Sri Lanka Junior National Chess Championships 2026 -Uwa Province
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51 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 13 Mar 2026 to 15 Mar 2026 in Monaragala, Sri Lanka. Top 10 Elo average was 1470, and top seed was D M Gamith Randul Dissanayaka (🇱🇰 SRI, 1532).
J Avishka Priyakantha (🇱🇰 SRI, 1532) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Sanuka Binal Weerasingha (6.0) and N M Hasiru Manumitha Nawarathna (5.5). Priyakantha won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
Location
🇱🇰Monaragala, 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×19
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTight race until R7; 2 players tied at 6.0/7, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
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Priyakantha6Weerasingha6Pathirana5.5Wijethunga5.5Nawarathna5.55— ex-leaders:Nawarathnaled R4–R6, #19
R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 6.0/7. Priyakantha takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (30.0).
R1–R3 · WIN STREAK
Sanuka Binal Weerasingha won 3 in a row (R1–R3).
R4–R6 · FORMER LEADER FALL
N M Hasiru Manumitha Nawarathna held the sole lead at R4–R6 but finished #19.
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Priyakantha, J Avishka | 1532 | SRI | +41N | +12B | =11N | +17B | =3N | +7B | +6N | 6.0 | 30.0 | 33.0 | 27.75 | 1735 | +14.6 |
| 2 | Weerasingha, Sanuka Binal | 1501 | SRI | +34N | +29B | +24N | =7B | =16N | +19B | +3N | 6.0 | 27.0 | 30.0 | 25.25 | 1630 | +12.0 |
| 3 | Nawarathna, N M Hasiru Manumitha | 1453 | SRI | +36B | +38N | +22B | +32N | =1B | +4N | −2B | 5.5 | 28.0 | 31.0 | 22.00 | 1327 | -12.8 |
| 4 | Wijethunga, Thasmira Yalindu | 1408 | SRI | +50N | +?B | +?N | =9B | +10N | −3B | +17N | 5.5 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 13.00 | 1491 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Pathirana, M?p?olitha Nethmina | 0 | SRI | =6B | +18N | +?B | =?N | +?B | =8N | +16B | 5.5 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 14.00 | 1496 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Samaraweera, R G D Bhagya | 1491 | SRI | =5N | +20B | +46N | +11B | =7N | +30B | −1B | 5.0 | 29.5 | 31.0 | 19.75 | 1282 | -24.0 |
| 7 | Wishwajith Dissanayaka, Dm uvind | 1412 | SRI | +21B | +49N | +15B | =2N | =6B | −1N | +37B | 5.0 | 28.5 | 29.5 | 18.00 | 1392 | -4.4 |
| 8 | Dissanayaka, D M Janidu Chamudith | 1472 | SRI | +14N | +40B | +37N | =16B | =9N | =5B | =12N | 5.0 | 28.0 | 31.0 | 21.00 | 1534 | +3.6 |
| 9 | Dissanayaka, D M Gamith Randul | 1532 | SRI | +44B | +35N | +25B | =4N | =8B | =16N | =11B | 5.0 | 27.0 | 29.0 | 19.00 | 1471 | -3.6 |
| 10 | Vinudini, H P Onadi Seja | 1481 | SRI | +39B | −22N | +36B | +13N | −4B | +43N | +40N | 5.0 | 23.5 | 25.5 | 16.00 | 2235 | +17.2 |
| 11 | Bandara, P G Pubudu Mihiranga | 0 | SRI | +28B | +?N | =1B | −6N | +?N | +33B | =9N | 5.0 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 13.00 | 1400 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Dissanayaka, D M Bihanga Jasith | 0 | SRI | +?B | −1N | +49B | +?N | =32B | +15N | =8B | 5.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 9.75 | 1307 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Ranaweera, R A D Thinuja Lesan | 0 | SRI | F | +26N | +48B | −10B | +47N | +27B | +23N | 5.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 14.50 | 1472 | +4.0 |
| 14 | FIDE 575009706 | 0 | — | −8B | =?N | +?B | +48N | +24B | =?N | +19N | 5.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 9.00 | 1443 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Subasinghe, H Jeniru Senod | 0 | SRI | +47N | +19B | −7N | +27B | =23N | −12B | +33N | 4.5 | 25.5 | 27.0 | 15.00 | 621 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Awantha, N M Isuru | 0 | SRI | +33N | +?B | +?N | =8N | =2B | =9B | −5N | 4.5 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 11.50 | 1505 | 0.0 |
| 17 | FIDE 575009650 | 0 | — | +?B | +48N | =?B | −1N | +?B | +32N | −4B | 4.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 4.50 | 1462 | 0.0 |
| 18 | FIDE 80890938 | 0 | — | =?N | −5B | +20N | −46B | +?N | +34B | +?N | 4.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 7.00 | 1494 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Manodya, Kadawatha Mudiyanselage | 1405 | SRI | +?B | −15N | +21B | +39N | +?B | −2N | −14B | 4.0 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 7.00 | 711 | 0.0 |
| 20 | FIDE 80804845 | 0 | — | =46B | −6N | −18B | +26N | +?B | =22N | +38B | 4.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 9.75 | 712 | 0.0 |
| 21 | FIDE 80883478 | 0 | — | −7N | +?B | −19N | +?B | =22B | =24N | +35B | 4.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 7.00 | 621 | 0.0 |
| 22 | FIDE 575009609 | 0 | — | +?N | +10B | −3N | −?B | =21N | =20B | +?N | 4.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 9.00 | 1470 | 0.0 |
| 23 | FIDE 575009552 | 0 | — | +?B | +?N | −32B | +?N | =15B | =25N | −13B | 4.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 4.25 | 635 | 0.0 |
| 24 | FIDE 80861482 | 0 | — | +43N | +?B | −2B | =?N | −14N | =21B | +?N | 4.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 4.00 | 1515 | 0.0 |
| 25 | FIDE 575000156 | 0 | — | F | +?B | −9N | =34B | +46N | =23B | +?N | 4.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 5.00 | 734 | 0.0 |
| 26 | FIDE 80894070 | 0 | — | −?N | −13B | +41N | −20B | +51N | +?B | +46N | 4.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 4.50 | 635 | 0.0 |
| 27 | FIDE 80829384 | 0 | — | −?B | +28N | +?B | −15N | +?B | −13N | +?B | 4.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 4.00 | 635 | 0.0 |
| 28 | FIDE 575009757 | 0 | — | −11N | −27B | +?N | +?B | +38B | +?N | −?B | 4.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 3.00 | 601 | 0.0 |
| 29 | FIDE 80896308 | 0 | — | +?B | −2N | −?B | −?N | +?B | +36N | +43B | 4.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 5.00 | 711 | 0.0 |
| 30 | FIDE 575009927 | 0 | — | −37B | +45N | +?B | +?N | +?B | −6N | −?B | 4.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.00 | 712 | 0.0 |
| 31 | FIDE 80895298 | 0 | — | −48B | =?N | =?B | −?N | +?B | +?N | +?B | 4.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 657 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Vishwani, H R M Sahasna | 0 | SRI | +?N | +?B | +23N | −3B | =12N | −17B | −?N | 3.5 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 6.50 | 686 | 0.0 |
| 33 | FIDE 80866328 | 0 | — | −16B | +?N | +?B | +35N | =?B | −11N | −15B | 3.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 3.00 | 1401 | 0.0 |
| 34 | FIDE 575009684 | 0 | — | −2B | +?N | +?B | =25N | −35B | −18N | =?N | 3.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 2.00 | 711 | 0.0 |
| 35 | FIDE 80884075 | 0 | — | +?N | −9B | +?N | −33B | +34N | −?B | −21N | 3.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 3.00 | 734 | 0.0 |
| 36 | FIDE 80883460 | 0 | — | −3N | +?B | −10N | +?B | −?N | −29B | +?N | 3.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 0.00 | 686 | 0.0 |
| 37 | FIDE 80861636 | 0 | — | +30N | F | −8B | −?B | +?N | +?B | −7N | 3.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 4.00 | 1345 | 0.0 |
| 38 | FIDE 575009633 | 0 | — | +?N | −3B | +?N | −?B | −28N | +?B | −20N | 3.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 0.00 | 653 | 0.0 |
| 39 | FIDE 575009692 | 0 | — | −10N | +43B | +?N | −19B | −?N | +?B | −?N | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 2.00 | 687 | 0.0 |
| 40 | FIDE 80899790 | 0 | — | F | −8N | −?B | +?N | +?B | +?N | −10B | 3.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 679 | 0.0 |
| 41 | FIDE 575009668 | 0 | — | −1B | −?N | −26B | +?N | +?B | −?N | +?B | 3.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 729 | 0.0 |
| 42 | FIDE 80802915 | 0 | — | +?B | −?N | +?B | −?N | −?B | +50N | −?B | 3.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 601 | 0.0 |
| 43 | FIDE 575009838 | 0 | — | −24B | −39N | +45B | +?N | F | −10B | −29N | 2.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 2.00 | 687 | 0.0 |
| 44 | FIDE 80896782 | 0 | — | −9N | +?B | −?N | +?B | F | F | F | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 734 | 0.0 |
| 45 | FIDE 575009722 | 0 | — | −?N | −30B | −43N | +?B | −?N | −?B | +51N | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 615 | 0.0 |
| 46 | FIDE 80893643 | 0 | — | =20N | F | −6B | +18N | −25B | −?N | −26B | 1.5 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 6.50 | 712 | 0.0 |
| 47 | FIDE 575009595 | 0 | — | −15B | −?N | +?N | F | −13B | −?N | =?B | 1.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.00 | 635 | 0.0 |
| 48 | Sanudika, J M Savija | 1413 | SRI | +31N | −17B | −13N | −14B | F | F | F | 1.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 4.00 | 635 | -21.2 |
| 49 | Rathnayake, R M Subhagya Sithmini | 0 | SRI | F | −7B | −12N | +?N | F | F | F | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 621 | 0.0 |
| 50 | FIDE 575009730 | 0 | — | −4B | +?N | −?B | −?N | F | −42B | −?N | 1.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.00 | 718 | 0.0 |
| 51 | FIDE 575009676 | 0 | — | −?N | −?B | −?N | F | −26B | −?N | −45B | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 718 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Vinudini, H P Onadi SejaSRI+17.25.0 pts · #9
- 2Priyakantha, J AvishkaSRI+14.66.0 pts · #1
- 3Weerasingha, Sanuka BinalSRI+12.06.0 pts · #7
Top rating losers
- 1Samaraweera, R G D BhagyaSRI-24.05.0 pts · #18
- 2Sanudika, J M SavijaSRI-21.21.0 pts · #31
- 3Nawarathna, N M Hasiru ManumithaSRI-12.85.5 pts · #19