Commonwealth Chess Championship 2026 - Under 8 Girls

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36 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 17 May 2026 to 25 May 2026 in Waskaduwa, Sri Lanka. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1471, and top seed was K K A Yenuli Ihansa (🇱🇰 SRI, 1549).

Pritika Nandi (🇮🇳 IND, 1548) won with 9.0/9, ahead of Shreyanshi jain (7.0) and Himandi Sehansa De Sil Rajaratne (6.5). Nandi won solo starting round 4.

The biggest upset came in round 3: Himandi Sehansa De Sil Rajaratne (1444) beat K K A Yenuli Ihansa (1549), a +105-point gap.

Location

🇱🇰Waskaduwa, 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

🇱🇰K K A Yenuli Ihansa1549

Avg top 10

1,471

Participants

Federations · 3 represented

🇱🇰Sri Lanka×18

🇮🇳India×6

🇲🇾Malaysia×1

Top 3

🥇
Pritika Nandi
🇮🇳IND·1548
9.0pts·2276perf+96.0
🥈
Shreyanshi jain
🇮🇳IND
7.0pts·1521perf0.0
🥉
Himandi Sehansa De Sil Rajaratne
🇱🇰SRI·1444
6.5pts·1606perf+34.4

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Pritika Nandi led from R4; +2.0-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Nandi9jain7Rajaratne6.5Ihansa6Lakshmi6Sethumsa6

R4–R9 · LEAD HELD

Pritika Nandi never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +2.0 over the runner-up.

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Pritika Nandi beat Shreyanshi jain (White).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Pritika Nandi 9 wins (R1–R9)Shreyanshi jain 3 wins (R1–R3)Himandi Sehansa De Sil Rajaratne 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Pritika Nandi	*	1	1	1
2Shreyanshi jain	0	*	½	—
3Himandi Sehansa De Sil Rajaratne	0	½	*	1
4K K A Yenuli Ihansa	0	—	0	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Nandi, Pritika	1548	IND	+27N	+14B	+22N	+2B	+9N	+3B	+4N	+5B	+10B	9.0	45.5	49.0	49.00	2276	+96.0
2	Shreyanshi jain	0	IND	+?B	+6N	+8B	−1N	=10B	+20B	+9N	=3N	+4B	7.0	49.0	49.0	34.00	1521	0.0
3	Rajaratne, Himandi Sehansa De Sil	1444	SRI	+7N	+23B	+5N	=9B	+11N	−1N	+10B	=2B	=8N	6.5	50.5	54.5	36.25	1606	+34.4
4	Thennakoon, T M S Meleesha	1500	SRI	+29N	+15B	−11N	+14B	+22N	+5B	−1B	+16N	−2N	6.0	46.5	50.0	28.50	1629	+20.8
5	Ihansa, K K A Yenuli	1549	SRI	+35B	+30N	−3B	+26N	+12B	−4N	+6B	−1N	+13B	6.0	44.5	45.5	24.00	1467	-26.4
6	Divisha Naveen Nayakula	1445	IND	+25N	−2B	=7N	+17B	=20N	+23B	−5N	+11B	+14N	6.0	43.0	47.0	28.75	749	-14.4
7	Pragnika Vaka Lakshmi	0	IND	−3B	+35N	=6B	+?N	=13B	+12N	+24B	−10N	+16B	6.0	38.0	38.0	20.50	1378	0.0
8	Sethumsa, E M Thinuli	0	SRI	+?N	=10B	−2N	+30B	−18N	+?N	+21B	+9B	=3B	6.0	37.0	37.0	19.00	1483	0.0
9	Shanojan, Akshara	1449	SRI	+17B	+33N	+21B	=3N	−1B	+11N	−2B	−8N	+15N	5.5	48.5	51.0	25.75	1303	-14.8
10	Dishani S	1497	IND	+36B	=8N	+28B	=11B	=2N	+18B	−3N	+7B	−1N	5.5	48.5	48.5	23.75	696	-40.0
11	Samaranayaka, S H Opara Thewni	0	SRI	+?B	+12N	+4B	=10N	−3B	−9B	+18N	−6N	+20B	5.5	44.0	44.0	23.25	1407	0.0
12	Dhvija Anand	1451	IND	+18N	−11B	+25N	+15B	−5N	−7B	+17N	−14B	+23N	5.0	41.5	45.5	23.00	749	-14.8
13	Lithini Liyara, Ingiriya Acharige	1414	SRI	−14N	+19B	−15N	+29B	=7N	=17B	+23N	+24B	−5N	5.0	40.0	43.5	22.00	749	-12.8
14	Ranulya, W Kenuli	0	SRI	+13B	−1N	+30B	−4N	−24B	+?N	+?B	+12N	−6B	5.0	38.0	38.0	13.00	1400	0.0
15	Sahasna, G V S Y	0	SRI	+?B	−4N	+13B	−12N	−21B	+?B	+22N	+19N	−9B	5.0	35.0	35.0	14.00	1374	0.0
16	Rathnayake, R M Dulyana Dahamdee	0	SRI	−30N	=27B	+19N	=?B	+?N	+22B	+20N	−4B	−7N	5.0	32.0	32.0	15.25	1482	0.0
17	Nethashi, K Pudamsa	0	SRI	−9N	+31B	=?N	−6N	+28B	=13N	−12B	+22B	+?N	5.0	32.0	32.0	13.00	1400	0.0
18	Mohd Shahrul Annuar, Nur Aara Daniel	0	MAS	−12B	=?N	+34B	+28N	+8B	−10N	−11B	=?B	+24N	5.0	31.5	31.5	15.50	1191	0.0
19	FIDE 80874401	0	—	=28B	−13N	−16B	+27N	+?B	=21N	+?N	−15B	+26N	5.0	30.5	30.5	11.50	1473	0.0
20	Hewawasam, H H S Y Lohithya	0	SRI	−26B	+32N	+33B	+23N	=6B	−2N	−16B	+21N	−11N	4.5	39.0	41.5	17.00	1445	0.0
21	Perera, Thevni Harisandi	0	SRI	+?N	+?B	−9N	−22B	+15N	=19B	−8N	−20B	+25B	4.5	34.0	34.0	11.50	1460	0.0
22	Pathirana, M L Devli Shenaya	1415	SRI	+32B	+26N	−1B	+21N	−4B	−16N	−15B	−17N	+31B	4.0	41.5	44.5	14.50	724	-28.0
23	FIDE 29988039	0	—	+34B	−3N	+?B	−20B	+?N	−6N	−13B	+31N	−12B	4.0	32.0	32.0	5.00	1217	0.0
24	Lawanya, Abeywardhana Dinugi	0	SRI	−?N	−?N	+35B	+?B	+14N	+25B	−7N	−13N	−18B	4.0	26.0	26.0	10.00	1338	0.0
25	Nithunil, M Meeriyam Steleena	0	SRI	−6B	+34N	−12B	+?N	+26B	−24N	F	+?B	−21N	4.0	25.5	25.5	6.00	1351	0.0
26	FIDE 80895778	0	—	+20N	−22B	+?N	−5B	−25N	=?B	+?B	=?N	−19B	4.0	23.5	23.5	4.50	1197	0.0
27	FIDE 80880215	0	—	−1B	=16N	−?B	−19B	=29N	+36N	−32B	=?B	+34N	3.5	27.5	27.5	6.25	748	0.0
28	Samarakoon, Pauravi	0	SRI	=19N	+?B	−10N	−18B	−17N	−?N	+29B	−?N	+36B	3.5	24.0	24.0	6.00	1471	0.0
29	FIDE 16707370	0	—	−4B	=?N	=?B	−13N	=27B	−33N	−28N	+36B	+32B	3.5	23.5	23.5	4.75	657	0.0
30	FIDE 80894542	0	—	+16B	−5B	−14N	−8N	−32B	+35N	−31B	+34N	−?B	3.0	31.0	31.0	8.00	740	0.0
31	FIDE 80880053	0	—	−33B	−17N	−32B	+35N	−?B	+34N	+30N	−23B	−22N	3.0	24.5	24.5	6.00	615	0.0
32	FIDE 2418975	0	—	−22N	−20B	+31N	−?B	+30N	−?B	+27N	−?B	−29N	3.0	21.5	21.5	9.50	673	0.0
33	Silva, Athige Resandi Tharunya	0	SRI	+31N	−9B	−20N	=?N	−?B	+29B	−?N	F	F	2.5	16.5	16.5	6.50	647	0.0
34	FIDE 80813267	0	—	−23N	−25B	−18N	+36B	−?N	−31B	+35N	−30B	−27B	2.0	23.5	23.5	1.00	645	0.0
35	FIDE 4334361	0	—	−5N	−7B	−24N	−31B	+36N	−30B	−34B	F	−?N	1.0	24.0	24.0	0.00	749	0.0
36	FIDE 534046062	0	—	−10N	−?B	−?N	−34N	−35B	−27B	F	−29N	−28N	0.0	19.0	19.0	0.00	671	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Nandi, PritikaIND
+96.0
9.0 pts · #1
2Rajaratne, Himandi Sehansa De SilSRI
+34.4
6.5 pts · #5
3Thennakoon, T M S MeleeshaSRI
+20.8
6.0 pts · #10

Top rating losers

1Dishani SIND
-40.0
5.5 pts · #26
2Pathirana, M L Devli ShenayaSRI
-28.0
4.0 pts · #35
3Ihansa, K K A YenuliSRI
-26.4
6.0 pts · #3

Biggest upsets

R3+105 Elo gap
Rajaratne, Himandi Sehansa De Sil1444 beat Ihansa, K K A Yenuli1549