Sri Lanka Junior National Chess Championships 2026 -Eastern Province

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82 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 13 Mar 2026 to 15 Mar 2026 in Trincomalee, Sri Lanka. Top 10 Elo average was 1515, and top seed was Samson Aayuishmaan (🇱🇰 SRI, 1594).

Mathura Sutharsan (🇱🇰 SRI, 1473) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Prithvesaran Rajarajeswaran (6.0) and Samson Aayuishmaan (6.0).

Location

🇱🇰Trincomalee, 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

🇱🇰Samson Aayuishmaan1594

Avg top 10

1,515

Participants

Federations · 1 represented

🇱🇰Sri Lanka×28

Top 3

🥇
Mathura Sutharsan
🇱🇰SRI·1473
6.0pts·2316perf+67.2
🥈
Prithvesaran Rajarajeswaran
🇱🇰SRI·1572
6.0pts·1583perf+4.8
🥉
Samson Aayuishmaan
🇱🇰SRI·1594
6.0pts·2223perf+22.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Tight race until R7; 4 players tied at 6.0/7, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 5 co-leaders at R4 to 4 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Sutharsan6Rajarajeswaran6Aayuishmaan6Abishek6Sutharsan5.5Rajaneestharan5.5— ex-leaders:Thuvarishanled R6, #26

R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

4 players finish on 6.0/7. Sutharsan takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (30.5).

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Mathura Sutharsan beat Prithvesaran Rajarajeswaran (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Mathura Sutharsan 6 wins (R1–R7)Prithvesaran Rajarajeswaran 4 wins (R1–R4)Samson Aayuishmaan 3 wins (R5–R7)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Mathura Sutharsan	*	1	—	—
2Prithvesaran Rajarajeswaran	0	*	—	—
3Samson Aayuishmaan	—	—	*	—
4Prince Prasanthan Abishek	—	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Sutharsan, Mathura	1473	SRI	+46B	+47N	+18B	F	+2N	+7B	+6N	6.0	30.5	34.5	30.00	2316	+67.2
2	Rajarajeswaran, Prithvesaran	1572	SRI	+24N	+59B	+38N	+34B	−1B	+39N	+32N	6.0	26.5	29.5	23.50	1583	+4.8
3	Aayuishmaan, Samson	1594	SRI	+66N	+79B	=14N	=27B	+11N	+51B	+20N	6.0	26.0	28.0	23.25	2223	+22.0
4	Abishek, Prince Prasanthan	1549	SRI	+65N	+81B	+28N	−15B	+58N	+19B	+31N	6.0	24.5	25.5	20.50	2259	+15.2
5	Sutharsan, Gopiisha	0	SRI	+45B	+76N	=10B	+33N	+8B	=6N	=16B	5.5	29.0	31.0	23.25	1651	+49.2
6	Thuvarishan, Dinesh	1482	SRI	+75N	+36B	+58N	+39B	+15N	=5B	−1B	5.5	27.5	30.0	21.25	1252	-24.8
7	Nirmalananthan, Nilaxshiya	1509	SRI	+74B	+63N	+55B	+16N	+31B	−1N	=9B	5.5	26.5	29.0	20.25	1466	-4.8
8	Yugxeth, Suthager	1467	SRI	+69N	+77B	+57N	=53B	−5N	+24B	+27N	5.5	23.5	25.5	18.25	617	-22.4
9	Rajaneestharan, Jeyachandran	0	SRI	+?B	−16N	+?B	+76N	+28N	+34B	=7N	5.5	21.0	21.0	13.25	1494	0.0
10	Sasikumar, Brindesh	1431	SRI	+21N	+72B	=5N	+14B	=12N	=27B	=11N	5.0	30.0	32.5	22.50	1471	+6.4
11	Vickneswaran, Avineesh	1431	SRI	+49B	=41N	+17B	+25N	−3B	+52N	=10B	5.0	28.5	32.0	21.50	1318	-10.4
12	Pathmakumar, Pranavan	1577	SRI	+82B	=17N	+41B	+61N	=10B	=16N	=13B	5.0	27.0	28.0	18.00	1462	-12.0
13	Lokithaksan, Vinoth	1413	SRI	−37N	+29B	+54N	=24B	+35N	+23B	=12N	5.0	26.5	30.0	21.25	1575	+4.4
14	FIDE 80823106	0	—	+52B	+?N	=3B	−10N	+61B	=17N	+46B	5.0	26.5	26.5	16.00	1318	0.0
15	Althaf, Abdul	0	SRI	+68B	+44N	+?B	+4N	−6B	F	+36N	5.0	26.0	26.0	16.50	1519	0.0
16	FIDE 80816029	0	—	+?N	+9B	+?N	−7B	+48N	=12B	=5N	5.0	25.5	25.5	14.75	1375	0.0
17	Kanishvar, Kamalavasan	0	SRI	+?N	=12B	−11N	+29B	+?N	=14B	+34N	5.0	23.5	23.5	13.50	1478	0.0
18	FIDE 80868770	0	—	+?N	+40B	−1N	+56B	=23N	=?B	+35N	5.0	21.5	21.5	13.25	673	0.0
19	FIDE 575003449	0	—	+?B	=25N	=?B	+?N	+57B	−4N	+41B	5.0	17.5	17.5	9.25	749	0.0
20	Arunika, Suthakar	1465	SRI	−60B	+78N	+?B	+68N	+?B	+38N	−3B	5.0	17.5	17.5	8.50	792	0.0
21	FIDE 575000202	0	—	−10B	−?N	+?B	+62N	+64B	+37N	+?B	5.0	15.0	15.0	10.00	630	0.0
22	FIDE 80893635	0	—	−23B	+?N	−?B	+?N	+?B	+33N	+?B	5.0	8.5	8.5	4.00	1473	0.0
23	Vethesh, Nageswaran	0	SRI	+22N	F	+70B	+63N	=18B	−13N	+71B	4.5	23.0	23.0	15.50	693	0.0
24	FIDE 575008238	0	—	−2B	+?N	+?B	=13N	+25B	−8N	+?B	4.5	21.0	21.0	7.00	1228	0.0
25	FIDE 80864570	0	—	+?N	=19B	+?N	−11B	−24N	+54B	+69B	4.5	20.5	20.5	8.50	620	0.0
26	Premakanthan, Yashamruthan	0	SRI	+?B	+?N	+32N	F	−38B	+76B	=28N	4.5	20.5	20.5	8.25	1483	0.0
27	Pragash, Harishihan	0	SRI	+?N	=?B	+?B	=3N	+55B	=10N	−8B	4.5	19.5	19.5	8.50	1388	0.0
28	Harithwaran, Piraththanan	0	SRI	+?B	+?N	−4B	+?N	−9B	+57N	=26B	4.5	19.0	19.0	5.25	749	0.0
29	FIDE 80804632	0	—	=?B	−13N	+?B	−17N	+70B	+?N	+?B	4.5	12.5	12.5	2.50	693	0.0
30	FIDE 80890776	0	—	+?N	F	=?B	=?N	+?B	+?B	=51N	4.5	3.5	3.5	1.75	1426	0.0
31	Pushpakanthan, Praneeth	1456	SRI	+78B	+62N	+56N	+35B	−7N	F	−4B	4.0	26.5	28.5	12.00	729	-32.4
32	Premkumar, Visanujan	1462	SRI	F	+60N	−26B	+44N	+43B	+47N	−2B	4.0	25.5	25.5	15.00	751	-15.2
33	Pravinth, Pushpakanthan	1451	SRI	+50N	+37B	−53N	−5B	+68N	−22B	+62N	4.0	25.0	27.5	13.50	617	-22.0
34	Yugith, Suthagar	1440	SRI	+80B	+71N	+64B	−2N	+59B	−9N	−17B	4.0	25.0	26.5	10.00	751	-14.0
35	FIDE 80877427	0	—	+?B	+?N	+51B	−31N	−13B	+43N	−18B	4.0	21.5	21.5	7.50	1334	0.0
36	FIDE 80883443	0	—	+42B	−6N	+?B	+?N	−51B	+56N	−15B	4.0	21.0	21.0	7.00	658	0.0
37	FIDE 575008351	0	—	+13B	−33N	+?B	+?N	−39N	−21B	+?B	4.0	18.0	18.0	5.00	1473	0.0
38	FIDE 575003457	0	—	+?B	+?N	−2B	+?N	+26N	−20B	−?N	4.0	15.5	15.5	4.50	751	0.0
39	FIDE 575007991	0	—	+?N	+?B	+?N	−6N	+37B	−2B	−?N	4.0	15.5	15.5	4.00	1411	0.0
40	FIDE 80893988	0	—	+?B	−18N	+?B	−43N	+60B	+59N	−?B	4.0	15.0	15.0	6.00	767	0.0
41	FIDE 80816630	0	—	+?N	=11B	−12N	+?B	+?N	=?B	−19N	4.0	15.0	15.0	2.50	1305	0.0
42	FIDE 575008700	0	—	−36N	+65B	+77N	−?B	+45B	+?N	−?B	4.0	13.0	13.0	9.00	620	0.0
43	FIDE 575000415	0	—	+?N	−?B	+?N	+40B	−32N	−35B	+?N	4.0	12.0	12.0	4.00	715	0.0
44	FIDE 575003554	0	—	+?N	−15B	+?N	−32B	−?N	+?B	+55B	4.0	12.0	12.0	3.00	663	0.0
45	FIDE 575008106	0	—	−5N	F	+?B	+?B	−42N	+73B	+?N	4.0	12.0	12.0	2.50	617	0.0
46	Meerujan, Mel	0	SRI	−1N	+?B	+?N	=?B	=?N	+?B	−14N	4.0	11.0	11.0	0.00	1362	0.0
47	FIDE 575003511	0	—	+?N	−1B	+?N	+?B	+?N	−32B	−?N	4.0	10.0	10.0	0.00	652	0.0
48	FIDE 575008343	0	—	−?N	+?B	+?B	+?N	−16B	+55N	−?B	4.0	8.0	8.0	3.00	620	0.0
49	FIDE 575008327	0	—	−11N	−?B	+?N	+?B	−?N	+?B	+?N	4.0	5.0	5.0	0.00	620	0.0
50	FIDE 575008300	0	—	−33B	−?N	+?B	=?N	=?B	+?N	+?B	4.0	4.0	4.0	0.00	653	0.0
51	Zaqeef, Ahamed	1427	SRI	F	+73B	−35N	+67B	+36N	−3N	=30B	3.5	24.0	24.0	11.75	792	-11.2
52	FIDE 575008475	0	—	−14N	+?B	+?N	=?B	+?N	−11B	−?N	3.5	10.0	10.0	0.00	620	0.0
53	Shanalan, J	0	SRI	+?B	+?N	+33B	=8N	F	F	F	3.5	9.5	9.5	6.75	1476	0.0
54	FIDE 575002647	0	—	+?B	−?N	−13B	=?N	+?B	−25N	+?B	3.5	9.5	9.5	0.00	693	0.0
55	FIDE 80848818	0	—	+?N	+?B	−7N	+72B	−27N	−48B	−44N	3.0	20.5	20.5	2.50	708	0.0
56	FIDE 80883338	0	—	+?N	F	−31B	−18N	+?B	−36B	+58N	3.0	16.0	16.0	3.00	659	0.0
57	FIDE 575008432	0	—	+?B	+?N	−8B	+?N	−19N	−28B	−?N	3.0	15.0	15.0	0.00	659	0.0
58	FIDE 575008114	0	—	+?B	+?N	−6B	+?N	−4B	−?N	−56B	3.0	14.5	14.5	0.00	719	0.0
59	Kavinayan, Tikaran	0	SRI	+?B	−2N	+?B	+?N	−34N	−40B	−?N	3.0	14.0	14.0	0.00	695	0.0
60	FIDE 575008289	0	—	+20N	−32B	−?N	+?B	−40N	−?B	+?N	3.0	13.0	13.0	5.00	663	0.0
61	FIDE 575008491	0	—	=?B	F	+?N	−12B	−14N	=?B	+63N	3.0	13.0	13.0	3.00	1498	0.0
62	FIDE 575008394	0	—	+?N	−31B	−?N	−21B	+?N	+?B	−33B	3.0	13.0	13.0	0.00	656	0.0
63	FIDE 575008165	0	—	+?N	−7B	+?N	−23B	−?B	+?N	−61B	3.0	13.0	13.0	0.00	708	0.0
64	FIDE 575000628	0	—	+?N	+?B	−34N	−?B	−21N	+81B	−?B	3.0	10.0	10.0	1.00	639	0.0
65	FIDE 575008246	0	—	−4B	−42N	+?B	−?N	+?B	+?N	F	3.0	10.0	10.0	0.00	749	0.0
66	FIDE 80896804	0	—	−3B	+?N	−?B	+?N	−?B	+?N	−?B	3.0	6.0	6.0	0.00	792	0.0
67	FIDE 575008181	0	—	−?B	+?N	+?B	−51N	+?B	−?B	−?N	3.0	3.5	3.5	0.00	623	0.0
68	FIDE 575008360	0	—	−15N	+?B	+?N	−20B	−33B	=?N	−?B	2.5	14.0	14.0	0.00	653	0.0
69	FIDE 575008270	0	—	−8B	=?N	−?N	+?B	F	+?B	−25N	2.5	10.0	10.0	0.00	659	0.0
70	FIDE 575003406	0	—	−?N	+?B	−23N	=?B	−29N	+?B	−?N	2.5	9.0	9.0	0.00	767	0.0
71	FIDE 575008408	0	—	F	−34B	=?N	+?B	−?N	+?B	−23N	2.5	8.5	8.5	0.00	703	0.0
72	FIDE 575008386	0	—	+?B	−10N	+?B	−55N	−?B	=?N	−?N	2.5	8.0	8.0	0.00	630	0.0
73	FIDE 575008378	0	—	+?B	−51N	−?B	+?N	−?B	−45N	=?B	2.5	7.5	7.5	0.00	626	0.0
74	FIDE 575008254	0	—	−7N	−?B	+?N	−?B	+?N	−?B	=?N	2.5	5.5	5.5	0.00	708	0.0
75	FIDE 575008262	0	—	−6B	+?N	−?B	−?N	+?B	−?N	=?B	2.5	5.5	5.5	0.00	689	0.0
76	FIDE 575008076	0	—	F	−5B	+?N	−9B	F	−26N	+?B	2.0	15.5	15.5	0.00	617	0.0
77	FIDE 575008203	0	—	+?B	−8N	−42B	−?N	−?B	−?N	+?N	2.0	9.5	9.5	0.00	659	0.0
78	FIDE 575008297	0	—	−31N	−20B	−?N	+?B	−?N	−?B	+?N	2.0	9.0	9.0	0.00	659	0.0
79	FIDE 575008149	0	—	+?B	−3N	−?B	−?N	+?B	−?N	−?N	2.0	6.0	6.0	0.00	792	0.0
80	FIDE 575008319	0	—	−34N	−?B	−?N	+?B	−?N	−?B	=?N	1.5	4.0	4.0	0.00	639	0.0
81	FIDE 575008157	0	—	+?B	−4N	−?B	−?N	F	−64N	−?B	1.0	9.0	9.0	0.00	749	0.0
82	FIDE 80896820	0	—	−12N	−?B	−?N	+?B	F	−?N	−?B	1.0	5.0	5.0	0.00	775	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Sutharsan, MathuraSRI
+67.2
6.0 pts · #1
2Sutharsan, GopiishaSRI
+49.2
5.5 pts · #2
3Aayuishmaan, SamsonSRI
+22.0
6.0 pts · #4

Top rating losers

1Pushpakanthan, PraneethSRI
-32.4
4.0 pts · #45
2Thuvarishan, DineshSRI
-24.8
5.5 pts · #26
3Yugxeth, SuthagerSRI
-22.4
5.5 pts · #78