Commonwealth Chess Championship 2026 - Under 14

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39 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 17 May 2026 to 25 May 2026 in Kaluthara, Sri Lanka. 1 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2020, and top seed was Badole Shaunak (🇮🇳 IND, 2240).

Badole Shaunak (🇮🇳 IND, 2240) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Adhiraj Mitra (7.0) and Rishabh Kumar (7.0). Shaunak took the lead from round 8.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Chenuka Gunarathne (1646) beat Kartikeyan Rajendran (1921), a +275-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

🇮🇳Badole Shaunak2240

Avg top 10

2,020

Participants

Titled players · 1

CM×1

Federations · 8 represented

🇱🇰Sri Lanka×22

🇮🇳India×7

🇿🇦South Africa×3

🇲🇻Maldives×2

🇸🇬Singapore×1

🇦🇺Australia×1

🇲🇾Malaysia×1

🇰🇪Kenya×1

Top 3

🥇
Badole Shaunak
🇮🇳IND·2240
7.5pts·2225perf0.0
🥈
Adhiraj Mitra
🇮🇳IND·2147
7.0pts·2195perf+25.2
🥉
Rishabh Kumar
🇮🇳IND·1956
7.0pts·2191perf+106.4

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Badole Shaunak led from R8; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Shaunak7.5Kumar7Mitra7Jayasooriya6Atish6Sanjoy6

R8 · LEADER CHANGE24 May

Badole Shaunak takes the sole lead (6.5/8).

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Badole Shaunak drew with Rishabh Kumar (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Badole Shaunak 4 wins (R6–R9)Rishabh Kumar 3 wins (R5–R7)Adhiraj Mitra 6 wins (R1–R6)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Badole Shaunak	*	½	1	½
2Rishabh Kumar	½	*	1	—
3Adhiraj Mitra	0	0	*	1
4Ruvin Sandharu Jayasooriya	½	—	0	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Badole Shaunak	2240	IND	+18B	+11N	=7B	=3N	=4B	+12N	+14B	+2N	+5B	7.5	46.5	51.0	41.75	2225	0.0
2	Adhiraj Mitra	2147	IND	+9N	+16B	+4N	+8B	+6N	+5B	−3N	−1B	+7N	7.0	49.0	54.0	39.50	2195	+25.2
3	Rishabh Kumar	1956	IND	=24N	+21B	+13N	=1B	+8N	+10B	+2B	−5N	+6N	7.0	47.0	51.0	39.25	2191	+106.4
4	Jayasooriya, Ruvin Sandharu	1998	SRI	+22B	+15N	−2B	+11N	=1N	+13B	−6N	+10B	=8N	6.0	46.5	51.0	31.50	2083	+40.8
5	Laddad Aadhavan Atish	2014	IND	+26N	=17B	=6N	+16B	+19N	−2N	+18B	+3B	−1N	6.0	46.5	50.5	30.50	2054	+21.6
6	Siddharth Sanjoy	1962	IND	+37B	+31N	=5B	+7N	−2B	=14N	+4B	+19N	−3B	6.0	44.0	45.5	26.00	2035	+37.2
7	Hari Vardan Satheeskumar	1971	IND	+30N	+29B	=1N	−6B	=10N	=19B	+13N	+9B	−2B	5.5	44.5	48.0	26.25	1990	+14.0
8	Dolas, AarushCM	2057	IND	+25B	+20N	+12B	−2N	−3B	−18N	+23B	+14N	=4B	5.5	43.5	47.5	26.00	1956	-38.0
9	Ethkandura, Amila Nimsara	1774	SRI	−2B	+36N	−11B	+22N	=20B	+17N	+12B	−7N	+19B	5.5	41.0	43.0	23.25	1953	+83.2
10	Rajendran, Kartikeyan	1921	MAS	−31B	+37N	+23B	+20N	=7B	−3N	+15B	−4N	+11B	5.5	40.5	42.0	23.25	1904	-1.9
11	Bhavithran, S	1881	SRI	+27N	−1B	+9N	−4B	=21N	=28B	+16N	+18B	−10N	5.0	42.5	46.0	23.00	1886	0.0
12	Nanayakkara, Sanuk	1923	SRI	+33N	+35B	−8N	=19B	+15N	−1B	−9N	+24B	=13N	5.0	40.0	42.0	18.75	1886	-14.8
13	Perumpuli Arachchi Lithula Raveesh	1879	SRI	=34B	+32N	−3B	+18N	+25B	−4N	−7B	+26N	=12B	5.0	39.0	42.0	19.50	1873	-1.6
14	Jithen, K A Chalinu	1798	SRI	−29N	+30B	=24N	+31B	+28N	=6B	−1N	−8B	+27N	5.0	37.5	40.5	19.00	1842	+14.8
15	Kothalawala, Ramath Hansaka	1789	SRI	+39N	−4B	=29N	+24B	−12B	+22N	−10N	+28B	=20B	5.0	36.5	37.0	16.50	1812	+12.0
16	Welikumbura, S D	1804	SRI	+36B	−2N	+39B	−5N	−18B	+32N	−11B	+34N	+25B	5.0	34.5	35.0	12.50	1825	+8.0
17	Gunatunga, Dhiren Theekshana	1784	SRI	+38B	=5N	−19N	−28B	+30N	−9B	=27N	+32B	+33B	5.0	33.0	34.0	15.50	1768	-6.4
18	Samarakoon, Mithil Indrachapa	1784	SRI	−1N	+33B	+35N	−13B	+16N	+8B	−5N	−11N	=23B	4.5	41.5	43.5	17.75	1834	+21.2
19	Aaradhya Suyog Bagul	1932	SGP	=32B	+34N	+17B	=12N	−5B	=7N	+20B	−6B	−9N	4.5	40.5	43.5	19.25	1847	-38.4
20	Kithmina W K Vihanga	1860	SRI	+28N	−8B	+26N	−10B	=9N	+24B	−19N	=21B	=15N	4.5	38.5	42.0	19.00	1819	-20.4
21	Tay, Mason	1797	AUS	=23B	−3N	=31B	+39N	=11B	=25N	=26B	=20N	=22B	4.5	36.5	37.0	15.25	1745	-22.8
22	Wanniarachchi, Senuka Buvindu	1748	SRI	−4N	=28B	+27N	−9B	+34N	−15B	=33N	+36B	=21N	4.5	34.5	36.5	14.50	1727	-10.8
23	Dhamsana, P Y Sethika Chandul	1589	SRI	=21N	=24B	−10N	=26B	=33N	+30B	−8N	+37B	=18N	4.5	34.5	36.0	15.00	1788	+88.0
24	Nawarathne, Kenuth Lonitha	1721	SRI	=3B	=23N	=14B	−15N	+35B	−20N	+29B	−12N	=26B	4.0	38.5	40.5	15.75	1701	-8.4
25	Mugambi Christian Mwamba	1758	KEN	−8N	=27B	+34N	+29B	−13N	=21B	=28N	=30B	−16N	4.0	34.5	37.5	14.25	1710	-24.8
26	Kodithuwakku, K A Sadula Kausara	1751	SRI	−5B	+38N	−20B	=23N	=31N	+36B	=21N	−13B	=24N	4.0	33.5	34.5	11.00	1684	-30.0
27	Dias, L P Dinaru Thathsara	1642	SRI	−11B	=25N	−22B	−32N	+39B	+38N	=17B	+31N	−14B	4.0	30.5	31.0	9.00	1652	+5.6
28	Gunawardhana, H M Sethum Dilkith	1630	SRI	−20B	=22N	+32B	+17N	−14B	=11N	=25B	−15N	−34B	3.5	36.0	39.0	14.75	1692	+26.8
29	De Silva, M W Nethula Sandil	1607	SRI	+14B	−7N	=15B	−25N	−32B	F	−24N	+35B	+30N	3.5	32.0	32.0	13.00	1693	+32.4
30	Mohamed Yooaan Yaksan	1729	MDV	−7B	−14N	+36B	+38N	−17B	−23N	+35B	=25N	−29B	3.5	31.5	32.5	7.00	1583	-68.8
31	Gunarathne, Chenuka	1646	SRI	+10N	−6B	=21N	−14N	=26B	=33B	=32N	−27B	F	3.0	35.0	36.0	12.75	1694	+14.0
32	Subasinghe, Rohin Thamodya	1701	SRI	=19N	−13B	−28N	+27B	+29N	−16B	=31B	−17N	F	3.0	33.5	33.5	11.25	1654	-24.8
33	Naidu, Saien	1675	RSA	−12B	−18N	+37B	=35N	=23B	=31N	=22B	F	−17N	3.0	30.0	30.0	8.50	1616	-27.6
34	Dharmadasa, Oshan	1632	SRI	=13N	−19B	−25B	+37N	−22B	=35N	F	−16B	+28N	3.0	30.0	30.0	8.50	1650	+3.2
35	Tanniru, Krishna Sowrya Chowd	1423	NZL	F	−12N	−18B	=33B	−24N	=34B	−30N	−29N	+39B	2.0	27.0	27.0	3.50	1493	+18.8
36	Rust, Christoph	1610	RSA	−16N	−9B	−30N	F	+38B	−26N	+39B	−22N	F	2.0	25.5	25.5	1.50	1520	-34.4
37	Wijekoon, T N G	1724	SRI	−6N	−10B	−33N	−34B	F	=39N	+38B	−23N	F	1.5	25.5	25.5	1.25	1444	-98.0
38	Mokhathi, Oratile	1426	RSA	−17N	−26B	F	−30B	−36N	−27B	−37N	+39N	F	1.0	23.5	23.5	0.50	1370	-15.2
39	Moosa Zaavie Zareer	1513	MDV	−15B	F	−16N	−21B	−27N	=37B	−36N	−38B	−35N	0.5	25.0	25.0	0.75	1208	-86.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Rishabh KumarIND
+106.4
7.0 pts · #2
2Dhamsana, P Y Sethika ChandulSRI
+88.0
4.5 pts · #18
3Ethkandura, Amila NimsaraSRI
+83.2
5.5 pts · #8

Top rating losers

1Wijekoon, T N GSRI
-98.0
1.5 pts · #37
2Moosa Zaavie ZareerMDV
-86.0
0.5 pts · #39
3Mohamed Yooaan YaksanMDV
-68.8
3.5 pts · #29

Biggest upsets

R1+275 Elo gap
Gunarathne, Chenuka1646 beat Rajendran, Kartikeyan1921
R6+273 Elo gap
Samarakoon, Mithil Indrachapa1784 beat CMDolas, Aarush2057
R1+191 Elo gap
De Silva, M W Nethula Sandil1607 beat Jithen, K A Chalinu1798