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Commonwealth Chess Championship 2026 - Under 12 Girls

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41 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 17 May 2026 to 25 May 2026 in Kaluthara, Sri Lanka. 2 titled players from 6 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1784, and top seed was Krisha Tamhant Jain (🇮🇳 IND, 1920).

Pooja Shree R (🇮🇳 IND, WCM, 1909) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Manya Abhishek Drolia (8.0) and Meha Arin A (7.0). R shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 6: D P M Sidasni (1434) beat Porambage Sayuni Omansa (1683), a +249-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
🇮🇳Krisha Tamhant Jain1920
Avg top 10
1,784
Participants
41
Titled players · 2
WCM×2
Federations · 6 represented
🇱🇰Sri Lanka×29
🇮🇳India×6
🇲🇻Maldives×2
🇿🇦South Africa×1
🇰🇪Kenya×1
🇵🇰Pakistan×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Tight race until R5; 2 players tied at 8.0/9, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.

Co-leaders
19
8
4
2
1
1
2
2
2
2.54.579R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9
Pooja Shree8Drolia8Meha Arin7Jain6Thanthulage6Yakshini6
R5–R9 · LEAD HELD

WCM Pooja Shree R held the sole lead from R5 through R9 without losing it.

R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 8.0/9. R takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (47.0).

R7 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

WCM Pooja Shree R lost to Manya Abhishek Drolia (White).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1WCMPooja Shree R*
0
1
—
2Manya Abhishek Drolia
1
*
0
1
3Meha Arin A
0
1
*
1
4Krisha Tamhant Jain—
0
0
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Pooja Shree RWCM1909IND+20N+21B+17N+4N+3B+6N−2B+8B+10N8.047.051.543.502019+36.8
2Manya Abhishek Drolia1707IND+38N+25B+9N−3B+5N+4B+1N+12B+8N8.047.048.541.502058+141.6
3Meha Arin A1771IND+14B+13N+10B+2N−1N+7B−8N+5B+4N7.050.055.041.501919+68.0
4Yakshini P1723IND+12B+18N+5N−1B+26B−2N+6B+9N−3B6.050.054.031.001847+61.6
5Krisha Tamhant Jain1920IND+11B+27N−4B+14N−2B+17B+7N−3N+13B6.047.051.030.001754-60.0
6Thanthulage, Hesanya1787SRI+29N=15B=19N+20B+12N−1B−4N+25B+14N6.042.045.526.751681-36.0
7Jayaweera, Risali Lohasna1681SRI+31N=19B=8N+15B+9N−3N−5B+33B+12N6.042.045.027.001751+31.2
8Gomes J Vaneesha Oshini1758SRI+28N−10B=7B+13N+16B+18N+3B−1N−2B5.549.053.028.501697-21.6
9Halangoda, Sayumi SithumilaWCM1899SRI+22B+23N−2B+11N−7B+29N=10B−4B+21N5.544.548.025.251674-85.6
10Varenya Lakshmi Vaka1568IND+35B+8N−3N+19B−17N+22B=9N+21B−1B5.544.047.024.751722+61.6
11Amarasinghe, D S Nimansa1514SRI−5N+31B+35N−9B−33N=19B+36N+18B+23B5.534.537.020.251714+68.0
12Athapaththu, A M Vidushi Dinethma1470SRI−4N+33B+23B+27N−6B+26N+18B−2N−7B5.043.046.020.001636+66.8
13Ranasinghe, V G E1547SRI+33N−3B=25N−8B+19N=15B+20N+17B−5N5.041.044.021.001624+28.0
14Roshel, Karunarathnage Jennifer1478SRI−3N+41B+21N−5B=20N=25B+28N+15B−6B5.041.042.018.751627+55.6
15Liyanage, E L Dihini Dihasa1577SRI+39B=6N+16B−7N−18B=13N+30B−14N+33N5.038.039.518.501496-32.4
16Dasanya, W K Risali1451SRI=24N+37B−15N+25B−8N=20B=22N=27N+26B5.036.038.018.751627+81.6
17Mahawatte, Thanudi Nathara1609SRI+30B+40N−1B=18N+10B−5N=33B−13N=20B4.540.041.516.501569-20.8
18Fernando, Madawalage Dona Nesandi1447SRI+37N−4B+24N=17B+15N−8B−12N−11N+32B4.539.541.517.251576+48.8
19Guruge, Minuli Sanulya1405SRI+26B=7N=6B−10N−13B=11N−27B+38N+29N4.539.541.017.751581+79.2
20Janulya KA Chanumi1509SRI−1B+30N+40B−6N=14B=16N−13B+37N=17N4.539.040.514.251561+14.8
21Liyanage, W L Rehansa Dahami1582SRI+32B−1N−14B+36N+30B=33N+26B−10N−9B4.538.040.515.001590-3.2
22Jayawardhane, Thinuli Sehansa1500SRI−9N+36B+34B−26N+27B−10N=16B−23N+30B4.535.037.515.501590+38.8
23Ilma, Irshad1569SRI+41N−9B−12N−33B=28N+38B+31N+22B−11N4.532.533.512.501539-14.8
24Omansa, Porambage Sayuni1683SRI=16B−34N−18B=38N+41B−30N+39B=32N+31B4.526.027.011.001352-102.4
25Gamlath, M Bhavya Jehani1442SRI+34B−2N=13B−16N+32B=14N+29B−6NF4.040.043.015.001532+28.4
26Seimi T M Ashmeetha1590SRI−19N+38B+29N+22B−4N−12B−21N+28B−16N4.037.038.513.501464-60.4
27Edirisooriya, Vinudi Tenara1580SRI+36N−5B+28N−12B−22N=31B+19N=16BF4.036.539.015.251534-23.2
28Rathnayake, Chanuthi Thenulima1471SRI−8B+39N−27B=32N=23B+34N−14B−26N+37B4.031.533.010.501499+7.2
29Hapuarachchi, H U R S S1491SRI−6B+32N−26B+39N+34B−9B−25N=30N−19B3.534.035.59.751365-47.6
30Sidasni, D P M1434SRI−17N−20B+41N+40B−21N+24B−15N=29B−22N3.532.533.58.751334-32.0
31Godamunna, Vinuli Sesanga Abeykoo1449SRI−7B−11N−39B+37B+35N=27N−23B+36B−24N3.532.033.59.501505+17.6
32Aleenah Sarah Ahmed0MDV−21N−29B+37N=28B−25N=36N+41B=24B−18N3.529.530.58.5014010.0
33Wanigasooriya, Akshana Randinee0SRI−13B−12NF+23N+11B=21B=17N−7N−15B3.040.040.014.5014820.0
34Sanjana, T Savini1613SRI−25N+24B−22N+35B−29N−28B−37BF+41N3.026.526.58.501261-105.2
35Pilane, Maemo0RSA−10NF−11B−34N−31B−37N+40N+41B+39B3.023.523.54.007520.0
36Breetalizah Amanda1604KEN−27B−22N+38N−21B+40N=32B−11B−31NF2.528.528.54.751243-108.4
37Bandara, L R T Pethara1617SRI−18B−16N−32B−31NF+35B+34N−20B−28N2.031.031.06.001217-120.8
38Aishath Noya Shahurudheen Shareef1468MDV−2B−26N−36B=24B+39N−23NF−19B−40N1.531.031.03.751192-61.2
39FIDE 167054400—−15N−28B+31N−29B−38BF−24N=40B−35N1.526.526.54.2512500.0
40Zarah Faisal0PAKF−17B−20N−30N−36B−41N−35B=39N+38B1.522.022.02.2512850.0
41Nanayakkara, Jayakodige Livini0SRI−23B−14N−30BF−24N+40B−32N−35N−34B1.028.528.51.507550.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
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Biggest upsets