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
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
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsBadole Shaunak led from R8; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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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+106.47.0 pts · #2
- 2Dhamsana, P Y Sethika ChandulSRI+88.04.5 pts · #18
- 3Ethkandura, Amila NimsaraSRI+83.25.5 pts · #8
Top rating losers
- 1Wijekoon, T N GSRI-98.01.5 pts · #37
- 2Moosa Zaavie ZareerMDV-86.00.5 pts · #39
- 3Mohamed Yooaan YaksanMDV-68.83.5 pts · #29
Biggest upsets
- R1+275 Elo gap
- R6+273 Elo gap
- R1+191 Elo gap