Commonwealth Chess Championship 2026 - Under 14 Girls

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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 7 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1779, and top seed was Modipalli Deekshitha (🇮🇳 IND, WCM, 1985).

Mysha Perwez (🇮🇳 IND, 1868) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Sethumlee Devhara Palliyage (7.0) and Divyasree Kollipara (6.5). Perwez shared the lead from round 8 and broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Yesandi Wickramaarachchi (1555) beat Mysha Perwez (1868), a +313-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

Avg top 10

1,779

Participants

Titled players · 2

WFM×1

WCM×1

Federations · 7 represented

🇱🇰Sri Lanka×20

🇮🇳India×2

🇿🇦South Africa×1

🇰🇪Kenya×1

🇳🇿New Zealand×1

🇲🇻Maldives×1

🇲🇾Malaysia×1

Top 3

🥇
Mysha Perwez
🇮🇳IND·1868
7.5pts·1953perf+39.6
🥈
WFMSethumlee Devhara Palliyage
🇱🇰SRI·1908
7.0pts·1943perf+17.6
🥉
Divyasree Kollipara
🇮🇳IND·1891
6.5pts·1878perf+1.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Mysha Perwez led from R9; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Perwez7.5Palliyage7Kollipara6.5Akuratiya6Lu5.5Perera5.5

R9 · LEADER CHANGE25 May

Mysha Perwez takes the sole lead (7.5/9).

R7 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Mysha Perwez drew with WFM Sethumlee Devhara Palliyage (White).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Mysha Perwez 5 wins (R2–R6)WFM Sethumlee Devhara Palliyage 6 wins (R1–R6)Divyasree Kollipara 3 wins (R7–R9)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Mysha Perwez	*	½	1	—
2WFMSethumlee Devhara Palliyage	½	*	0	1
3Divyasree Kollipara	0	1	*	—
4A G Hansadie Aradhya Akuratiya	—	0	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Mysha Perwez	1868	IND	−19N	+24B	+7N	+5B	+18N	+3B	=2B	+9N	+14B	7.5	42.0	45.0	37.50	1953	+39.6
2	Palliyage, Sethumlee DevharaWFM	1908	SRI	+11N	+12B	+5N	+9B	+8N	+4B	=1N	−3B	=7N	7.0	46.0	51.0	38.00	1943	+17.6
3	Divyasree Kollipara	1891	IND	+20B	=18N	=23B	=6N	+10B	−1N	+21B	+2N	+8B	6.5	42.0	45.5	31.50	1878	+1.6
4	Akuratiya, A G Hansadie Aradhya	1830	SRI	+17B	−8N	+11B	+23N	+19B	−2N	+18B	−14N	+9B	6.0	39.0	42.5	26.00	1789	-11.9
5	Perera, S P Sanuli Yehansa	1657	SRI	+27B	+6N	−2B	−1N	+17B	−10N	+16B	=8N	+15B	5.5	43.5	44.5	22.50	1732	+37.2
6	Lu, Xiahan (Luna)WCM	1786	NZL	+13N	−5B	+21N	=3B	=9N	=15B	−8B	+22N	+10B	5.5	40.5	44.5	26.00	1719	-26.0
7	Sawindya, Udani	1603	SRI	+28B	−10N	−1B	+27N	−16B	+25N	+20B	+18N	=2B	5.5	36.0	36.0	15.50	1689	+35.6
8	Jayasinghe, J A Thinuli Hesanya	1660	SRI	+15N	+4B	=9N	+10N	−2B	−14B	+6N	=5B	−3N	5.0	45.0	49.5	26.25	1772	+52.0
9	Chanseya, K G Dewli Abinadi	1733	SRI	+16B	+22N	=8B	−2N	=6B	+19N	+14N	−1B	−4N	5.0	44.0	48.0	22.25	1746	+6.0
10	Hewapathirana, Meenu Vihansa	1701	SRI	+21N	+7B	=19N	−8B	−3N	+5B	=15N	+12B	−6N	5.0	41.5	45.5	24.25	1687	-6.4
11	Mohd. Fadly, Maarya Aimy	1585	MAS	−2B	+25N	−4N	=21B	−12N	+17B	=13N	+26B	+20B	5.0	38.5	41.5	19.00	1633	+16.4
12	Thisenka, H Linuki	1680	SRI	+25B	−2N	−16B	−20N	+11B	+22N	+19B	−10N	+21B	5.0	37.5	40.5	20.00	1647	-17.2
13	Siriwardane, Kishora Gimsaree	1534	SRI	−6B	+27N	=22B	=17N	=23B	−20N	=11B	+19N	+18B	5.0	34.5	35.5	17.50	1652	+55.2
14	Patabendi, Vinudi Dahamsa Madduma	1597	SRI	F	=23N	−18B	+16N	+22B	+8N	−9B	+4B	−1N	4.5	39.5	39.5	21.25	1744	+62.8
15	Samaraweera, Chamathka Sanudi	1460	SRI	−8B	=17N	+25B	=22N	+20B	=6N	=10B	=21N	−5N	4.5	37.5	40.5	18.50	1613	+70.0
16	Sayumli, P W Hesara	1516	SRI	−9N	+26B	+12N	−14B	+7N	−18B	−5N	=23B	+24N	4.5	36.0	39.0	18.25	1600	+34.0
17	Rathnayake, R M Amani Senuthmi	1546	SRI	−4N	=15B	+24N	=13B	−5N	−11N	=23B	+28B	+26N	4.5	35.5	35.5	12.50	1504	-19.6
18	Jayasinghe, J M Senudhi Ahasya	1697	SRI	+24N	=3B	+14N	=19B	−1B	+16N	−4N	−7B	−13N	4.0	43.5	46.5	17.25	1610	-41.6
19	Wickramaarachchi, Yesandi	1555	SRI	+1B	+20N	=10B	=18N	−4N	−9B	−12N	−13B	+28N	4.0	41.5	41.5	16.00	1616	+19.2
20	Ranasinghe, Sanuli Dulanya	1580	SRI	−3N	−19B	+26N	+12B	−15N	+13B	−7N	+24B	−11N	4.0	38.5	41.5	16.00	1511	-34.0
21	Herath, H P M S Danara	1507	SRI	−10B	+28N	−6B	=11N	+27B	+23N	−3N	=15B	−12N	4.0	36.0	36.0	9.25	1566	+16.4
22	Senarathne, Tharuli Dihansa	1606	SRI	+26N	−9B	=13N	=15B	−14N	−12B	+28N	−6B	+27N	4.0	33.5	33.5	8.75	1444	-61.6
23	Kularathna, M Sanindee Niwetha	1698	SRI	F	=14B	=3N	−4B	=13N	−21B	=17N	=16N	+25B	3.5	38.0	38.0	15.50	1569	-56.0
24	Wijetunga, Vishwa Vimukthini	1479	SRI	−18B	−1N	−17B	+26N	−25B	+28B	+27N	−20N	−16B	3.0	31.5	31.5	4.00	1278	-64.8
25	Eliana Ella	1475	KEN	−12N	−11B	−15N	+28B	+24N	−7B	−26N	+27B	−23N	3.0	30.5	30.5	4.00	1403	-28.8
26	Jumainah Noorah Ahmed	0	MDV	−22B	−16N	−20B	−24B	+28N	+27N	+25B	−11N	−17B	3.0	29.0	29.0	4.00	1333	0.0
27	Van Der Westhuizen, Mika	1424	RSA	−5N	−13B	+28N	−7B	−21N	−26B	−24B	−25N	−22B	1.0	33.0	33.0	0.00	752	-93.2
28	FIDE 534039988	0	—	−7N	−21B	−27B	−25N	−26B	−24N	−22B	−17N	−19B	0.0	31.0	32.0	0.00	724	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Samaraweera, Chamathka SanudiSRI
+70.0
4.5 pts · #13
2Patabendi, Vinudi Dahamsa MaddumaSRI
+62.8
4.5 pts · #12
3Siriwardane, Kishora GimsareeSRI
+55.2
5.0 pts · #11

Top rating losers

1Van Der Westhuizen, MikaRSA
-93.2
1.0 pts · #27
2Wijetunga, Vishwa VimukthiniSRI
-64.8
3.0 pts · #26
3Senarathne, Tharuli DihansaSRI
-61.6
4.0 pts · #24

Biggest upsets

R1+313 Elo gap
Wickramaarachchi, Yesandi1555 beat Mysha Perwez1868
R8+233 Elo gap
Patabendi, Vinudi Dahamsa Madduma1597 beat Akuratiya, A G Hansadie Aradhya1830
R6+191 Elo gap
Herath, H P M S Danara1507 beat Kularathna, M Sanindee Niwetha1698