Sri Lanka Women's 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 1877, and top seed was M Esandi Newansa (🇱🇰 SRI, WFM, 1955).
K M Dahamdi Sanudula (🇱🇰 SRI, WFM, 1936) won with 10.0/13, ahead of B Yenuthi Sahanlee Perera (9.0) and H Sandithi Kusalya Alwis (9.0). Sanudula won solo starting round 7.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Hesanya Thanthulage (1761) beat M Esandi Newansa (WFM, 1955), a +194-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 14 · 13 roundsWFM K M Dahamdi Sanudula led from R3 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
WFM K M Dahamdi Sanudula never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
WFM K M Dahamdi Sanudula opens a +1.5-point gap over the chasing pack (closest: H Sandithi Kusalya Alwis); the title is out of reach before R13.
WFM K M Dahamdi Sanudula drew with H Sandithi Kusalya Alwis (Black).
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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| 1 | 🇱🇰WFMSanudula, K M Dahamdi | 1936 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 10.0 | 62.25 | 81.0 | +37.6 | 2054 |
| 3 | 🇱🇰Perera, B Yenuthi Sahanlee | 1877 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 54.00 | 82.0 | +78.8 | 1988 |
| 2 | 🇱🇰Alwis, H Sandithi Kusalya | 1935 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 52.00 | 82.0 | +35.6 | 1984 |
| 4 | 🇱🇰WCMHalangoda, Sayumi Sithumila | 1805 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 43.00 | 83.0 | +94.4 | 1940 |
| 6 | 🇱🇰De Silva, B P Chanthuli Thanishka | 1832 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 7.5 | 43.75 | 83.5 | +52.8 | 1908 |
| 5 | 🇱🇰WFMPalliyage, Sethumlee Devhara | 1927 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 7.5 | 41.75 | 83.5 | -18.8 | 1901 |
| 7 | 🇱🇰WFMNewansa, M Esandi | 1955 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 39.50 | 84.0 | -59.6 | 1870 |
| 8 | 🇱🇰Munasinghe, M A D D D | 1783 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7.0 | 38.50 | 84.0 | +70.0 | 1884 |
| 9 | 🇱🇰Gunasekara, K P K Hesara | 1848 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | * | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 34.00 | 84.5 | +1.2 | 1850 |
| 10 | 🇱🇰Thanthulage, Hesanya | 1761 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 5.5 | 28.50 | 85.5 | +26.4 | 1799 |
| 11 | 🇱🇰WCMJayasundara, J M Theruni V | 1831 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | * | 0 | ½ | 1 | 5.0 | 30.50 | 86.0 | -46.8 | 1764 |
| 12 | 🇱🇰Hasansee, P Y S | 1778 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | * | 1 | ½ | 4.0 | 20.25 | 87.0 | -45.6 | 1714 |
| 13 | 🇱🇰WCMJayaweera, Sayuni Gihansa | 1822 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | 3.5 | 21.75 | 87.5 | -49.4 | 1677 |
| 14 | 🇱🇰Gamaarachchi, G A Senaree M I | 1803 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | 1.5 | 8.75 | 89.5 | -164.8 | 1517 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Halangoda, Sayumi SithumilaWCMSRI+94.48.0 pts · #4
- 2Perera, B Yenuthi SahanleeSRI+78.89.0 pts · #3
- 3Munasinghe, M A D D DSRI+70.07.0 pts · #8
- 1Gamaarachchi, G A Senaree M ISRI-164.81.5 pts · #14
- 2Newansa, M EsandiWFMSRI-59.67.0 pts · #7
- 3Jayaweera, Sayuni GihansaWCMSRI-49.43.5 pts · #13
- R3+194 Elo gap
- R11+166 Elo gap
- R11+107 Elo gap