Commonwealth Chess Championship 2026

SwissStandard

94 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 17 May 2026 to 25 May 2026 in Kaluthara, Sri Lanka. 36 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2463, and top seed was Pa Iniyan (🇮🇳 IND, GM, 2587).

Guha Mitrabha (🇮🇳 IND, GM, 2516) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Ranindu Dilshan Liyanage (7.0) and Ethan Vaz (7.0). Mitrabha won solo starting round 6.

The biggest upset came in round 7: A A T Nethsara Dias (1979) beat Deepan Chakkravarthy J. (GM, 2404), a +425-point gap.

Location

🇱🇰Kaluthara, Sri Lanka

Dates

17 May 2026 → 25 May 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇮🇳GMPa Iniyan2587

Avg top 10

2,463

Participants

Titled players · 36

GM×7

IM×3

FM×5

CM×5

WGM×1

WFM×8

WCM×7

Federations · 8 represented

🇱🇰Sri Lanka×38

🇮🇳India×17

🇿🇦South Africa×11

🇲🇾Malaysia×5

🇧🇩Bangladesh×4

🇲🇻Maldives×4

🇳🇿New Zealand×3

🇸🇬Singapore×3

Top 3

🥇
GMGuha Mitrabha
🇮🇳IND·2516
7.5pts·2594perf+9.4
🥈
IMRanindu Dilshan Liyanage
🇱🇰SRI·2429
7.0pts·2495perf+9.9
🥉
IMEthan Vaz
🇮🇳IND·2521
7.0pts·2504perf+0.5

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

GM Guha Mitrabha led from R6; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 10 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.

Co-leaders

Mitrabha7.5Vaz7Liyanage7Sakline Mostafa7Srihari L6.5Iniyan6.5

R6–R9 · LEAD HELD

GM Guha Mitrabha held the sole lead from R6 through R9 without losing it.

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

GM Guha Mitrabha 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R5–R7)IM Ethan Vaz 3 wins (R2–R4)IM Ranindu Dilshan Liyanage 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1GMGuha Mitrabha	*	—	½	—
2IMEthan Vaz	—	*	½	—
3IMRanindu Dilshan Liyanage	½	½	*	—
4FMSajid Sakline Mostafa	—	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Mitrabha, GuhaGM	2516	IND	+46B	+37N	+11B	=2N	+17B	+6N	+10B	=5N	=7B	7.5	49.0	53.5	43.50	2594	+9.4
2	Liyanage, Ranindu DilshanIM	2429	SRI	+62N	+27B	+12N	=1B	=10B	+13N	=3N	+16B	=5B	7.0	49.5	53.5	40.00	2495	+9.9
3	Vaz, EthanIM	2521	IND	=47N	+51B	+23N	+24B	=13B	+5N	=2B	=8N	+11B	7.0	47.5	52.0	40.00	2504	+0.5
4	Sakline Mostafa, SajidFM	2316	BAN	+54B	+53N	=9N	+34B	−6N	=12B	+27N	+31B	+10N	7.0	44.0	48.0	35.25	2350	+14.0
5	Goutham Krishna HIM	2433	IND	+38B	+42N	+14B	=10N	+29B	−3B	+9N	=1B	=2N	6.5	50.0	54.5	37.25	2466	+7.2
6	Srihari L RGM	2452	IND	+58B	+19N	+20B	=13N	+4B	−1B	−16N	+28N	+17B	6.5	47.5	51.5	35.50	2396	-2.4
7	Rohith Krishna SGM	2493	IND	+57N	+18B	−10N	+33B	=12N	+27B	=11N	+14B	=1N	6.5	47.0	51.0	35.25	2344	-10.7
8	Shyaam Nikhil PGM	2446	IND	+65N	+22B	−16N	+43B	−14N	+30B	+25N	=3B	+18N	6.5	44.5	48.0	33.00	2284	-11.4
9	Iniyan, PaGM	2587	IND	+44B	+28N	=4B	−29N	+40B	+22N	−5B	+45N	+19B	6.5	43.5	48.0	33.00	2402	-14.4
10	Lim, Zhuo RenFM	2250	MAS	+60B	+26N	+7B	=5B	=2N	+14B	−1N	+20N	−4B	6.0	51.5	55.5	34.25	2365	+30.0
11	Gomes, Mary AnnWGM	2258	IND	+36B	+30N	−1N	+53B	=28B	+19N	=7B	+26B	−3N	6.0	47.0	51.0	30.75	2245	+1.8
12	Wijerathna, Vinuka DihainCM	2111	SRI	+77B	+35N	−2B	+30N	=7B	=4N	=17B	=21N	+33B	6.0	46.5	49.5	30.25	2224	+53.6
13	Deepan Chakkravarthy J.GM	2404	IND	+56B	+33N	+72B	=6B	=3N	−2B	−18N	+53N	+16B	6.0	44.5	47.5	28.25	2304	-6.2
14	Weerasekara, Dishal NimsaraFM	2077	SRI	+82N	+21B	−5N	+54B	+8B	−10N	+40B	−7N	+30B	6.0	44.5	47.0	28.00	2207	+58.0
15	Islam, Khandaker AminulFM	2222	BAN	+68N	=32B	=52N	+31B	=18N	=25B	=21N	=22B	+27N	6.0	41.0	44.5	29.00	2044	-32.8
16	Siva Kumar, Nirish KumarFM	2185	MAS	+59B	+40N	+8B	−17N	=19B	+28N	+6B	−2N	−13N	5.5	46.5	50.5	29.25	2268	+22.2
17	Venkatesh, M.R.GM	2344	IND	+50N	+74B	=34N	+16B	−1N	+23B	=12N	=18B	−6N	5.5	46.0	49.0	26.75	2231	-9.4
18	Dias, A A T Nethsara	1979	SRI	+69B	−7N	+56B	+41N	=15B	=29N	+13B	=17N	−8B	5.5	44.0	47.5	26.25	2216	+100.0
19	Ananya RamanWCM	1969	IND	+84N	−6B	+36N	+55B	=16N	−11B	+44N	+23B	−9N	5.5	43.5	46.0	24.25	2105	+61.2
20	Sreekarthika VelmuruganWFM	2151	SGP	+70N	+31B	−6N	+21B	−27N	+51B	+32N	−10B	=26N	5.5	43.0	46.5	26.25	2068	-30.0
21	Bhavithran, S	1881	SRI	+75B	−14N	+64B	−20N	+59B	+33N	=15B	=12B	=22N	5.5	42.0	45.0	24.75	2011	+47.4
22	Marium FatimaWFM	1970	IND	+83B	−8N	+81B	=35N	+24N	−9B	+41B	=15N	=21B	5.5	42.0	44.5	23.25	2095	+27.4
23	Sivathanujan, SCM	2162	SRI	+61B	=41N	−3B	+44N	+42B	−17N	+35B	−19N	+40B	5.5	41.0	45.0	24.75	2082	-13.6
24	Induwara, T H D Thisarindu	2180	SRI	=52N	+47B	+32N	−3N	−22B	+46B	−26N	+65B	+42N	5.5	40.5	44.0	24.00	2028	-57.2
25	Leong, Jyuin Pang Alexx Xander	2002	SGP	=48N	−52B	+66B	+46N	+35B	=15N	−8B	=40N	+41B	5.5	39.5	43.0	25.00	1973	-8.0
26	Newansa, M EsandiWFM	1895	SRI	+86N	−10B	−55N	+82B	+52N	+34B	+24B	−11N	=20B	5.5	38.5	40.5	21.75	2023	+58.4
27	Amarasinghe, A A C BCM	1962	SRI	+49B	−2N	+90B	+58N	+20B	−7N	−4B	+50N	−15B	5.0	45.0	46.5	20.00	2084	+24.0
28	Rebecca JesumarianWCM	1987	IND	+63N	−9B	+38N	+52B	=11N	−16B	+43N	−6B	=29B	5.0	43.0	47.0	23.00	2108	+25.0
29	Boggarapu, KritanCM	2252	SCO	+90N	=43B	+45N	+9B	−5N	=18B	−31N	=32B	=28N	5.0	42.5	44.0	22.50	2111	-55.2
30	Giles, Benjamin	1916	NZL	+89N	−11B	+82N	−12B	+36N	−8N	+54B	+34B	−14N	5.0	41.0	42.5	18.00	1994	+16.8
31	Karani Ezekiel	1915	KEN	+66B	−20N	+73B	−15N	+68B	+37N	+29B	−4N	F	5.0	40.0	43.0	20.00	2076	+31.8
32	Rajendran, Kartikeyan	1921	MAS	+78B	=15N	−24B	=59N	+54B	+50N	−20B	=29N	=39B	5.0	39.5	42.5	21.50	2008	+37.6
33	Fang, KunWFM	1944	SGP	+76N	−13B	+68N	−7N	+38B	−21B	+60N	+72B	−12N	5.0	39.5	42.5	18.50	1979	+5.6
34	Nivedita V CWFM	2053	IND	+64B	+81N	=17B	−4N	=74B	−26N	+38B	−30N	+48B	5.0	39.5	42.0	20.25	1966	-33.6
35	Meise, Keagen	1860	RSA	+92N	−12B	+49N	=22B	−25N	+57B	−23N	=43B	+52N	5.0	39.5	40.5	18.50	1910	+13.2
36	Mujahid Bin Yazeed	1764	MDV	−11N	+91B	−19B	+66N	−30B	+71N	+37B	−39N	+53B	5.0	37.5	39.0	17.50	1887	+26.6
37	Sanudula, K M DahamdiWFM	1974	SRI	+80N	−1B	−54N	+70B	+65N	−31B	−36N	+59B	+60N	5.0	36.5	39.5	18.00	1871	-23.8
38	Jayasinghe, Bonuka Minketh Si	1813	SRI	−5N	+84B	−28B	+64N	−33N	+80B	−34N	+63B	+55N	5.0	36.5	39.0	17.50	1862	+18.4
39	Rayan Rashid Mugdho	2072	BAN	+55N	F	F	F	+83B	+70B	=65N	+36B	=32N	5.0	26.5	26.5	19.25	2030	-4.8
40	Ncethelo, Bongolethu	1880	RSA	+87N	−16B	+48N	+45B	−9N	+74B	−14N	=25B	−23N	4.5	41.0	43.0	16.75	1978	+22.0
41	Weerasinghe, W Yasiru	1873	SRI	+79N	=23B	=43N	−18B	+55N	=45B	−22N	+47B	−25N	4.5	39.5	42.5	18.75	1894	+6.2
42	Yash Jyoti BirWFM	1957	IND	+93N	−5B	=60N	+57B	−23N	+47B	−45N	+46B	−24B	4.5	39.0	40.0	16.00	1949	-2.8
43	Sarukkalige, Chanaka Praneeth	1939	SRI	+85B	=29N	=41B	−8N	=56B	+61N	−28B	=35N	=50B	4.5	38.5	41.0	18.00	1905	-18.8
44	Ebenezer, JosephCM	1849	IND	−9N	=48B	+63N	−23B	+88N	+62B	−19B	=61N	=49B	4.5	38.5	40.5	16.50	1806	-11.0
45	Jayasooriya, Ruvin Sandharu	1998	SRI	+67B	+73N	−29B	−40N	+58B	=41N	+42B	−9B	F	4.5	37.5	40.5	17.25	1979	-6.4
46	Janarthanan, Kethushan	1832	SRI	−1N	=63B	+79N	−25B	+73B	−24N	+67B	−42N	+61B	4.5	37.5	40.5	15.50	1837	-1.6
47	Wijesuriya, G P YWCM	1835	SRI	=3B	−24N	=77B	=73N	+67B	−42N	+49B	−41N	+66B	4.5	36.0	39.0	18.00	1818	-6.0
48	Gamaarachchi, G A Senaree M I	1638	SRI	=25B	=44N	−40B	−56N	+87B	=58N	+62N	+51B	−34N	4.5	36.0	38.0	17.50	1838	+81.3
49	Gamage, Senuka Lakvin	1601	SRI	−27N	+50B	−35B	+81N	−51B	+68N	−47N	+57B	=44N	4.5	35.5	38.0	16.75	1832	+102.8
50	Gnanaseelan, Jude Dorison	1772	SRI	−17B	−49N	+78B	+83N	+53N	−32B	+74N	−27B	=43N	4.5	34.5	37.0	14.75	1847	+16.0
51	Masakorala, Sethika Dinsitha	1868	SRI	+88B	−3N	+83B	F	+49N	−20N	=61B	−48N	+67B	4.5	33.5	33.5	14.50	1808	-21.6
52	Hasansee, P Y S	1732	SRI	=24B	+25N	=15B	−28N	−26B	+88N	−53B	+58N	−35B	4.0	40.5	42.5	17.25	1872	+57.2
53	Chua, Jia-TienWCM	1927	MAS	+91N	−4B	+61N	−11N	−50B	+55B	+52N	−13B	−36N	4.0	40.5	42.0	13.50	1858	-19.0
54	Chandula, E D S	1770	SRI	−4N	+76B	+37B	−14N	−32N	+86B	−30N	+88B	F	4.0	36.0	38.0	12.00	1826	+10.2
55	Burbach, Anya Belle	1662	MRI	−39B	+71N	+26B	−19N	−41B	−53N	+87B	+89N	−38B	4.0	35.0	36.5	12.50	1744	+15.4
56	Jayaweera, Sayuni GihansaWCM	1773	SRI	−13N	+93B	−18N	+48B	=43N	−72B	=57N	+69B	−64N	4.0	35.0	36.0	13.25	1770	-3.0
57	Akuratiya, A G Hansadie Aradhya	1830	SRI	−7B	=67N	+69B	−42N	+75B	−35N	=56B	−49N	+81N	4.0	34.5	37.0	12.75	1731	-39.9
58	Christie, Richie	1822	NZL	−6N	+80B	+88N	−27B	−45N	=48B	=69N	−52B	+76N	4.0	34.0	36.0	12.00	1717	-24.8
59	Mohamed Raakin Fayaz	1739	MDV	−16N	+86B	=74N	=32B	−21N	+76B	−72N	−37N	+75B	4.0	33.0	35.0	12.00	1772	+5.8
60	De Silva, G W Githmal Gihansith	1751	SRI	−10N	+89B	=42B	−74N	=71B	+66N	−33B	+87N	−37B	4.0	32.5	34.0	11.00	1739	-8.0
61	Raif Jafri	1732	PAK	−23N	+87B	−53B	+92N	+72N	−43B	=51N	=44B	−46N	4.0	32.5	33.5	10.50	1773	+18.8
62	Kamran Fardad	1799	PAK	−2B	−83N	+91B	=67N	+69B	−44N	−48B	=75N	+88N	4.0	30.5	32.0	10.25	1635	-38.4
63	Waduge, Kisali Chenulya	1630	SRI	−28B	=46N	−44B	=75N	+92B	−65B	+86N	−38N	+79B	4.0	30.5	31.5	9.75	1650	+6.0
64	Manju Mahesh	1655	IND	−34N	+92B	−21N	−38B	−86N	+85B	+76N	F	+56B	4.0	30.0	31.0	10.50	1695	+13.2
65	Francis, U M Senal Vishmin	1822	SRI	−8B	=69N	=67B	+77N	−37B	+63N	=39B	−24N	F	3.5	36.5	39.5	13.00	1835	-4.0
66	Matshego, Thato	1520	RSA	−31N	+70B	−25N	−36B	+82N	−60B	=73N	+84B	−47N	3.5	33.0	35.5	10.00	1679	+31.0
67	Jayasinghe, Adeesa Aminda	1637	SRI	−45N	=57B	=65N	=62B	−47N	+89B	−46N	+70B	−51N	3.5	33.0	34.5	10.75	1720	+16.4
68	Jikijela, Musa	1742	RSA	−15B	+78N	−33B	+86N	−31N	−49B	=84N	=73B	=69N	3.5	32.5	34.5	9.50	1648	-25.4
69	Tan, Sue Anne	1626	MAS	−18N	=65B	−57N	+79B	−62N	+77N	=58B	−56N	=68B	3.5	31.5	34.5	11.50	1692	+25.6
70	Ingado, Mercy	1689	KEN	−20B	−66N	+89B	−37N	+78B	−39N	=75B	−67N	+82B	3.5	31.0	32.5	8.50	1647	-15.8
71	Nuha, RilwanWFM	1506	MDV	−72N	−55B	=76N	+93B	=60N	−36B	+77N	=81B	F	3.5	28.0	29.0	8.75	1665	+29.6
72	Perumpuli Arachchi Lithula Raveesh	1879	SRI	+71B	F	−13N	F	−61B	+56N	+59B	−33N	F	3.0	35.5	35.5	11.50	1829	-16.8
73	Ntsunguzi, Siyamamkela	1671	FID	F	−45B	−31N	=47B	−46N	=75N	=66B	=68N	+78B	3.0	31.5	31.5	10.25	1649	-8.0
74	Ahmed, WalijahWCM	1953	BAN	+94B	−17N	=59B	+60B	=34N	−40N	−50B	F	F	3.0	31.5	31.5	8.50	1825	-24.4
75	Wen, Sandy	1513	NZL	−21N	−82B	+84N	=63B	−57N	=73B	=70N	=62B	−59N	3.0	30.5	33.0	9.75	1600	+17.0
76	Mohamed Rayyan Adam Shakir	1557	MDV	−33B	−54N	=71B	=87N	+90B	−59N	−64B	+92N	−58B	3.0	28.0	29.0	5.25	1554	-4.2
77	Pitigala, Chandra Sudarman S.	1684	SRI	−12N	=79B	=47N	−65B	=89N	−69B	−71B	=93N	+87B	3.0	27.5	28.5	7.00	1542	-36.2
78	Chandrasiri, P K	1531	SRI	−32N	−68B	−50N	+84B	−70N	+93B	−81N	+86B	−73N	3.0	26.5	27.5	5.50	1573	+7.0
79	Sibanda, Andile Patience	1495	RSA	−41B	=77N	−46B	−69N	+93N	−81B	=92N	+80B	−63N	3.0	26.0	27.0	6.00	1547	+8.4
80	Burbach, Bruno	1624	MRI	−37B	−58N	−86B	+91N	+81B	−38N	−88B	−79N	+93B	3.0	25.0	26.0	5.00	1543	-21.2
81	Jele, Nkosikhona	1766	RSA	F	−34B	−22N	−49B	−80N	+79N	+78B	=71N	−57B	2.5	31.5	31.5	7.75	1560	-86.4
82	Mehak GulWCM	1683	PAK	−14B	+75N	−30B	−26N	−66B	−87N	=91N	+85B	−70N	2.5	31.0	32.5	6.25	1525	-40.8
83	Pate, Methmi Hasana	1614	SRI	−22N	+62B	−51N	−50B	−39N	=92B	−89N	F	+90B	2.5	27.5	27.5	6.00	1624	-4.8
84	Aruneemaa H K	1606	SRI	−19B	−38N	−75B	−78N	F	+90N	=68B	−66N	+89B	2.5	26.5	26.5	4.75	1530	-36.4
85	Dinaya, Resadi	1553	SRI	−43N	F	F	F	+91B	−64N	=90B	−82N	+86B	2.5	16.0	16.0	4.25	1626	+17.2
86	Shordries, Nkiyasi	1519	RSA	−26B	−59N	+80N	−68B	+64B	−54N	−63B	−78N	−85N	2.0	31.0	33.5	7.00	1462	-27.2
87	Manto, Martha	1510	RSA	−40B	−61N	=93N	=76B	−48N	+82B	−55N	−60B	−77N	2.0	29.5	30.5	4.50	1467	-10.0
88	Pahandi, E W W K Sehasna	1477	SRI	−51N	F	−58B	+90N	−44B	−52B	+80N	−54N	−62B	2.0	29.5	29.5	4.50	1585	+30.8
89	Mkhize, Gcina	1526	RSA	−30B	−60N	−70N	F	=77B	−67N	+83B	−55B	−84N	1.5	28.0	28.0	4.00	1444	-32.8
90	Severin, Martin	1757	RSA	−29B	F	−27N	−88B	−76N	−84B	=85N	+91B	−83N	1.5	24.0	24.0	2.75	1433	-66.8
91	Jikijela, Anisha	1546	RSA	−53B	−36N	−62N	−80B	−85N	F	=82B	−90N	+92B	1.5	23.5	23.5	2.25	1439	-44.4
92	Pathirana, P A Nethumi Anudini	1411	SRI	−35B	−64N	F	−61B	−63N	=83N	=79B	−76B	−91N	1.0	27.0	27.0	2.75	1308	-34.8
93	Karthigesu, S	1600	SRI	−42B	−56N	=87B	−71N	−79B	−78N	F	=77B	−80N	1.0	26.0	26.0	2.50	1313	-108.8
94	Chandrasena, P W B G Siddharth Lo	1588	SRI	−74N	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	4.5	4.5	0.00	1153	-4.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Gamage, Senuka LakvinSRI
+102.8
4.5 pts · #43
2Dias, A A T NethsaraSRI
+100.0
5.5 pts · #16
3Gamaarachchi, G A Senaree M ISRI
+81.3
4.5 pts · #42

Top rating losers

1Karthigesu, SSRI
-108.8
1.0 pts · #92
2Jele, NkosikhonaRSA
-86.4
2.5 pts · #82
3Severin, MartinRSA
-66.8
1.5 pts · #91

Biggest upsets

R7+425 Elo gap
Dias, A A T Nethsara1979 beat GMDeepan Chakkravarthy J.2404
R5+369 Elo gap
FMWeerasekara, Dishal Nimsara2077 beat GMShyaam Nikhil P2446
R7+337 Elo gap
Karani Ezekiel1915 beat CMBoggarapu, Kritan2252