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Sri Lanka National Chess Championships 2026 - Premier Division

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134 players participated in this 11-round tournament, held from 13 Mar 2026 to 22 Mar 2026 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. 17 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2097, and top seed was V W A Vinuda Vidm Wickramasinghe (🇱🇰 SRI, 2173).

T H D Thisarindu Induwara (🇱🇰 SRI, 2122) won with 8.0/11, ahead of Chenitha Mithvidu Ovitigala (8.0) and S Sivathanujan (8.0). Induwara shared the lead from round 9, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 11: M T H Sansutha Pesanjith (1627) beat K A R G W D R B G Galkotuwa (2030), a +403-point gap.

Location
🇱🇰Colombo, Sri Lanka
Dates
13 Mar 2026 → 22 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 11 rounds
Avg top 10
2,097
Participants
134
Titled players · 17
IM×1
FM×4
CM×12
Federations · 1 represented
🇱🇰Sri Lanka×134
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 11 rounds

Tight race until R11; 9 players tied at 8.0/11, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 9 at the finish.

Co-leaders
53
23
10
2
1
1
1
2
5
6
9
35.58.511R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9R10R11Dandeniya takes lead
R7 · LEADER CHANGE20 Mar

CM D D L N Dandeniya takes the sole lead (6.0/7).

R11 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

9 players finish on 8.0/11. Induwara takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (70.5).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

A A H M B Senarathne 4 wins (R8–R11)T H D Thisarindu Induwara 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1A A H M B Senarathne*
2T H D Thisarindu Induwara*
3CMVinuka Dihain Wijerathna*
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4CMS Sivathanujan
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*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9R10R11PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Induwara, T H D Thisarindu2122SRI+119B+45N+10B=13N+6B=2B=11N=34N+41B=9N=21B8.070.573.551.752119+3.1
2Ovitigala, Chenitha Mithvidu2088SRI+74B+36N+26B+60N+15B=1N24B+13N=14N=3B=5N8.069.074.052.002135+24.4
3Sivathanujan, SCM2137SRI+51N+33B+59N=108B=11N+13B14B+27N+24B=2N=4B8.067.571.050.502129-0.4
4Wijerathna, Vinuka DihainCM2055SRI+42N+47B=49N+17B=23N=33B=66N+11B+6N=14B=3N8.067.072.053.002096+24.8
5Weerasekara, Dishal NimsaraFM2118SRI+124N+21B+67N15B+25N11B+26N=10B+60B+24N=2B8.066.569.046.752080-15.6
6Kiringoda, Thehas RithmithaCM2030SRI+80N+127B+50N=23B1N+17B=33N+46B4B+41N+19B8.064.566.544.252091+37.2
7Sandaruwan, K E Dineth1894SRI+28B62N=16B=20B=64N=90N+38B+52N+18B+34N+24B8.061.565.549.001988+51.6
8Senarathne, A A H M B2041SRI=64B+39N=35B=12N=63B+65N10B+61N+45B+33N+15B8.060.565.546.252027-3.0
9Janukshan, BCM1987SRI+89N60B51N+114B+119N+117B+67N+45B+33N=1B=14N8.052.555.537.502013+18.0
10Insara, S D Nadev1896SRI+77N+37B1N+40B=48N=29B+8N=5N13B+47B+23N7.567.072.047.002058+81.8
11Karunasena, A P Chenitha Sihas DinsaraCM1958SRI=122B+92N+54B+34N=3B+5N=1B4N21B+35N+30B7.567.069.545.252072+54.9
12Galappaththi, Chinthaka AnuruddhFM1951SRI=52N+111B+117N=8B33N+43B45N+39B+46N=23B+28N7.558.561.540.001931-2.0
13Jayasooriya, Ruvin Sandharu1942SRI+120B+31N+68B=1B+108N3N+15B2B+10N21N=22B7.067.570.540.002040+58.8
14Dabarera, G W D M2002SRI+16B68N+79B+82NF+23B+3N=24N=2B=4N=9B7.066.570.046.252073+20.6
15Perera, B Jayod Yasindu Rashmika1925SRI+90B+118N+62B+5N2N=66B13N+37B=19B+20N8N7.065.068.039.002015+54.4
16Perumpuli Arachchi Lithula Raveesh1739SRI14N+101B=7N+21B+50N=48B17N=26B=67N+61B+36B7.062.566.039.501972+81.3
17Senarathna, B Hiruka Hansana1900SRI=84B+81N+30B4N+112B6N+16B+82N=34B19N+44B7.062.065.036.751975+44.4
18Hettiarachchi, Jeewantha Aloka1995SRI+75N=32B+91N=49B=45N=67B+23N33B7N+37B+60B7.059.063.037.751933-30.6
19Wickramasinghe, V W A Vinuda Vidm2173SRI+85N50B37N+76B+51N+91B=86N+47B=15N+17B6N7.058.562.537.251958-97.6
20Pesanjith, M T H Sansutha1627SRI47N+80B+118B=7N=65B41N+112B+36N+27B15B+48N7.057.560.535.501969+94.0
21Arunakirinathan, Aruthran1849SRI+128B5N=90B16N+97B+58NF+86B+11N+13B=1N7.057.559.035.501995+38.6
22Amarasinghe, A A C BCM1967SRI+83N23B+42N+61B49N=60B37N+71B+89N+50B=13N7.056.060.536.501903-17.0
23Ahangama, Senuka Aswin1804SRI+103B+22N+25B=6N=4B14N18B+48B+66N=12N10B6.569.072.539.252007+60.2
24Dandeniya, D D L NCM2007SRI+123N+61B60N+32B+26N+49B+2N=14B3N5B7N6.567.570.037.501990-5.0
25Nanayakkara, Sanuk1908SRI+88N+40B23N+37B5B+63N34B+65N=28B30N+57B6.561.065.535.251913+4.7
26Perera, M A Kisandu Randira1888SRI+97N+73B2N+51B24B+62N5B=16N+90B28N+54B6.561.064.532.001896+7.6
27Wijekoon, ChandanaCM1941SRI+53N=117B=32N=43B+70N=45B+49N3B20N+62B=52N6.559.562.534.251860-20.2
28Wekumbura, W G S Induka1685SRI7N+133B+127N33B40N+51B+43N+49B=25N+26B12B6.559.559.528.751888+119.2
29Kulatunge, Losara Methyuga2014SRI+56B=72N=63B=65N+54B=10N41B+40N=35B=60N=31B6.558.063.037.001885-70.4
30Godagampala, G D Minuja Hansana1784SRI=87N+99B17N+97B67N+70B47N+109B+86N+25B11N6.552.555.528.251831+30.0
31Welikumbura, S D1806SRI+69N13B+100N59B38N83B+93N+110B+81N+53B=29N6.552.055.028.751805+6.0
32Weerasinghe, W Yasiru1814SRI+121B=18N=27B24N122B120N+115B=73N+92B+56N+46B6.548.551.029.751850+11.8
33Jayasundara, P K U MCM1854SRI+98B3N+120B+28N+12B=4N=6B+18N9B8BF6.067.567.535.501994+37.4
34Liyanage, Pesandu RashmithaFM2172SRI=39B+64N+70N11B=91N+61B+25N=1B=17N7BF6.062.062.034.001949-47.2
35Samaraweera S M Sethika Hansira1856SRI=93N+76B=8N=70B=43N=53B=39N+64B=29N11B=40N6.060.564.533.501834-10.2
36Ethkandura, Amila Nimsara1850SRI+100N2B=52N=71B+79N=38B=53N20B+74N+42B16N6.060.063.530.501785-40.3
37Bhavithran, S1783SRI+96B10N+19B25N+109B=107N+22B15N+55B18N=65B6.060.063.030.751913+64.4
38Tilakawardena K Rivinu Dewhan1705SRI+55B67B+47N45N+31B=36N7N+54B50N=43B+62N6.059.064.034.001882+84.7
39Francis, U M Senal Vishmin1775SRI=34N8B+105B=55N=81B+115N=35B12N+76B=46N=59B6.057.060.028.001863+46.0
40Minsara, S D Sadev1789SRI+130B25N+113B10N+28B46N+81B29B+116N=45N=35B6.054.555.023.251792+4.3
41Jayaweera, Y1845SRI70N+110B53N+94B+123N+20B+29N+66B1N6BF6.054.554.528.001891+12.4
42Gnanaseelan, Jude Dorison1762SRI4B+128N22B+98N=55B=81N=72B+97N=82B36N+63B6.052.554.023.251838+22.2
43Wickramage, Rivinu Dihas Nethmira1794SRI105B+129N+78B=27N=35B12N28B=92N+97B=38N+93B6.052.553.524.751753-24.4
44De Silva, G W Githmal Gihansith1723SRI66N=69B=99N+102B61N+57N=63B=91B+49N+82B17N6.050.053.527.751818+60.4
45Peiris, T S SFM1868SRI+94N1B+122N+38B=18B=27N+12B9N8N=40BF5.563.563.529.751929+16.4
46Abhayaratna, Ometh1879SRI=76N=52B=71N+73B=117N+40B+48N6N12B=39B32N5.560.063.028.751821-34.4
47De Silva, Elath Mathanga1843SRI+20B4N38B+84N+56B=122N+30B19N+58B10NF5.560.060.030.251843-0.4
48Galkotuwa, K A R G W D R B G2030SRI+79B65N+85B+72N=10B=16N46B23N=56B+90N20B5.558.562.528.501783-132.0
49Samaraweera, Dimuth Indeepa1871SRI+132B+105N=4B=18N+22B24N27B28N44B+110N=85B5.558.558.523.251820-13.2
50Masakorala, Sethika Dinsitha1860SRI+109B+19N6B=112N16B+92N+54B60N+38B22NF5.558.061.027.001877+7.2
51Hettiarachchi, H A Ovindu Abhilas1769SRI3B+109N+9B26N19B28N+95B=84N+128B58N+83B5.557.559.023.251796+6.3
52Jayasinghe, Bonuka Minketh Si1711SRI=12B=46N=36B=57N=82B=112NF7B+91N+63N=27B5.555.558.028.251900+99.6
53Palangoda, U P G M Sasmitha1711SRI27B+103N+41B107N+57B=35N=36B=55N=63B31N=82N5.555.058.528.501830+35.6
54Devundara, Rivinu Resandul1810SRI=99N+93B11N+77B29N+71B50N38N+84B+83B26N5.555.058.524.751773-15.5
55Rodrigo, Lohas Dewmina1918SRI38N+87B=73N=39B=42N=69B+85N=53B37N+64BF5.553.553.527.751751-69.7
56Udayanithi, J1744SRI29N+104B86N+99B47N+98B=91N=69B=48N32B+103N5.548.051.521.251767+12.4
57Siriwardene, R B Sithum Nevanjith1829SRI111N+114B=97N=52B53N44B=94N+99B+88N+71B25N5.547.050.022.501693-63.0
58Dissanayake, Sasandu Upeksha1664SRIFF=125N+101B+74N21B+79N+75B47N+51BF5.544.044.025.001875+44.8
59Dias, A A T Nethsara1887SRI+110B+112N3B+31NFF+73BFF+76N=39N5.536.536.525.502030+47.6
60Yapa, Y P G P1808SRI+113B+9N+24B2B66N=22NF+50B5N=29B18N5.065.068.029.751960+79.6
61Weerathunga, Kavinu Sathnura1831SRI+78B24N+98B22N+44B34NF8B+77N16N+74B5.059.062.024.5018370.0
62Jithen, K A Chalinu1799SRI+116N+7B15N=67B=86N26B=83N=77B+69N27N38B5.058.061.025.501756-18.0
63Wimalarathne, K G1825SRI+125N=66B=29N=86B=8N25B=44N+83B=53N52B42N5.058.060.024.251785-21.2
64Kothalawala, Ramath Hansaka1762SRI=8N34B=93N+128B=7B=72N+68B35N=65B55N=90B5.056.558.023.501814+23.6
65Abayasinghe, Sehath1842SRI+126N+48B108N=29B=20N8BF25B=64N+75B=37N5.056.058.024.751851+6.4
66Amarathunge, Kosala Sandeepa ChamikaraCM1975SRI+44B=63N=72B+68N+60B=15N=4B41N23BFF5.053.553.528.501891-19.8
67Koswattage, Biman1877SRI+129B+38N5B=62N+30B=18N9B=90N=16BFF5.052.552.525.001866-3.2
68Lakshitha, H H Sasindu1834SRI+101N+14B13N66B+83N86B64N74B+103N=77B=71N5.051.555.023.501751-21.3
69Yethmin, W J Methum1585SRI31B=44N=92B+120N+85B=55N82B=56N62B=73N=79B5.051.554.523.001737+42.8
70Rajapakshe, Rashmika Heshan1630SRI+41B+107N34B=35N27B30N97B+115N75N=88B+94N5.051.554.521.751752+62.8
71Weerakoon, H M Udula Hansana1726SRI108N+125B=46B=36N=72B54N+106B22N+78B57N=68B5.051.553.521.251765+20.4
72Samarakoon, Mithil Indrachapa1839SRI+104N=29B=66N48B=71N=64B=42N89B83N+116B=75N5.050.553.522.751746-48.8
73Kodithuwakku, K A Sadula Kausara1750SRI+134B26N=55B46N=110N+93B59N=32B=109N=69B=77N5.049.549.518.001752+0.8
74Prabajith, Asela1765SRI2N100B=104N+113N58B=87B+98N+68N36B+81B61N5.049.052.020.001677-25.8
75Wanniarachchi, Senuka Buvindu1732SRI18B78N=115B+95N+106B82N+121B58N+70B65N=72B5.047.550.019.001669-32.8
76Dhananjana, K Nipun Adithya1668SRI=46B35N+130B19N=127N119B+87N+85B39N59B+116N5.047.047.516.251724+25.4
77Karunarathne, K M H B1691SRI10B=130N+95B54N115B+113N+102B=62N61B=68N=73B5.046.547.018.251657-11.0
78Dunusinghe, D A Banuja L1596SRI61N+75B43N123B=118N+88B89N+94B71N=84N+110B5.044.547.020.251699+47.2
79Fernando, J M Marlon P1753SRI48N+126B14N+111B36B=109N58B81N+121B+128N=69N5.044.045.513.001676-24.0
80Nanayakkara, Dulneth Pallege1759SRI6B20NFF=131B+130N=101B=102N=125B+115N+95B5.032.032.012.251666-44.4
81Fernando, W Dinuja Shashmitha1620SRI=91N17B=123N+89B=39N=42B40N+79B31B74N=88N4.554.557.021.001711+52.4
82Thennakoon, Akitha1825SRIF108B+94N14B=52N+75B+69N17B=42N44N=53B4.554.554.522.501741-46.8
83Gunarathne, Senila AmanethCM1717SRI22B113N+103B+121N68B+31N=62B63N+72B54N51N4.551.053.520.001696-7.2
84Herath, H M Vihanga Madhara1693SRI=17N91B=87N47B+99N85B+100N=51B54N=78B=106N4.548.552.019.751652-27.2
85Chandrasiri, R B A1779SRI19BF48N+93B69N+84N55B76N+98B+109B=49N4.548.548.517.751750-10.8
86De Silva, Osheen1912SRI=92B=122N+56B=63N=62B+68N=19B21N30BFF4.547.547.522.251826-21.0
87Tewnim, K A Mahima Nivisara1490SRI=30B55N=84B=92N90B=74N76B98N=96B+121N+128B4.544.546.016.001638+61.6
88Madawala, R M I S B1699SRI25B=95N106B115N+130B78N+111B+121N57B=70N=81B4.542.543.012.751571-77.2
89Kurukulasuriya, M Ashen1725SRI9B+121N107B81N+111B=102N+78B+72N22BFF4.542.042.017.251733+1.0
90Nawarathne, Kenuth Lonitha1709SRI15N+102B=21N91B+87N=7BF=67B26N48B=64N4.056.059.020.501739+12.0
91Gunasekara, Aritha Chanthula Abes1840SRI=81B+84N18B+90N=34B19N=56B=44N52B93NF4.054.057.019.501744-58.4
92Wickramarathne, T DCM1702SRI=86N11B=69N=87B+104N50B=110N=43B32N=94BF4.050.050.017.001666-29.6
93Haputhanthiri, Aayush1646SRI=35B54N=64B85N+116B73N31B+96NF+91B43N4.049.552.516.501646+2.0
94Dharmadasa, Oshan1659SRI45B+119N82B41N=113B=95N=57B78N+101B=92N70B4.046.049.014.751609-36.4
95Herath, H M Dulmeth Sasnitha1550SRI117N=88B77N75B+126N=94B51N=114B=111N+100B80N4.041.543.512.751589+20.0
96Thayananthan, Aathiraiyan0SRI37N97B114N=126B+101N100B=104N93B=87N=113N+102B4.038.040.013.5015180.0
97Pathmasiri, R D Isuru Saranga1681SRI26B+96N=57B30N21N+104B+70N42B43N103BF3.553.553.515.251580-22.2
98Hettiarachchi, Sasindu Dilsara1637SRI33N+124B61N42B+105N56N74B+87B85N=111B99N3.546.549.012.001567-44.0
99Dinsara, T M Sohan1587SRI=54B30N=44B56N84B=128NF57N=106B=101N+98B3.545.546.513.501592+1.2
100Jayasuriya, Sayuru Lonindu1632SRI36B+74N31B119N102B+96N84B101N+113B95N=105B3.543.546.513.751474-77.2
101Jithmal, J M Sehas1600SRI68B16N=129B58N96BF=80N+100B94N=99B+104N3.542.042.011.751589-0.8
102Wijesiri, Sasmitha1522SRI112B90N+131B44N+100N=89B77N=80B110N=104B96N3.541.542.010.501586+24.8
103Siriwardhana, D Wishva Kelumketh1579SRI23N53B83N124BF=114B+126N+106N68B+97N56B3.541.541.510.501604+14.4
104Amarasena, G W Vidun Bimsath1615SRI72B56N=74B+130N92B97N=96B=125N=115B=102N101B3.539.039.59.251499-58.4
105Kesigan, Sivayokan1536SRI+43N49B39NF98B=111NF=126B=114N=118B=100N3.538.039.513.251628+34.8
106Dayarathne, M D Damsen Chandradithy1609SRI127N=123B+88N117B75N+118B71N103B=99NF=84B3.536.538.512.751606-3.3
107Ilangasinghe I M N S1871SRI+114N70B+89N+53BF=37BFFFFF3.536.036.016.001851-2.4
108Weerawardane, RomeshIM1993SRI+71B+82N+65B=3N13BFFFFFF3.529.529.518.502043+7.6
109Pasqual, Jenura Hirunjith1652SRI50N51B+116N+118B37N=79BF30N=73B85NF3.048.050.511.001634-8.4
110Dewnith, M M Methoopa1679SRI59N41NF=127B=73B=124N=92B31N+102B49B78N3.045.545.510.251613-36.8
111Jayawickrama, U W R K1596SRI+57B12N112B79N89N=105B88NF=95B=98N=114B3.044.044.512.501565-5.2
112Bandaranayake, Thenuga Dilneth1792SRI+102N59B+111N=50B17N=52B20N116BFFF3.044.044.012.001618-75.2
113Geenuka, Wijesundara1587SRI60N+83B40N74B=94N77B+114N128B100N=96B118N3.043.044.511.501521-31.2
114Samarakoon, S M R Sasandu Ayod1663SRI107B57N+96B9N121B=103N113B=95N=105BF=111N3.040.542.511.001458-96.0
115Ariyarathne, M H Hiruka Sandesh1583SRIFF=75N+88B+77N39B32N70B=104N80BF3.040.540.513.751627+18.8
116Jayawardhana, H?m?kisandu Deemith1547SRI62B120N109B+131N93N+125BF+112N40B72N76B3.039.039.55.501562+3.6
117Herath, H M Chamuditha Sasen Bandara1799SRI+95B=27N12B+106N=46B9NFFFFF3.039.039.013.501820+10.8
118Pitigala, Chandra Sudarman S.1799SRIF15B20N109N=78B106NFF+126B=105N+113B3.037.037.09.251562-51.2
119Kithnula, W A Gesandu1767SRI1N94B+126N+100B9B+76NFFFFF3.035.535.510.501782+2.3
120Priyanath, W D Tharaka1711SRI13N+116B33N69B+125N+32BFFFFF3.034.534.511.501720+1.0
121Harshil, S1592SRI32N89B+124N83B+114N=123B75N88B79N87BF2.542.542.56.751518-40.4
122Dishanthan, V1713SRI=11N=86B45BF+32N=47BFFFFF2.540.040.015.251878+21.0
123Samarasinghe, Isuru Udana1740SRI24B=106N=81B+78N41B=121NFFFFF2.531.031.010.251660-14.0
124Akash, G K Adheesha1765SRI5B98N121B+103N+128N=110BFFFFF2.527.527.56.501648-21.6
125Dhamsana, P Y Sethika Chandul1592SRI63B71N=58B=129N120B116NF=104B=80NFF2.035.035.07.501479-40.8
126Nayanakheshan, Venukanan1623SRI65B79N119B=96N95B+131N103B=105N118NFF2.034.534.54.251433-76.8
127Gunatunga, Dhiren Theekshana1834SRI+106B6N28B=110N=76BFFFFFF2.026.026.07.501662-45.6
128Daulagala, Sineth Vihanga1631SRI21N42BF64N124B=99BF+113N51N79B87N1.545.545.54.751431-80.8
129Hettiarachchi, Senitha Dahammeth1665SRI67N43B=101N=125BFFFFFFF1.020.020.02.751516-6.8
130Amarawansha, N D1503SRI40N=77B76N104B88N80BFFFFF0.532.032.02.501301-33.2
131Senevirathne, I L1642SRIFF102N116B=80N126BFFFFF0.515.515.52.501295-33.6
132Jeyarajah, Kajeevan1660SRI49NFFFFFFFFFF0.010.010.00.001072-4.6
133Dain, Muhammad Sharaf1510SRIF28NFFFFFFFFF0.08.08.00.00884-10.8
134Kulasekara, D M T Kashyapa2030SRI73NFFFFFFFFFF0.05.05.00.00950-16.8

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