Commonwealth Chess Championship 2026 - Under 8
Open SwissStandard
41 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 17 May 2026 to 25 May 2026 in Kaluthara, Sri Lanka. 4 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1549, and top seed was Pitale Riaansh (🇮🇳 IND, 1644).
Y M Dihela Thevin Wijesinghe (🇱🇰 SRI, 1638) won with 8.0/9, ahead of R P Himaru Vihas Rathnaweera (7.0) and Ishaan Agnihotri (6.5). Wijesinghe shared the lead from round 5 and won solo starting round 6.
The biggest upset came in round 9: Evan Antonio Telles (1490) beat Pitale Riaansh (1644), a +154-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
Federations · 4 represented
🇱🇰Sri Lanka×26
🇮🇳India×5
🇸🇬Singapore×1
🇳🇿New Zealand×1
Top 3
- 🥇
- 🥈
- 🥉
How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsY M Dihela Thevin Wijesinghe led from R6; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
19
9
4
1
2
1
1
1
1
R6 · LEADER CHANGE22 May
Y M Dihela Thevin Wijesinghe takes the sole lead (5.5/6).
R8 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Y M Dihela Thevin Wijesinghe drew with R P Himaru Vihas Rathnaweera (White).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Y M Dihela Thevin Wijesinghe 4 wins (R4–R7)R P Himaru Vihas Rathnaweera 3 wins (R1–R3)Ishaan Agnihotri 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R7–R9)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishersGrille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wijesinghe, Y M Dihela Thevin | 1638 | SRI | +23N | +7B | =5N | +20B | +3N | +11B | +6N | =2B | +4N | 8.0 | 47.0 | 51.0 | 44.50 | 1830 | +58.0 |
| 2 | Rathnaweera, R P Himaru Vihas | 1474 | SRI | +27N | +14B | +9N | −11B | =5N | +20B | +13N | =1N | +6B | 7.0 | 45.0 | 48.5 | 36.50 | 1683 | +79.6 |
| 3 | Ishaan Agnihotri | 1508 | IND | +25N | +13B | +12N | =4N | −1B | −6B | +20N | +8B | +14N | 6.5 | 45.5 | 49.5 | 32.50 | 1646 | +53.2 |
| 4 | Wijesooriya, T G Yenura Chanul | 1559 | SRI | +28N | +15B | +6N | =3B | =11N | =9B | =8N | +14B | −1B | 6.0 | 47.0 | 50.5 | 31.00 | 1621 | +24.8 |
| 5 | Cheetransh Malhotra | 1504 | IND | +21B | +24N | =1B | =12N | =2B | −8N | +9N | =11B | +17B | 6.0 | 46.0 | 50.0 | 31.50 | 1620 | +49.6 |
| 6 | Mallawa, Yasiru | 1489 | SRI | +39B | +41N | −4B | +18N | +24B | +3N | −1B | +17N | −2N | 6.0 | 43.5 | 43.5 | 22.50 | 1514 | +8.4 |
| 7 | Om Esh Gottumukkala | 1474 | IND | +40B | −1N | +22B | +21N | =8B | −16N | =12N | +23B | +11N | 6.0 | 42.0 | 43.5 | 25.00 | 1478 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Evan Antonio Telles | 1490 | IND | +36N | +35B | −11N | +23B | =7N | +5B | =4B | −3N | +12N | 6.0 | 41.0 | 43.5 | 26.00 | 1535 | +15.2 |
| 9 | Wijesiri, T A Thehas Thivain | 1531 | SRI | +26B | =16N | −2B | +19N | +12B | =4N | −5B | =15N | +20B | 5.5 | 43.5 | 47.5 | 26.50 | 1502 | -11.6 |
| 10 | Sasimaran, Shypravin | 1445 | SRI | +33B | −11B | −13N | =30N | =32B | =26N | +35B | +31N | +29B | 5.5 | 31.5 | 34.0 | 18.50 | 1611 | +27.2 |
| 11 | Wasala, W M Himeth Sethmira | 1522 | SRI | +19B | +10N | +8B | +2N | =4B | −1N | −17B | =5N | −7B | 5.0 | 49.5 | 54.5 | 29.50 | 1507 | -7.2 |
| 12 | Pitale Riaansh | 1644 | IND | +18B | +17N | −3B | =5B | −9N | +35N | =7B | +16N | −8B | 5.0 | 45.0 | 47.5 | 23.50 | 1441 | -76.8 |
| 13 | Cordue, Leo | 0 | NZL | +29B | −3N | +10B | =17N | =16B | +24N | −2B | =22N | =15B | 5.0 | 42.5 | 46.0 | 22.75 | 1491 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Nethvidu, R H Uthesh | 1569 | SRI | +22B | −2N | +26B | −24N | +28B | +18N | +16B | −4N | −3B | 5.0 | 42.0 | 45.5 | 22.00 | 1245 | -82.8 |
| 15 | Subasinghe, S M Isitha | 1457 | SRI | +34B | −4N | =19B | =28N | +26B | −17N | +18B | =9B | =13N | 5.0 | 39.0 | 42.0 | 21.50 | 1249 | -29.2 |
| 16 | Jayasooriya, Mihela Jehansa | 1454 | SRI | +37N | =9B | −20N | +35B | =13N | +7B | −14N | −12B | +21N | 5.0 | 38.0 | 40.5 | 20.75 | 1379 | -20.0 |
| 17 | Jayawardhana, J P Kumitha Deerada | 1475 | SRI | +38N | −12B | =28N | =13B | +36N | +15B | +11N | −6B | −5N | 5.0 | 38.0 | 40.5 | 19.25 | 1451 | -7.2 |
| 18 | Ahasna, W A Dewun | 0 | SRI | −12N | +36B | +33N | −6B | +27N | −14B | −15N | +38B | +25N | 5.0 | 34.5 | 37.0 | 16.00 | 740 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Dissanayake, Thisev | 0 | SRI | −11N | +37B | =15N | −9B | F | +27B | +36N | =25B | +23N | 5.0 | 32.0 | 34.5 | 17.00 | 1230 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Weerasinghe, W M Jayon Tathmira | 1421 | SRI | =32B | +29N | +16B | −1N | +31B | −2N | −3B | +30N | −9N | 4.5 | 42.5 | 46.0 | 17.25 | 1456 | +12.0 |
| 21 | Fernando, A Sadew Theshan | 0 | SRI | −5N | +30B | +31N | −7B | +23N | −25B | +24B | =29N | −16B | 4.5 | 36.0 | 39.5 | 16.75 | 1409 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Araboda, A G Kenuja Damdisa | 0 | SRI | −14N | +38B | −7N | −27B | +39N | =36B | +37N | =13B | =33N | 4.5 | 30.5 | 32.5 | 12.50 | 722 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Anudya, Isula | 0 | SRI | −1B | +39N | +41B | −8N | −21B | +32N | +31B | −7N | −19B | 4.0 | 38.5 | 38.5 | 9.00 | 1309 | 0.0 |
| 24 | De Silva, Ayen Regan | 1429 | SRI | +30N | −5B | +25N | +14B | −6N | −13B | −21N | F | +35B | 4.0 | 36.5 | 36.5 | 15.00 | 1396 | -5.2 |
| 25 | FIDE 80862942 | 0 | — | −3B | +34N | −24B | =32N | +30B | +21N | −29B | =19N | −18B | 4.0 | 35.5 | 38.5 | 15.25 | 689 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Bosara, U P G Radeesh Dev | 0 | SRI | −9N | +27B | −14N | +33B | −15N | =10B | −30B | =34N | +41B | 4.0 | 34.5 | 34.5 | 11.25 | 1179 | 0.0 |
| 27 | FIDE 35852135 | 0 | — | −2B | −26N | +29B | +22N | −18B | −19N | =34N | +37B | −30B | 3.5 | 35.5 | 38.0 | 12.00 | 1502 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Bandara, T? Sehas Pethmika | 0 | SRI | −4B | +40N | =17B | =15B | −14N | −29N | +32B | −33N | =31B | 3.5 | 35.0 | 36.5 | 11.75 | 1306 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Yumeth, M A N Bathika | 1529 | SRI | −13N | −20B | −27N | F | +34B | +28B | +25N | =21B | −10N | 3.5 | 33.5 | 33.5 | 12.75 | 633 | -50.8 |
| 30 | Shewon Frank, Karunarathnage | 0 | SRI | −24B | −21N | F | =10B | −25N | +40B | +26N | −20B | +27N | 3.5 | 31.5 | 31.5 | 11.75 | 1159 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Rajendran, I | 1407 | SGP | −35N | +32N | −21B | +39B | −20N | +38B | −23N | −10B | =28N | 3.5 | 30.5 | 32.5 | 9.75 | 633 | -37.2 |
| 32 | FIDE 80873006 | 0 | — | =20N | −31B | =35N | =25B | =10N | −23B | −28N | +39B | =38N | 3.5 | 30.0 | 32.0 | 11.50 | 1299 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Sashmitha, R A Hesandu | 0 | SRI | −10N | F | −18B | −26N | −37N | +39B | +40N | +28B | =22B | 3.5 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 9.25 | 645 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Rajapaksha, R R P Thisum Sashilka | 0 | SRI | −15N | −25B | =38N | =37B | −29N | F | =27B | =26B | +40N | 3.0 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 7.75 | 693 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Weththasinghe, W Kemen Dewneth | 0 | SRI | +31B | −8N | =32B | −16N | F | −12B | −10N | +36B | −24N | 2.5 | 37.5 | 40.0 | 7.75 | 1205 | 0.0 |
| 36 | FIDE 534036792 | 0 | — | −8B | −18N | +40B | +41N | −17B | =22N | −19B | −35N | −39N | 2.5 | 31.5 | 31.5 | 3.75 | 683 | 0.0 |
| 37 | Ramanayaka, R M Dulmitha Shenal | 0 | SRI | −16B | −19N | F | =34N | +33B | +41N | −22B | −27N | F | 2.5 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 5.00 | 654 | 0.0 |
| 38 | FIDE 80886981 | 0 | — | −17B | −22N | =34B | =40N | +41B | −31N | F | −18N | =32B | 2.5 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 4.00 | 641 | 0.0 |
| 39 | FIDE 10899740 | 0 | — | −6N | −23B | F | −31N | −22B | −33N | +41B | −32N | +36B | 2.0 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 2.50 | 648 | 0.0 |
| 40 | FIDE 534036873 | 0 | — | −7N | −28B | −36N | =38B | F | −30N | −33B | +41N | −34B | 1.5 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 1.25 | 674 | 0.0 |
| 41 | FIDE 16707389 | 0 | — | F | −6B | −23N | −36B | −38N | −37B | −39N | −40B | −26N | 0.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 0.00 | 689 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Rathnaweera, R P Himaru VihasSRI+79.67.0 pts · #4
- 2Wijesinghe, Y M Dihela ThevinSRI+58.08.0 pts · #1
- 3Ishaan AgnihotriIND+53.26.5 pts · #6
Top rating losers
- 1Nethvidu, R H UtheshSRI-82.85.0 pts · #19
- 2Pitale RiaanshIND-76.85.0 pts · #11
- 3Yumeth, M A N BathikaSRI-50.83.5 pts · #32
Biggest upsets
- R9+154 Elo gap
- R4+140 Elo gap
- R3+136 Elo gap