Commonwealth Chess Championship 2026 - Under 16 Girls

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31 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 17 May 2026 to 25 May 2026 in Kaluthara, Sri Lanka. 4 titled players from 6 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1871, and top seed was Shanmathi Sree S (🇮🇳 IND, WCM, 2023).

Akshaya Sathi (🇮🇳 IND, WCM, 1957) won with 8.5/9, ahead of Shanmathi Sree S (8.0) and M A D D D Munasinghe (6.5). Sathi won solo starting round 4.

The biggest upset came in round 5: Nethuli Dehansa Wanniarachchi (1487) beat J M Theruni V Jayasundara (WCM, 1784), a +297-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

🇮🇳WCMShanmathi Sree S2023

Avg top 10

1,871

Participants

Titled players · 4

WFM×1

WCM×3

Federations · 6 represented

🇱🇰Sri Lanka×23

🇮🇳India×3

🇿🇦South Africa×2

🇲🇾Malaysia×1

🇧🇩Bangladesh×1

🇳🇿New Zealand×1

Top 3

🥇
WCMAkshaya Sathi
🇮🇳IND·1957
8.5pts·2255perf+96.4
🥈
WCMShanmathi Sree S
🇮🇳IND·2023
8.0pts·2166perf+48.6
🥉
M A D D D Munasinghe
🇱🇰SRI·1853
6.5pts·1928perf+46.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

WCM Akshaya Sathi led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Sathi8.5Shanmathi Sree8Munasinghe6.5Jayasundara5.5Theephigaa K5.5Perera5.5

R4–R9 · LEAD HELD

WCM Akshaya Sathi held the sole lead from R4 through R9 without losing it.

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

WCM Akshaya Sathi beat WCM Shanmathi Sree S (White).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

WCM Akshaya Sathi 6 wins (R1–R6)WCM Shanmathi Sree S 3+5 wins (R1–R3, R5–R9)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1WCMAkshaya Sathi	*	1	½	1
2WCMShanmathi Sree S	0	*	1	1
3M A D D D Munasinghe	½	0	*	—
4WCMJ M Theruni V Jayasundara	0	0	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Akshaya SathiWCM	1957	IND	+31N	+14B	+7N	+2B	+4N	+6B	=3N	+8B	+5N	8.5	45.5	46.5	43.25	2255	+96.4
2	Shanmathi Sree SWCM	2023	IND	+11B	+5N	+3B	−1N	+8B	+7N	+4B	+10N	+9B	8.0	46.0	51.0	42.50	2166	+48.6
3	Munasinghe, M A D D D	1853	SRI	+22N	+30B	−2N	+6B	=7N	+10B	=1B	=9N	+13N	6.5	45.5	47.0	29.75	1928	+46.0
4	Perera, B Yenuthi Sahanlee	1956	SRI	+25B	=8N	=5B	+9N	−1B	+11N	−2N	=13B	+15N	5.5	46.0	49.0	25.00	1859	-35.2
5	Jayasundara, J M Theruni VWCM	1784	SRI	+26N	−2B	=4N	+30B	−10N	+12B	+14N	+6B	−1B	5.5	45.0	46.5	22.25	1803	+16.4
6	Theephigaa K P	1842	IND	+18B	+24N	=9B	−3N	+15B	−1N	+20B	−5N	+7N	5.5	43.0	46.0	23.00	1828	+1.1
7	De Silva, B P Chanthuli Thanishka	1885	SRI	+17B	+15N	−1B	+21N	=3B	−2B	=13N	+12N	−6B	5.0	47.0	51.0	23.50	1798	-34.4
8	Mudalige, S M I Umandi	1743	SRI	+27N	=4B	=13N	+12B	−2N	+16B	=9B	−1N	=10B	5.0	46.0	49.0	22.50	1814	+32.0
9	Gan, Emily CathayWFM	1912	NZL	+23N	+10B	=6N	−4B	=16N	+13B	=8N	=3B	−2N	5.0	44.5	48.0	23.75	1812	-40.4
10	Wanniarachchi, Nethuli Dehansa	1487	SRI	+20B	−9N	+11B	=18N	+5B	−3N	+15B	−2B	=8N	5.0	43.5	47.5	23.50	1775	+122.0
11	Dasanya, K K Hansali	1595	SRI	−2N	+26B	−10N	+24B	+21N	−4B	+19N	−15B	+18N	5.0	38.0	41.0	18.00	1674	+28.0
12	Dampahala, Hesara Danuli	1658	SRI	−28B	+17N	+29B	−8N	+19B	−5N	+16N	−7B	+14N	5.0	35.5	38.0	20.00	1686	+12.8
13	Jannatul, Preety	1750	BAN	=19B	+28N	=8B	=15N	+20B	−9N	=7B	=4N	−3B	4.5	39.5	42.0	18.50	1741	-3.2
14	Wan Safie, Wan Aisyah Maisarah	1631	MAS	+21B	−1N	=28B	=19N	=18B	+22N	−5B	+20N	−12B	4.5	39.0	41.5	17.25	1625	-6.0
15	Abeyrathne, M P Dulansa Dewmini	1669	SRI	+29N	−7B	+24N	=13B	−6N	+17B	−10N	+11N	−4B	4.5	38.0	40.5	17.25	1675	+0.8
16	Sahansa, Onara Sandithi	1676	SRI	−24B	+19N	=18B	+28N	=9B	−8N	−12B	+26N	=17B	4.5	33.5	36.0	16.25	1605	-34.8
17	Hettiarachchi, Bodhini Kavya	1556	SRI	−7N	−12B	+31N	=29B	+30N	−15N	+28B	=18B	=16N	4.5	29.5	30.5	10.50	1602	+19.6
18	Jayathilaka, H R J G	1528	SRI	−6N	+31B	=16N	=10B	=14N	−20N	+21B	=17N	−11B	4.0	37.0	38.0	14.25	1567	+17.6
19	Randeniya, Senethma Dewmi	1525	SRI	=13N	−16B	+27N	=14B	−12N	+23B	−11B	=24N	=21B	4.0	34.0	37.0	14.50	1555	+14.4
20	Gamaarachchi, G A Senaree M I	1638	SRI	−10N	+22B	=30N	+26B	−13N	+18B	−6N	−14B	=25N	4.0	33.5	35.0	13.25	1549	-40.7
21	Perera, A L Omaya Inuki	1486	SRI	−14N	+23B	+25N	−7B	−11B	=29N	−18N	+30B	=19N	4.0	31.5	33.0	11.25	1539	+22.0
22	Kodithuwakku, Methuli	1553	SRI	−3B	−20N	=23N	+25B	+29N	−14B	=26N	=27B	=24B	4.0	30.5	33.0	11.75	1547	-4.4
23	Premathilaka, G M Dimathi Dasunya	1563	SRI	−9B	−21N	=22B	+27N	=28B	−19N	=25B	F	+31N	3.5	26.5	26.5	8.75	1538	-16.0
24	Dewmini, B K Nihansa	1503	SRI	+16N	−6B	−15B	−11N	=27B	=25N	F	=19B	=22N	3.0	33.5	33.5	11.50	1533	+7.6
25	Strauss, Lune	1580	RSA	−4N	=27B	−21B	−22N	F	=24B	=23N	+28N	=20B	3.0	29.5	29.5	9.25	1501	-40.8
26	Mandakini, A N N S	1526	SRI	−5B	−11N	F	−20N	+31B	=28N	=22B	−16B	+30N	3.0	28.0	28.0	5.75	1507	-11.6
27	Chandrasiri, Senadi	1516	SRI	−8B	=25N	−19B	−23B	=24N	F	+31B	=22N	=29N	3.0	26.0	26.0	7.25	1481	-18.0
28	Githminie, H K Gihansa	1492	SRI	+12N	−13B	=14N	−16B	=23N	=26B	−17N	−25B	F	2.5	32.5	32.5	10.50	1477	-6.8
29	Wijesingha, Nimsha Mayumi	1498	SRI	−15B	F	−12N	=17N	−22B	=21B	−30N	+31N	=27B	2.5	27.5	27.5	6.75	1415	-34.4
30	Jayamanna, Janudi	1430	SRI	F	−3N	=20B	−5N	−17B	−31N	+29B	−21N	−26B	1.5	31.0	31.0	4.50	1362	-30.0
31	Bothma, Jaculene	1582	RSA	−1B	−18N	−17B	F	−26N	+30B	−27N	−29B	−23B	1.0	30.5	30.5	1.50	1250	-129.2

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Wanniarachchi, Nethuli DehansaSRI
+122.0
5.0 pts · #10
2Akshaya SathiWCMIND
+96.4
8.5 pts · #1
3Shanmathi Sree SWCMIND
+48.6
8.0 pts · #2

Top rating losers

1Bothma, JaculeneRSA
-129.2
1.0 pts · #31
2Strauss, LuneRSA
-40.8
3.0 pts · #26
3Gamaarachchi, G A Senaree M ISRI
-40.7
4.0 pts · #20

Biggest upsets

R5+297 Elo gap
Wanniarachchi, Nethuli Dehansa1487 beat WCMJayasundara, J M Theruni V1784
R7+182 Elo gap
Wanniarachchi, Nethuli Dehansa1487 beat Abeyrathne, M P Dulansa Dewmini1669
R1+173 Elo gap
Dewmini, B K Nihansa1503 beat Sahansa, Onara Sandithi1676