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Commonwealth Chess Championship 2026 - Under 18 Girls

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11 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 17 May 2026 to 25 May 2026 in Kaluthara, Sri Lanka. 2 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1731, and top seed was Saranya Devi Narahari (🇮🇳 IND, WFM, 2010).

Saranya Devi Narahari (🇮🇳 IND, WFM, 2010) won with 7.0/7, ahead of Ananya Raman (5.0) and H Sandithi Kusalya Alwis (4.5). Narahari won solo starting round 3.

The biggest upset came in round 4: B K G S M S Ekanayake (1475) beat Angel Kagambi (1695), a +220-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 · 7 rounds
Top seed
🇮🇳WFMSaranya Devi Narahari2010
Avg top 10
1,731
Participants
11
Titled players · 2
WFM×1
WCM×1
Federations · 4 represented
🇱🇰Sri Lanka×5
🇮🇳India×4
🇿🇦South Africa×1
🇰🇪Kenya×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

WFM Saranya Devi Narahari led from R3; +2.0-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
23.55.57R1R2R3R4R5R6R7
Narahari7Raman5Alwis4.5Ramanayake3.5Aswinika Mani3Santhanalashmi3
R3–R7 · LEAD HELD

WFM Saranya Devi Narahari never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +2.0 over the runner-up.

R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

WFM Saranya Devi Narahari beat WCM Ananya Raman (White).

R1–R7 · WIN STREAK

WFM Saranya Devi Narahari won 7 in a row (R1–R7).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1WFMSaranya Devi Narahari*
1
1
1
2WCMAnanya Raman
0
*
½
1
3H Sandithi Kusalya Alwis
0
½
*
½
4Nemindi Linaya Ramanayake
0
0
½
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Saranya Devi NarahariWFM2010IND+7B+4N+2B+3N+5B+6N+9N7.021.523.023.002576+64.0
2Ananya RamanWCM1969IND+11B+9N−1N+10B=3B+4N=5N5.021.022.511.751899-10.4
3Alwis, H Sandithi Kusalya1971SRI=6N+8B+5N−1B=2N+10B=4B4.523.525.012.251860-27.6
4Ramanayake, Nemindi Linaya1729SRI+10B−1B+7N−5B+8N−2B=3N3.524.025.58.251768+13.2
5Aswinika Mani R1771IND=8N+6B−3B+4N−1NF=2B3.025.025.010.001808+12.0
6Santhanalashmi M1686IND=3B−5N=8B+11N+9B−1BF3.019.519.56.251705+3.2
7Kagambi, Angel1695KEN−1N+11B−4B−9NF=8B+10N2.517.017.04.001559-46.0
8Maddumage, Neksha P1482SRI=5B−3N=6NF−4B=7N=11B2.018.018.05.001589+26.0
9Ekanayake, B K G S M S1475SRIF−2B−10N+7B−6N=11N−1B1.520.520.53.251495-1.6
10Chamindi, S M Chethika1479SRI−4NF+9B−2N=11B−3N−7B1.518.518.52.251503-1.2
11Viljoen, Amber1518RSA−2N−7NF−6B=10N=9B=8N1.515.515.52.501430-31.6

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets