.5	22.5	8.25	1319	0.0
61	FIDE 575006073	0	—	−41N	+?B	−22N	+90B	=59N	−55B	+83N	3.5	20.0	20.0	6.25	666	0.0
62	FIDE 575006049	0	—	−7N	=?B	=29N	=83B	+?N	−28B	+81B	3.5	19.5	19.5	6.00	1181	0.0
63	FIDE 80868550	0	—	+84B	−21N	−38B	+?N	+?B	−42N	=?B	3.5	15.0	15.0	2.50	648	0.0
64	FIDE 80829635	0	—	−13B	+?N	+?B	+?N	−8B	−25N	=?B	3.5	15.0	15.0	0.00	1302	0.0
65	Bandara, Kalana Kasuntha	0	SRI	−32N	+?B	+?B	=56N	=?B	=26N	−?B	3.5	12.0	12.0	4.00	1384	0.0
66	FIDE 80873863	0	—	=?B	−?N	+?B	−58N	+78B	−59B	+?N	3.5	10.0	10.0	3.00	1226	0.0
67	FIDE 575006014	0	—	−4N	+30B	+83N	−7B	−20N	−45B	+?N	3.0	27.0	27.0	7.00	654	0.0
68	Methsara, A W Samman	1432	SRI	+?N	−5B	+75N	+85B	−2N	−46B	−44N	3.0	25.0	25.0	5.50	751	0.0
69	Jayasinghe, H P Akain Sanjuna	1436	SRI	+27B	=35N	+71B	−13N	=60B	−23N	F	3.0	24.5	27.0	11.25	701	-16.8
70	FIDE 575005859	0	—	+?B	−3N	−27B	+79N	−72B	+80N	−49B	3.0	23.0	23.0	6.00	737	0.0
71	FIDE 80843026	0	—	+50N	=28B	−69N	=59B	−84N	+92B	−48N	3.0	21.5	23.5	10.00	1270	0.0
72	FIDE 575006006	0	—	−6N	−54B	+?N	+?B	+70N	−19B	−45N	3.0	21.0	21.0	3.00	747	0.0
73	De Silva, H V Dewanmina	0	SRI	+?B	=26N	−15B	−82B	−37N	=?N	+87B	3.0	18.0	18.0	4.25	1222	0.0
74	FIDE 80887295	0	—	−5N	+?B	−46N	+?B	−29N	−48B	+?N	3.0	18.0	18.0	0.00	783	0.0
75	FIDE 575006022	0	—	−28N	+?B	−68B	+94N	−33B	+?N	−52N	3.0	17.0	17.0	1.50	682	0.0
76	FIDE 575000148	0	—	+?N	−32B	+?N	−46B	−50N	+97B	−51N	3.0	17.0	17.0	1.00	629	0.0
77	FIDE 575005972	0	—	−1N	−?B	−30N	+95B	+?N	+?B	−47N	3.0	16.0	16.0	1.50	756	0.0
78	FIDE 575000180	0	—	=29N	−59B	−?N	+?B	−66N	+?B	=?N	3.0	11.5	11.5	2.25	654	0.0
79	FIDE 575006065	0	—	−16B	−?N	+?N	−70B	−?N	+?B	+89N	3.0	10.0	10.0	2.00	645	0.0
80	FIDE 80890571	0	—	−2N	−?B	−?N	+?B	+?N	−70B	+?N	3.0	9.0	9.0	0.00	718	0.0
81	FIDE 80862411	0	—	+?B	−16N	+88B	−39N	=58B	−37B	−62N	2.5	22.0	22.0	3.75	626	0.0
82	Liyanage, G L Pathum Pahasara	1599	SRI	+96N	−34B	=35B	+73N	−36B	−29N	F	2.5	21.0	21.0	6.50	619	-26.8
83	FIDE 80891942	0	—	+?B	−40N	−67B	=62N	+88B	−58N	−61B	2.5	19.5	19.5	3.75	646	0.0
84	Weragama, W A Kalana Insitha	0	SRI	−63N	F	−60B	+93N	+71B	=39N	F	2.5	18.5	18.5	6.50	1406	0.0
85	FIDE 80896715	0	—	−15B	+?N	+90B	−68N	−43N	=?B	F	2.5	14.0	14.0	2.00	656	0.0
86	FIDE 575006057	0	—	=?B	=?N	−24B	−25N	=?B	−?N	+?B	2.5	9.0	9.0	0.00	1343	0.0
87	FIDE 80824250	0	—	−10N	+?B	−19N	−29B	+?N	−52B	−73N	2.0	21.5	21.5	0.00	724	0.0
88	FIDE 575005930	0	—	+?N	−7B	−81N	−30B	−83N	−?B	+?N	2.0	15.0	15.0	0.00	627	0.0
89	FIDE 80850227	0	—	−31B	+?N	+94B	−8N	−?B	−?N	−79B	2.0	14.0	14.0	1.50	671	0.0
90	FIDE 575005867	0	—	+?B	−1B	−85N	−61N	−?B	−?N	+98B	2.0	13.0	13.0	1.00	756	0.0
91	FIDE 80890610	0	—	−9B	−42N	−?B	+?N	F	−47B	+?N	2.0	13.0	13.0	0.00	737	0.0
92	FIDE 575006030	0	—	−21B	−?N	+?B	−?N	+94B	−71N	−?B	2.0	9.0	9.0	1.50	627	0.0
93	FIDE 575005964	0	—	−19N	+?B	−50N	−84B	−48N	=?B	F	1.5	15.5	15.5	0.00	753	0.0
94	FIDE 575006170	0	—	+?N	−41B	−89N	−75B	−92N	=?B	F	1.5	11.0	11.0	0.00	666	0.0
95	FIDE 575004194	0	—	−26B	−?N	−?B	−77N	=?N	+?B	−?N	1.5	7.5	7.5	0.00	685	0.0
96	FIDE 575005956	0	—	−82B	−97N	−?B	=?N	=?B	=?N	−?B	1.5	3.5	3.5	0.00	745	0.0
97	FIDE 80896855	0	—	−34N	+96B	−43N	−52B	F	−76N	F	1.0	17.5	17.5	1.50	619	0.0
98	FIDE 575004208	0	—	−18N	−50B	−?N	+?B	−?N	−?B	−90N	1.0	11.0	11.0	0.00	694	0.0
99	FIDE 80861296	0	—	+?B	−8N	−42B	−?N	F	F	F	1.0	10.5	10.5	0.00	682	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Jayasinghe, Adeesa AmindaSRI
+50.0
6.0 pts · #1
2Welikumbura, D MSRI
+30.4
5.5 pts · #3
3Weerathilake, R G Lithula DinsithSRI
+28.8
5.5 pts · #9

Top rating losers

1Devapriya, K Vidu DasathSRI
-34.8
4.0 pts · #41
2Dharmapriya, Neminda NethulSRI
-34.0
5.0 pts · #75
3Dharmawardhana, G D Livinu DisenSRI
-32.8
3.5 pts · #96

Biggest upsets

R2+183 Elo gap
Samarasinghe, S A Hesara Kenuda1416 beat Liyanage, G L Pathum Pahasara1599
R3+125 Elo gap
Jayasooriya, Mihela Jehansa1459 beat Jayawardane, L P Yasandu Kalhan1584