Sri Lanka Junior National Girls Chess Championships 2026 -Northern Province
15 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 290, and top seed was Haridi Ramanendrah (🇱🇰 SRI, 1498).
Abishshana Muraleetharan (🇱🇰 SRI, 1466) won with 6.5/7, ahead of Priththika Prasanna (6.5) and Jude Vimalendran Anne Hanustiha (5.0). Muraleetharan shared the lead from round 5, winning on tie-break.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTight race until R7; 2 players tied at 6.5/7, decided on Buchholz.
2 players finish on 6.5/7. Muraleetharan takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (29.5).
Abishshana Muraleetharan drew with Priththika Prasanna (White).
Abishshana Muraleetharan 6 wins (R2–R7)Priththika Prasanna 6 wins (R2–R7)FIDE 80875653 4 wins (R1–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Abishshana Muraleetharan | * | ½ | — | 1 |
| 2Priththika Prasanna | ½ | * | 1 | — |
| 3FIDE 80875653 | — | 0 | * | — |
| 4Banuji Subakaran | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Muraleetharan, Abishshana | 1466 | SRI | =2B | +6B | +12N | +4N | +3B | +9N | +8B | 6.5 | 29.5 | 32.5 | 29.25 | 2229 | +18.0 |
| 2 | Prasanna, Priththika | 0 | SRI | =1N | +7B | +?N | +?B | +5N | +10B | +4N | 6.5 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 21.75 | 1463 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Anne Hanustiha, Jude Vimalendran | 1429 | SRI | +11N | +13B | −5N | +6B | −1N | +12B | +10N | 5.0 | 27.5 | 30.5 | 19.00 | 663 | -18.0 |
| 4 | Sujanthan, Ann Ashwini | 0 | SRI | +14N | +15B | +?N | −1B | +11N | +5B | −2B | 5.0 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 14.00 | 663 | 0.0 |
| 5 | FIDE 80875653 | 0 | — | +?B | +?N | +3B | +9N | −2B | −4N | +13B | 5.0 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 12.00 | 1502 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Subakaran, Banuji | 0 | SRI | +?B | −1N | +?B | −3N | +?B | +?N | +9B | 5.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 4.00 | 1337 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Karniha, J | 0 | SRI | =?B | −2N | −?B | +?N | +?B | +?N | +12B | 4.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 3.00 | 694 | 0.0 |
| 8 | FIDE 80856217 | 0 | — | +?N | −9B | +15N | +13B | −10N | +11B | −1N | 4.0 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 9.00 | 663 | 0.0 |
| 9 | FIDE 80887945 | 0 | — | +12B | +8N | +?N | −5B | +?N | −1B | −6N | 4.0 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 7.00 | 663 | 0.0 |
| 10 | FIDE 80857531 | 0 | — | +?N | −?B | +?N | +?B | +8B | −2N | −3B | 4.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 4.00 | 629 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Prathishja, Prasath | 0 | SRI | −3B | +?N | +?B | +?N | −4B | −8N | +?B | 4.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 0.00 | 629 | 0.0 |
| 12 | FIDE 80856250 | 0 | — | −9N | +?B | −1B | +?N | +?B | −3N | −7N | 3.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 0.00 | 646 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Satheesh, Mirthisha | 0 | SRI | F | −3N | +?B | −8N | +?B | +?B | −5N | 3.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 0.00 | 629 | 0.0 |
| 14 | FIDE 575010208 | 0 | — | −4B | +?N | −?B | −?N | +15B | +?N | −?N | 3.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.00 | 1514 | 0.0 |
| 15 | FIDE 80819370 | 0 | — | +?B | −4N | −8B | −?N | −14N | +?B | −?B | 2.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.00 | 694 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Muraleetharan, AbishshanaSRI+18.06.5 pts · #4
- 2FIDE 808193700.02.0 pts · #10
- 3Prasanna, PriththikaSRI0.06.5 pts · #5
- 1Anne Hanustiha, Jude VimalendranSRI-18.05.0 pts · #12
- 2FIDE 808193700.02.0 pts · #10
- 3Prasanna, PriththikaSRI0.06.5 pts · #5