{"id":16631,"date":"2020-09-22T15:58:53","date_gmt":"2020-09-22T15:58:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www1090.fide.com\/?p=16631"},"modified":"2023-10-30T06:42:20","modified_gmt":"2023-10-30T06:42:20","slug":"ranindu-liyanage-and-nethmi-fernando-are-new-sri-lanka-champions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/ranindu-liyanage-and-nethmi-fernando-are-new-sri-lanka-champions\/","title":{"rendered":"Ranindu Liyanage and Nethmi Fernando are new Sri Lanka champions"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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A 16-year old schoolboy from Ananda College, Colombo,\u00a0Ranindu Liyanage<\/strong>\u00a0is crowned as the National Chess Champion. Ranindu who was playing excellent \u0441hess from the very start on 11th September finished with an excellent score of 10 \u00bd points out of 13. On his way to the top spot Young Ranidu suffered an unnecessary loss to CC Weerasinghe at the penultimate round but conceded only three draws to LMST De Silva, Lakshitha Randil and Gayantha Dissanayake. Ranindu won the National Chess Champion title, Rs. 100,000\/= with a trophy and gold medal.<\/p>

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Minul Doluweera<\/strong>\u00a0of Royal College Colombo also had a good tournament, scoring 10 points out of 13, but lost the race for the title to Ranidu and had to settle for silver. The youngest participant, 14-year old\u00a0Susal De Silva<\/strong>\u00a0of Nalanda College took bronze.<\/p>

Nethmi Fernando<\/strong>\u00a0of Girls High School clinched the title of Sri Lanka Women\u2019s National Chess Champion scoring 10\/13. After an impressive start 6\u00bd points out of 7 \u00a0she lost two games to Sandeepani Tharushi and Newanji Hewawasam in the second half of the event but came back strongly to earn 3 \u00bd out of 4 in the last four rounds. Along with the title the 16-year old Nethmi received Rs. 60,000\/= in cash plus a trophy and gold medal.<\/p>

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After losing her first three games of the event\u00a0Sandeepani Tharushi<\/strong>\u00a0of Devi Balika rebounded strongly to score 9 \u00bd points, shared the second place with \u00a0Ashvini Pavalachandran<\/strong>\u00a0of Wicherly International School, and got silver thanks to better tiebreaks. \u00a0<\/p>

The Sri Lanka National Chess Championship 2020 held by the Chess Federation of Sri Lanka at Taj Samudra Hotel, Colombo, from September 11th to 21st September 2020 was a great success. Mrs.\u00a0Sandamali Aviruppola<\/strong>, Principal and Mr.\u00a0Luxman Wijesuriya<\/strong>, the President of Chess Federation, General Secretary of South Asian Chess Council and Commonwealth Chess Association, and Vice President of Asian Chess Federation presented the awards to the winners.<\/p>

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The Chess Federation of Sri Lanka invited several National Champions such as Harinlal Aturupane and Suneetha Wijesuriya who attended the closing ceremony.<\/p>

Final Standings – Men<\/strong><\/p>

Rk.<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

\u00a0<\/td>

Name<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

Club\/City<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

Pts.<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

1<\/p><\/td>

CM<\/p><\/td>

Liyanage Ranindu Dilshan<\/p><\/td>

Ananda College – Colombo<\/p><\/td>

10.5<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2<\/p><\/td>

FM<\/p><\/td>

Doluweera Minul Sanjula<\/p><\/td>

Royal College – Colombo<\/p><\/td>

10<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

3<\/p><\/td>

FM<\/p><\/td>

De Silva L M S T<\/p><\/td>

Nalanda College – Colombo<\/p><\/td>

8<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

4<\/p><\/td>

\u00a0<\/td>

Theekshana H G Denuwan<\/p><\/td>

Ananda College – Colombo<\/p><\/td>

8<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

5<\/p><\/td>

IM<\/p><\/td>

Weerawardane Romesh<\/p><\/td>

\u00a0<\/td>

7.5<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

6<\/p><\/td>

\u00a0<\/td>

Randil Lakshitha<\/p><\/td>

Japura Chess Club<\/p><\/td>

7<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

7<\/p><\/td>

\u00a0<\/td>

Dabarera G W D M<\/p><\/td>

Maliyadeva College – Kurunegala<\/p><\/td>

6.5<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

8<\/p><\/td>

FM<\/p><\/td>

Galappaththi Chinthaka Anuruddha<\/p><\/td>

Kandy YMCA Chess Club<\/p><\/td>

6.5<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

9<\/p><\/td>

\u00a0<\/td>

Amarasinghe A A C B<\/p><\/td>

Japura Chess Club<\/p><\/td>

5.5<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

10<\/p><\/td>

\u00a0<\/td>

Samaranayake K P R N<\/p><\/td>

Pera Knights Chess Club<\/p><\/td>

5.5<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

11<\/p><\/td>

\u00a0<\/td>

Bandara Dhanushka<\/p><\/td>

Kandy YMCA Chess Club<\/p><\/td>

5<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

12<\/p><\/td>

\u00a0<\/td>

Sivathanujan S<\/p><\/td>

Kokuvil Hindu College<\/p><\/td>

4<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

13<\/p><\/td>

\u00a0<\/td>

Weerasinghe C C<\/p><\/td>

Maroons Chess Club<\/p><\/td>

4<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

14<\/p><\/td>

\u00a0<\/td>

Dassanayake D M G S<\/p><\/td>

St Sylvesters College – Kandy<\/p><\/td>

3<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

\u00a0<\/p>

Final Standings – Women<\/strong><\/p>

Rk.<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

\u00a0<\/td>

Name<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

Club\/City<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

Pts.<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

1<\/p><\/td>

\u00a0<\/td>

Fernando Nethmi L<\/p><\/td>

Girls’ High School – Kandy<\/p><\/td>

10<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2<\/p><\/td>

\u00a0<\/td>

Sandeepani M Tharushi<\/p><\/td>

Devi Balika Vidyalaya – Colombo<\/p><\/td>

9.5<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

3<\/p><\/td>

\u00a0<\/td>

Pavalachandran Ashvini<\/p><\/td>

Wycherley International School<\/p><\/td>

9.5<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

4<\/p><\/td>

WCM<\/p><\/td>

Tharushi T H D Niklesha<\/p><\/td>

Visakha Vidyalaya – Colombo<\/p><\/td>

9.0<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

5<\/p><\/td>

WIM<\/p><\/td>

Ranasinghe S D<\/p><\/td>

Nf3 Chess Club<\/p><\/td>

8.5<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

6<\/p><\/td>

WCM<\/p><\/td>

Jayaweera Sayuni Gihansa<\/p><\/td>

Dharmasoka College – Ambalangoda<\/p><\/td>

7.5<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

7<\/p><\/td>

WCM<\/p><\/td>

Pallie Ehsha Mishela<\/p><\/td>

Visakha Vidyalaya – Colombo<\/p><\/td>

7.0<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

8<\/p><\/td>

\u00a0<\/td>

Wijesinghe W M M N<\/p><\/td>

Girls’ High School – Kandy<\/p><\/td>

7.0<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

9<\/p><\/td>

WFM<\/p><\/td>

Hewawasam H Y Nevanjee Dimanya<\/p><\/td>

Visakha Vidyalaya – Colombo<\/p><\/td>

6.5<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

10<\/p><\/td>

\u00a0<\/td>

Abeysinghe H M H Janandani<\/p><\/td>

NSBM Green University<\/p><\/td>

5.0<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

11<\/p><\/td>

WCM<\/p><\/td>

Wickramasinghe Minethma Lasandi<\/p><\/td>

Sujatha Vidyalaya – Matara<\/p><\/td>

3.5<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

12<\/p><\/td>

\u00a0<\/td>

Ranganath Tharuli Vihasna<\/p><\/td>

Yoshida Shokanji International Scho<\/p><\/td>

3.0<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

13<\/p><\/td>

\u00a0<\/td>

Koswatte C T<\/p><\/td>

Sri Lanka Airport & Aviation<\/p><\/td>

2.5<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

14<\/p><\/td>

\u00a0<\/td>

Mapa M M W H<\/p><\/td>

Girls’ High School – Kandy<\/p><\/td>

2.5<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

\u00a0<\/p>

Text and photo: Luxman Wijesuriya, President of CFSL and Vice-President of Asian Chess Federation<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A 16-year old schoolboy from Ananda College, Colombo,\u00a0Ranindu Liyanage\u00a0is crowned as the National Chess Champion. Ranindu who was playing excellent \u0441hess from the very start on 11th September finished with an excellent score of 10 \u00bd points out of 13. On his way to the top spot Young Ranidu suffered an unnecessary loss to CC Weerasinghe at the penultimate round but conceded only three draws to LMST De Silva, Lakshitha Randil and Gayantha Dissanayake. Ranindu won the National Chess Champion title, Rs. 100,000\/= with a trophy and gold medal. Minul Doluweera\u00a0of Royal College Colombo also had a good tournament, scoring 10 points out of 13, but lost the race for the title to Ranidu and had to settle for silver. The youngest participant, 14-year old\u00a0Susal De Silva\u00a0of Nalanda College took bronze. Nethmi Fernando\u00a0of Girls High School clinched the title of Sri Lanka Women\u2019s National Chess Champion scoring 10\/13. After an impressive start 6\u00bd points out of 7 \u00a0she lost two games to Sandeepani Tharushi and Newanji Hewawasam in the second half of the event but came back strongly to earn 3 \u00bd out of 4 in the last four rounds. Along with the title the 16-year old Nethmi received Rs. 60,000\/= in cash plus a trophy and gold medal. After losing her first three games of the event\u00a0Sandeepani Tharushi\u00a0of Devi Balika rebounded strongly to score 9 \u00bd points, shared the second place with \u00a0Ashvini Pavalachandran\u00a0of Wicherly International School, and got silver thanks to better tiebreaks. \u00a0 The Sri Lanka National Chess Championship 2020 held by the Chess Federation of Sri Lanka at Taj Samudra Hotel, Colombo, from September 11th to 21st September 2020 was a great success. Mrs.\u00a0Sandamali Aviruppola, Principal and Mr.\u00a0Luxman Wijesuriya, the President of Chess Federation, General Secretary of South Asian Chess Council and Commonwealth Chess Association, and Vice President of Asian Chess Federation presented the awards to the winners. The Chess Federation of Sri Lanka invited several National Champions such as Harinlal Aturupane and Suneetha Wijesuriya who attended the closing ceremony. Final Standings – Men Rk. \u00a0 Name Club\/City Pts. 1 CM Liyanage Ranindu Dilshan Ananda College – Colombo 10.5 2 FM Doluweera Minul Sanjula Royal College – Colombo 10 3 FM De Silva L M S T Nalanda College – Colombo 8 4 \u00a0 Theekshana H G Denuwan Ananda College – Colombo 8 5 IM Weerawardane Romesh \u00a0 7.5 6 \u00a0 Randil Lakshitha Japura Chess Club 7 7 \u00a0 Dabarera G W D M Maliyadeva College – Kurunegala 6.5 8 FM Galappaththi Chinthaka Anuruddha Kandy YMCA Chess Club 6.5 9 \u00a0 Amarasinghe A A C B Japura Chess Club 5.5 10 \u00a0 Samaranayake K P R N Pera Knights Chess Club 5.5 11 \u00a0 Bandara Dhanushka Kandy YMCA Chess Club 5 12 \u00a0 Sivathanujan S Kokuvil Hindu College 4 13 \u00a0 Weerasinghe C C Maroons Chess Club 4 14 \u00a0 Dassanayake D M G S St Sylvesters College – Kandy 3 \u00a0 Final Standings – Women Rk. \u00a0 Name Club\/City Pts. 1 \u00a0 Fernando Nethmi L Girls’ High School – Kandy 10 2 \u00a0 Sandeepani M Tharushi Devi Balika Vidyalaya – Colombo 9.5 3 \u00a0 Pavalachandran Ashvini Wycherley International School 9.5 4 WCM Tharushi T H D Niklesha Visakha Vidyalaya – Colombo 9.0 5 WIM Ranasinghe S D Nf3 Chess Club 8.5 6 WCM Jayaweera Sayuni Gihansa Dharmasoka College – Ambalangoda 7.5 7 WCM Pallie Ehsha Mishela Visakha Vidyalaya – Colombo 7.0 8 \u00a0 Wijesinghe W M M N Girls’ High School – Kandy 7.0 9 WFM Hewawasam H Y Nevanjee Dimanya Visakha Vidyalaya – Colombo 6.5 10 \u00a0 Abeysinghe H M H Janandani NSBM Green University 5.0 11 WCM Wickramasinghe Minethma Lasandi Sujatha Vidyalaya – Matara 3.5 12 \u00a0 Ranganath Tharuli Vihasna Yoshida Shokanji International Scho 3.0 13 \u00a0 Koswatte C T Sri Lanka Airport & Aviation 2.5 14 \u00a0 Mapa M M W H Girls’ High School – Kandy 2.5 \u00a0 Text and photo: Luxman Wijesuriya, President of CFSL and Vice-President of Asian Chess Federation<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":16633,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[49,261],"regular":[],"sticky-post":[],"class_list":["post-16631","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-chess-news","tag-national-championships","tag-srilanka"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16631","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16631"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16631\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16636,"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16631\/revisions\/16636"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16633"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16631"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16631"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16631"},{"taxonomy":"regular","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/regular?post=16631"},{"taxonomy":"sticky-post","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/sticky-post?post=16631"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}