Commonwealth Chess Championship 2026 - Under 16
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28 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 17 May 2026 to 25 May 2026 in Kaluthara, Sri Lanka. 2 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1997, and top seed was Goutham Krishna H (🇮🇳 IND, IM, 2433).
Goutham Krishna H (🇮🇳 IND, IM, 2433) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Abheek Bhatt (7.0) and Chenitha Mithvidu Ovitigala (6.0). H won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Yusuf Izan Jinah (1467) beat Jesse Fabian (1787), a +320-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 · 2
IM×1
CM×1
Federations · 8 represented
🇱🇰Sri Lanka×17
🇿🇦South Africa×3
🇮🇳India×2
🇲🇻Maldives×1
🇲🇾Malaysia×1
🇰🇪Kenya×1
🇵🇰Pakistan×1
🇧🇩Bangladesh×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsIM Goutham Krishna H led from R3; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
9
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
R3–R9 · LEAD HELD
IM Goutham Krishna H never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
IM Goutham Krishna H drew with Abheek Bhatt (Black).
2× WIN STREAK · 3+3 wins
IM Goutham Krishna H posted 3 in a row (R1–R3) and 3 in a row (R5–R7) — total 6 wins.
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 | Goutham Krishna HIM | 2433 | IND | +15B | +16N | +7B | =2N | +3B | +4N | +8B | =5B | +6N | 8.0 | 44.0 | 48.0 | 41.50 | 2413 | -0.9 |
| 2 | Abheek Bhatt | 2198 | IND | +17B | =20N | +12B | =1B | +11N | +6N | =3B | +10B | =5N | 7.0 | 43.0 | 46.5 | 34.75 | 2155 | -2.1 |
| 3 | Ovitigala, Chenitha Mithvidu | 2127 | SRI | =10N | +25B | =8N | +28B | −1N | +9B | =2N | =4B | +7B | 6.0 | 44.0 | 46.0 | 26.50 | 2041 | -22.0 |
| 4 | Shiva Shanmugam, Tharvin | 1895 | MAS | +14B | +28N | =6B | =11B | =7N | −1B | +13N | =3N | +10B | 6.0 | 42.5 | 44.5 | 26.25 | 2001 | +50.4 |
| 5 | Senarathna, B Hiruka Hansana | 1943 | SRI | −25N | =9B | +22N | +20B | =6B | +15N | +16B | =1N | =2B | 6.0 | 40.0 | 43.0 | 27.50 | 1989 | +20.4 |
| 6 | Perera, M A Kisandu Randira | 1894 | SRI | =9N | +26B | =4N | +25B | =5N | −2B | =7N | +11B | −1B | 5.0 | 44.5 | 47.5 | 21.50 | 1938 | +18.4 |
| 7 | Dandeniya, D D L NCM | 1991 | SRI | +23B | +18N | −1N | +8B | =4B | −11N | =6B | +14B | −3N | 5.0 | 43.0 | 46.5 | 22.50 | 1934 | -26.8 |
| 8 | Siriwardene, R B Sithum Nevanjith | 1815 | SRI | +22B | =11N | =3B | −7N | +18B | +12N | −1N | =9B | =13N | 5.0 | 41.5 | 45.0 | 22.00 | 1894 | +30.0 |
| 9 | Dissanayaka, Lithik Hiruna | 1693 | SRI | =6B | =5N | =21B | +14N | =12B | −3N | +15B | =8N | =11N | 5.0 | 39.5 | 43.0 | 22.75 | 1870 | +79.2 |
| 10 | Pasqual, Jenura Hirunjith | 1710 | SRI | =3B | −12N | +18B | +21N | =15B | +25N | +11B | −2N | −4N | 5.0 | 39.5 | 42.5 | 20.00 | 1876 | +70.4 |
| 11 | Kithnula, W A Gesandu | 1824 | SRI | +27N | =8B | +20B | =4N | −2B | +7B | −10N | −6N | =9B | 4.5 | 41.5 | 44.0 | 19.00 | 1846 | +6.4 |
| 12 | Weerasooriya, M A Methula Aken | 1637 | SRI | =19N | +10B | −2N | +24B | =9N | −8B | =17B | +21N | F | 4.5 | 37.5 | 41.0 | 18.50 | 1817 | +74.0 |
| 13 | Sgudhla, Bafana | 1851 | RSA | −18B | =14N | +17B | =15N | =25B | =21N | −4B | +24N | =8B | 4.5 | 34.5 | 37.5 | 17.50 | 1743 | -52.0 |
| 14 | Abeysinghe, Nimra Santhisa | 1693 | SRI | −4N | =13B | +26N | −9B | −19N | +27B | +23B | −7N | +21B | 4.5 | 34.5 | 37.0 | 14.75 | 1766 | +33.2 |
| 15 | Nuwarapaksha, N P M Lakvindu | 1758 | SRI | −1N | +27B | +24N | =13B | =10N | −5B | −9N | =26N | =17B | 4.0 | 39.0 | 41.5 | 14.25 | 1723 | -20.8 |
| 16 | Rathnagoda R B Sadew Denuwan | 1793 | SRI | +24N | −1B | −25N | =17B | +28N | +19B | −5N | =18B | F | 4.0 | 37.0 | 39.0 | 13.50 | 1766 | -14.0 |
| 17 | Bandaranayake, Thenuga Dilneth | 1718 | SRI | −2N | =22B | −13N | =16N | =23B | +26B | =12N | =20B | =15N | 4.0 | 34.5 | 37.5 | 14.50 | 1710 | -6.8 |
| 18 | Ranathunga, R M Methula Sansitha | 1674 | SRI | +13N | −7B | −10N | +19B | −8N | +28B | =21B | =16N | −20N | 4.0 | 34.5 | 36.5 | 14.25 | 1729 | +25.6 |
| 19 | Jesse Fabian | 1787 | KEN | =12B | =21N | −28B | −18N | +14B | −16N | =22N | =23B | +26N | 4.0 | 30.5 | 32.5 | 15.00 | 1615 | -78.8 |
| 20 | Minsara, S D Sadev | 1751 | SRI | F | =2B | −11N | −5N | −21B | =24N | +25B | =17N | +18B | 3.5 | 35.5 | 35.5 | 14.25 | 1762 | -2.4 |
| 21 | Mangala, Sibonelo | 1787 | RSA | =26N | =19B | =9N | −10B | +20N | =13B | =18N | −12B | −14N | 3.5 | 35.0 | 38.0 | 13.75 | 1621 | -80.4 |
| 22 | Shayan Meerab, Hasan | 1643 | BAN | −8N | =17N | −5B | =27B | =26N | −23N | =19B | +25N | =24B | 3.5 | 32.0 | 34.5 | 11.50 | 1642 | -4.0 |
| 23 | Clainos, Spiro | 1708 | RSA | −7N | −24B | =27N | =26B | =17N | +22B | −14N | =19N | =28B | 3.5 | 30.0 | 32.0 | 11.25 | 1600 | -54.0 |
| 24 | Hettiarachchi, Thenu Chanmith | 1642 | SRI | −16B | +23N | −15B | −12N | =27N | =20B | +28N | −13B | =22N | 3.5 | 30.0 | 32.0 | 10.25 | 1617 | -13.6 |
| 25 | Barnes, Joshua | 1701 | NZL | +5B | −3N | +16B | −6N | =13N | −10B | −20N | −22B | =27N | 3.0 | 37.5 | 40.0 | 13.50 | 1692 | -10.0 |
| 26 | Lakshitha, K Priyan | 1516 | SRI | =21B | −6N | −14B | =23N | =22B | −17N | +27N | =15B | −19B | 3.0 | 32.0 | 34.5 | 9.75 | 1614 | +39.2 |
| 27 | Abdullah Akber | 1666 | PAK | −11B | −15N | =23B | =22N | =24B | −14N | −26B | =28N | =25B | 2.5 | 29.5 | 31.5 | 7.75 | 1495 | -81.2 |
| 28 | Jinah, Yusuf Izan | 1467 | MDV | F | −4B | +19N | −3N | −16B | −18N | −24B | =27B | =23N | 2.0 | 33.5 | 33.5 | 7.00 | 1558 | +25.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Dissanayaka, Lithik HirunaSRI+79.25.0 pts · #8
- 2Weerasooriya, M A Methula AkenSRI+74.04.5 pts · #11
- 3Pasqual, Jenura HirunjithSRI+70.45.0 pts · #10
Top rating losers
- 1Abdullah AkberPAK-81.22.5 pts · #27
- 2Mangala, SiboneloRSA-80.43.5 pts · #24
- 3Jesse FabianKEN-78.84.0 pts · #15
Biggest upsets
- R3+320 Elo gap
- R1+242 Elo gap
- R1+177 Elo gap