Sri Lanka Junior National Chess Championships 2026 -Northern Province

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88 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 13 Mar 2026 to 15 Mar 2026 in Jaffna, Sri Lanka. Top 10 Elo average was 1568, and top seed was R Tharaniga (🇱🇰 SRI, 1599).

Linkaseelan Sajishan (🇱🇰 SRI, 1585) won with 5.5/7, ahead of Chandrakumar Aarvalan (5.5) and R Tharaniga (5.5). Sajishan took the lead from round 6, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 2: Thanikeasan Soruban (1442) beat R Tharaniga (1599), a +157-point gap.

Location

🇱🇰Jaffna, 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

🇱🇰R Tharaniga1599

Avg top 10

1,568

Participants

Federations · 1 represented

🇱🇰Sri Lanka×44

Top 3

🥇
Linkaseelan Sajishan
🇱🇰SRI·1585
5.5pts·1779perf+27.6
🥈
Chandrakumar Aarvalan
🇱🇰SRI·1519
5.5pts·2353perf+65.6
🥉
R Tharaniga
🇱🇰SRI·1599
5.5pts·1561perf-6.4

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Tight race until R7; 3 players tied at 5.5/7, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders

Aarvalan5.5Tharaniga5.5Sajishan5.5Vimalanathan5Kajishana5Rathuran5— ex-leaders:Anparasanled R5, #10Sajishanled R6, #12Rathuranled R4, #13

R5 · LEADER CHANGE15 Mar

Uthayakumar Anparasan takes the sole lead (4.5/5).

R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

3 players finish on 5.5/7. Sajishan takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (26.5).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Chandrakumar Aarvalan 4 wins (R3–R7)R Tharaniga 3 wins (R3–R5)Linkaseelan Sajishan 3 wins (R4–R6)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Chandrakumar Aarvalan	*	—	—	½
2R Tharaniga	—	*	—	—
3Linkaseelan Sajishan	—	—	*	½
4Arush Vimalanathan	½	—	½	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Sajishan, Linkaseelan	1585	SRI	+65B	=4N	=9B	+52N	+6B	+26N	=14B	5.5	26.5	29.0	21.75	1779	+27.6
2	Aarvalan, Chandrakumar	1519	SRI	+82B	=9N	+4B	F	+15N	+12N	+38B	5.5	26.0	26.0	20.00	2353	+65.6
3	Tharaniga, R	1599	SRI	+41N	−24B	+55N	+30B	+23B	=8N	+13B	5.5	25.5	28.5	22.00	1561	-6.4
4	Vidyasagar, Jeyasanthan	1426	SRI	+31N	=1B	−2N	+?B	+44N	+17B	=8B	5.0	28.0	28.0	17.25	1543	0.0
5	Kajishana, Tharshan	1434	SRI	+63B	F	−15N	+35B	+29N	+27N	+12B	5.0	26.0	28.5	19.00	1717	+64.4
6	Giridaran, Sulacshan	1458	SRI	+48N	+74B	=14N	=17B	−1N	+50B	+29N	5.0	24.5	25.5	15.50	1543	+20.4
7	Gajaluxman, Selvakumar	1594	SRI	+77N	F	+56B	+49N	=13B	+16N	=24B	5.0	24.0	25.0	15.75	1581	-2.8
8	Rathuran, Kamalathasan	1535	SRI	+87N	+75B	+22N	+28B	−38N	=3B	=4N	5.0	23.5	23.5	14.75	1619	+18.4
9	Vimalanathan, Arush	0	SRI	+43N	=2B	=1N	=?B	+46N	=25B	+?N	5.0	21.5	21.5	14.00	1571	0.0
10	Ashwin, Premkumar	1457	SRI	+68B	+61N	−12B	+48N	−26B	+53N	+27B	5.0	21.0	23.0	14.50	1402	-12.0
11	Naguleswaran, Abishek	1459	SRI	−61B	+81N	+70B	+57N	−27B	+59N	+26B	5.0	18.5	19.0	12.50	1521	+7.2
12	Anparasan, Uthayakumar	1539	SRI	+56N	+62B	+10N	=25B	+21N	−2B	−5N	4.5	27.0	29.5	17.00	1473	-18.0
13	Shrihari, Sayanthan	1461	SRI	+60N	=18B	=35N	+32B	=7N	+40B	−3N	4.5	26.5	29.0	16.75	1399	-5.2
14	Thanushan, Shakithiyen T	1573	SRI	F	+20N	=6B	+40B	+25N	=38B	=1N	4.5	26.0	26.0	19.00	1649	+20.4
15	Meharuban Bagavan	1535	SRI	+80B	+49N	+5B	=23N	−2B	−24N	+40B	4.5	25.5	26.5	14.75	1337	-32.0
16	Shanojan, Akshara	1475	SRI	+34N	+32B	−38N	+45B	+28N	−7B	=39N	4.5	24.0	27.5	17.25	1430	-6.8
17	Senthooran, Venukeshan	1543	SRI	+64B	+51N	=39B	=6N	=24B	−4N	+41B	4.5	24.0	26.5	15.25	1447	-14.8
18	Vignarooban, Pranavvan	0	SRI	+59B	=13N	+19B	−21B	=39N	+49N	=46B	4.5	23.0	26.0	16.00	1501	0.0
19	Saisaran Christyrobin	1492	SRI	=40N	+44B	−18N	+63N	=53B	+47B	=22N	4.5	22.0	24.5	14.50	1476	-1.2
20	Thusantheep, Premakumar	1411	SRI	+84N	−14B	+31N	=46B	−40N	+44B	+43N	4.5	22.0	22.0	12.50	1410	0.0
21	Haresh, Kugan	1464	SRI	+71B	=36N	+67B	+18N	−12B	F	+45N	4.5	20.5	20.5	14.00	738	-16.8
22	Sajeen, Elankeswaran	1454	SRI	+83B	+79N	−8B	=53N	=42B	+48N	=19B	4.5	20.0	20.0	9.50	1324	-15.6
23	Akshithan, Aingaran	0	SRI	+?N	+?B	+29N	=15B	−3N	+?B	−?N	4.5	14.0	14.0	6.25	1540	0.0
24	Soruban, Thanikeasan	1442	SRI	+33B	+3N	F	−38B	=17N	+15B	=7N	4.0	27.0	27.0	18.75	1641	+45.7
25	Keerthikan, T	1478	SRI	+81B	+37N	+27B	=12N	−14B	=9N	−28B	4.0	26.0	26.5	13.25	1439	-8.8
26	Sasimaran, Shypravin	1517	SRI	+50N	+54B	−28N	+47B	+10N	−1B	−11N	4.0	25.5	28.5	14.00	1297	-41.6
27	Karthik, Ravishankar	1547	SRI	+55N	+58B	−25N	+72B	+11N	−5B	−10N	4.0	25.0	26.5	12.50	1262	-59.6
28	Sanjay, Sivakumar	1445	SRI	F	+42N	+26B	−8N	−16B	+32B	+25N	4.0	25.0	25.0	15.50	1491	+9.6
29	Sinmayan, B	1483	SRI	+76B	+57N	−23B	+69N	−5B	+52N	−6B	4.0	22.5	23.5	9.00	629	-45.2
30	Abbishan, Gnanaraj	1421	SRI	+85B	F	+50N	−3N	+60B	=43B	=35N	4.0	22.0	22.0	9.25	787	-11.2
31	FIDE 80857604	0	—	−4B	+65N	−20B	−51N	+56B	+69N	+49B	4.0	21.0	23.0	10.50	608	0.0
32	FIDE 80809707	0	—	+52B	−16N	+?B	−13N	+69B	−28N	+57B	4.0	21.0	21.0	8.00	653	0.0
33	FIDE 80889433	0	—	−24N	+41B	−47N	+75B	−49B	+62N	+52B	4.0	19.0	20.0	10.00	656	0.0
34	Rikansan, Meshak	0	SRI	−16B	−52N	=73B	+78N	+?N	=54B	+55N	4.0	16.0	16.0	6.25	656	0.0
35	Yathiskar, Uthayasankar	0	SRI	+?B	=?N	=13B	−5N	=64B	+?N	=30B	4.0	16.0	16.0	5.50	1348	0.0
36	Lashwen, Niruban	0	SRI	+73N	=21B	−46N	=?B	−?N	+?B	+47N	4.0	12.0	12.0	6.75	1307	0.0
37	Kayalaxan, Subaskar	0	SRI	+?N	−25B	=?N	−?N	=67B	+?B	+51N	4.0	9.0	9.0	4.00	1381	0.0
38	Sasimaran, Saruksayan	1573	SRI	F	F	+16B	+24N	+8B	=14N	−2N	3.5	27.5	27.5	15.75	1657	+18.0
39	Beno Rajothayan, Asriel Dinoshan	1438	SRI	F	+46B	=17N	F	=18B	+42N	=16B	3.5	25.5	25.5	13.25	1667	+36.8
40	Kishaan, Inthirapalah	0	SRI	=19B	+?N	+?B	−14N	+20B	−13N	−15N	3.5	22.5	22.5	6.75	1491	0.0
41	FIDE 575010003	0	—	−3B	−33N	+68B	+?N	=66B	+61N	−17N	3.5	21.0	21.0	5.75	763	0.0
42	FIDE 80857981	0	—	+47N	−28B	=54N	+?B	=22N	−39B	=?N	3.5	18.0	18.0	6.75	1261	0.0
43	FIDE 80879608	0	—	−9B	+76N	−?B	+70N	+77B	=30N	−20B	3.5	17.5	17.5	6.00	1170	0.0
44	FIDE 80856420	0	—	=?B	−19N	+78B	+?N	−4B	−20N	+?B	3.5	15.0	15.0	1.00	1381	0.0
45	FIDE 132105319	0	—	+72B	−?N	+51B	−16N	=?B	+?N	−21B	3.5	13.5	13.5	4.50	1277	0.0
46	Ethayapavan, Soumiyan	1594	SRI	+86B	−39N	+36B	=20N	−9B	F	=18N	3.0	24.0	24.0	8.50	1230	-41.2
47	FIDE 80887996	0	—	−42B	+68N	+33B	−26N	+63B	−19N	−36B	3.0	22.5	24.5	8.50	699	0.0
48	FIDE 80889000	0	—	−6B	F	+58N	−10B	+72N	−22B	+54N	3.0	22.0	22.0	7.50	667	0.0
49	FIDE 80817645	0	—	+?N	−15B	+?N	−7B	+33N	−18B	−31N	3.0	22.0	22.0	4.00	765	0.0
50	FIDE 80888542	0	—	−26B	+66N	−30B	+74N	+51B	−6N	−53B	3.0	21.5	22.5	6.50	654	0.0
51	FIDE 80887864	0	—	+?N	−17B	−45N	+31B	−50N	+60B	−37B	3.0	21.5	21.5	6.50	738	0.0
52	FIDE 575009951	0	—	−32N	+34B	+?N	−1B	+?N	−29B	−33N	3.0	21.5	21.5	4.00	730	0.0
53	Praveen, Thayakaran	0	SRI	−?B	F	+62N	=22B	=19N	−10B	+50N	3.0	19.5	19.5	10.00	1285	0.0
54	FIDE 80856055	0	—	+66B	−26N	=42B	+67N	−?B	=34N	−48B	3.0	19.0	19.0	8.25	701	0.0
55	Epron, Kanthan	0	SRI	−27B	+?N	−3B	−66N	+?B	+67N	−34B	3.0	18.0	18.0	2.00	766	0.0
56	FIDE 575010038	0	—	−12B	+?N	−7N	−?B	−31N	+76B	+?N	3.0	14.5	14.5	1.00	767	0.0
57	FIDE 80888160	0	—	+?N	−29B	+74N	−11B	+?N	−?B	−32N	3.0	14.0	14.0	1.00	673	0.0
58	Sergius, Irutheeyahrajah	0	SRI	+?B	−27N	−48B	−60N	+?N	F	+67B	3.0	13.5	13.5	2.00	745	0.0
59	FIDE 575009978	0	—	−18N	+60B	+?N	+?B	−?N	−11B	F	3.0	12.0	12.0	2.50	1351	0.0
60	FIDE 80888933	0	—	−13B	−59N	+65B	+58B	−30N	−51N	=62B	2.5	20.0	22.5	6.75	637	0.0
61	FIDE 80888941	0	—	+11N	−10B	−72N	+62B	=?N	−41B	−64N	2.5	20.0	20.0	7.50	1445	0.0
62	FIDE 575009943	0	—	+?B	−12N	−53B	−61N	+71N	−33B	=60N	2.5	18.5	18.5	3.25	738	0.0
63	FIDE 80844642	0	—	−5N	+77B	+75N	−19B	−47N	=72B	−?N	2.5	16.0	16.0	2.75	638	0.0
64	Hanushari, Sayanthan	0	SRI	−17N	F	F	+?B	=35N	F	+61B	2.5	14.0	14.0	4.50	738	0.0
65	FIDE 575010011	0	—	−1N	−31B	−60N	+81B	=?N	−?B	+74B	2.5	13.5	13.5	1.50	782	0.0
66	FIDE 80889859	0	—	−54N	−50B	F	+55B	=41N	+?B	−?N	2.5	12.5	12.5	4.75	1445	0.0
67	FIDE 80889565	0	—	+69N	=?B	−21N	−54B	=37N	−55B	−58N	2.0	19.5	19.5	4.00	1248	0.0
68	FIDE 575010097	0	—	−10N	−47B	−41N	F	+75B	F	+70N	2.0	17.5	17.5	3.00	678	0.0
69	FIDE 80888143	0	—	−67B	+83N	F	−29B	−32N	−31B	+78N	2.0	16.0	16.0	1.00	678	0.0
70	FIDE 575010054	0	—	−?N	+?B	−11N	−43B	F	+74N	−68B	2.0	11.5	11.5	1.00	691	0.0
71	FIDE 80856772	0	—	−21N	F	F	+82N	−62B	+?B	−?N	2.0	7.0	7.0	0.00	680	0.0
72	Sivayokan, Maathuri	0	SRI	−45N	F	+61B	−27N	−48B	=63N	F	1.5	15.5	15.5	3.75	745	0.0
73	Yhathunayanan, T	0	SRI	−36B	F	=34N	+?N	−?B	F	F	1.5	8.0	8.0	2.00	656	0.0
74	FIDE 575010178	0	—	F	−6N	−57B	−50B	+76N	−70B	−65N	1.0	16.5	16.5	1.00	647	0.0
75	FIDE 575009960	0	—	+?B	−8N	−63B	−33N	−68N	F	F	1.0	13.5	13.5	0.00	733	0.0
76	FIDE 575010070	0	—	−29N	−43B	−?N	F	−74B	−56N	+?N	1.0	11.5	11.5	0.00	678	0.0
77	FIDE 80896057	0	—	−7B	−63N	F	+?B	−43N	−?B	−?N	1.0	11.0	11.0	0.00	796	0.0
78	FIDE 575010151	0	—	=?N	−?B	−44N	−34B	=81N	F	−69B	1.0	10.0	10.0	0.25	1252	0.0
79	FIDE 80857949	0	—	+?N	−22B	F	F	F	F	F	1.0	6.5	6.5	0.00	676	0.0
80	FIDE 575010046	0	—	−15N	−?B	+85N	−?B	−?N	−?B	F	1.0	4.5	4.5	0.00	734	0.0
81	FIDE 80818749	0	—	−25N	−11B	−?N	−65N	=78B	F	F	0.5	12.5	12.5	0.50	666	0.0
82	FIDE 575010062	0	—	−2N	−?B	−?N	−71B	F	F	F	0.0	8.5	8.5	0.00	720	0.0
83	FIDE 575010100	0	—	−22N	−69B	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	7.5	7.5	0.00	676	0.0
84	FIDE 575010143	0	—	−20B	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	7.0	7.0	0.00	608	0.0
85	FIDE 575010135	0	—	−30N	−?B	−80B	F	F	F	F	0.0	6.0	6.0	0.00	617	0.0
86	FIDE 80856080	0	—	−46N	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	6.0	6.0	0.00	832	0.0
87	FIDE 29929962	0	—	−8B	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	5.0	5.0	0.00	733	0.0
88	FIDE 575010089	0	—	−?B	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	1.5	1.5	0.00	687	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Aarvalan, ChandrakumarSRI
+65.6
5.5 pts · #7
2Kajishana, TharshanSRI
+64.4
5.0 pts · #6
3Soruban, ThanikeasanSRI
+45.7
4.0 pts · #8

Top rating losers

1Karthik, RavishankarSRI
-59.6
4.0 pts · #29
2Sinmayan, BSRI
-45.2
4.0 pts · #60
3Sasimaran, ShypravinSRI
-41.6
4.0 pts · #36

Biggest upsets

R2+157 Elo gap
Soruban, Thanikeasan1442 beat Tharaniga, R1599
R2+156 Elo gap
Beno Rajothayan, Asriel Dinoshan1438 beat Ethayapavan, Soumiyan1594
R6+117 Elo gap
Vidyasagar, Jeyasanthan1426 beat Senthooran, Venukeshan1543