Sri Lanka National Chess Championship 2026
14 players participated in this 13-round tournament, held from 18 Apr 2026 to 27 Apr 2026 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. 6 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2078, and top seed was Chenitha Mithvidu Ovitigala (🇱🇰 SRI, 2139).
S Sivathanujan (🇱🇰 SRI, CM, 2137) won with 9.5/13, ahead of T H D Thisarindu Induwara (9.5) and B Janukshan (8.5). Sivathanujan won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Aruthran Arunakirinathan (1864) beat A A H M B Senarathne (2061), a +197-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 14 · 13 rounds3 leader changes shaped the tournament; Induwara pulled away in R12.
CM B Janukshan takes the sole lead (5.5/7).
T H D Thisarindu Induwara drew with CM S Sivathanujan (Black).
T H D Thisarindu Induwara 4 wins (R9–R12)CM S Sivathanujan 4 wins (R7–R10)CM B Janukshan 6 wins (R3–R8)
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 2 | 🇱🇰CMSivathanujan, S | 2137 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9.5 | 55.00 | 81.5 | +24.8 | 2209 |
| 1 | 🇱🇰Induwara, T H D Thisarindu | 2110 | ½ | * | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9.5 | 54.75 | 81.5 | +69.6 | 2212 |
| 3 | 🇱🇰CMJanukshan, B | 2004 | ½ | 1 | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 8.5 | 51.75 | 82.5 | +108.4 | 2155 |
| 4 | 🇱🇰Ovitigala, Chenitha Mithvidu | 2139 | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8.0 | 49.00 | 83.0 | -11.6 | 2121 |
| 5 | 🇱🇰CMWijerathna, Vinuka Dihain | 2079 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 45.25 | 83.0 | +31.6 | 2126 |
| 6 | 🇱🇰CMKarunasena, A P Chenitha Sihas Dinsara | 2020 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 7.5 | 41.50 | 83.5 | +56.4 | 2100 |
| 7 | 🇱🇰FMWeerasekara, Dishal Nimsara | 2102 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 39.25 | 84.0 | -24.8 | 2066 |
| 8 | 🇱🇰Dabarera, G W D M | 2022 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | * | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 37.75 | 84.5 | +7.6 | 2043 |
| 9 | 🇱🇰CMKiringoda, Thehas Rithmitha | 2065 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 6.5 | 33.50 | 84.5 | -17.6 | 2040 |
| 11 | 🇱🇰Insara, S D Nadev | 2046 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 6.0 | 33.75 | 85.0 | -22.4 | 2012 |
| 10 | 🇱🇰Bandara, Dhanushka | 1987 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 32.50 | 85.0 | +11.0 | 2017 |
| 12 | 🇱🇰Senarathne, A A H M B | 2061 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | 0 | 1 | 3.5 | 19.25 | 87.5 | -66.6 | 1865 |
| 13 | 🇱🇰Arunakirinathan, Aruthran | 1864 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | * | ½ | 3.0 | 14.25 | 88.0 | -6.2 | 1844 |
| 14 | 🇱🇰Sandaruwan, K E Dineth | 1949 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | 1.5 | 9.50 | 89.5 | -130.8 | 1713 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Janukshan, BCMSRI+108.48.5 pts · #3
- 2Induwara, T H D ThisarinduSRI+69.69.5 pts · #1
- 3Karunasena, A P Chenitha Sihas DinsaraCMSRI+56.47.5 pts · #6
- 1Sandaruwan, K E DinethSRI-130.81.5 pts · #14
- 2Senarathne, A A H M BSRI-66.63.5 pts · #12
- 3Weerasekara, Dishal NimsaraFMSRI-24.87.0 pts · #7
- R5+197 Elo gap
- R11+190 Elo gap
- R4+135 Elo gap