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The
Inaugural Sri Lanka Youth Chess Grand Prix 2020 - Under 14 Years |
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The
National Chess Team which participate in the FIDE Online Chess
Olympiad 2020 |
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Standing
Left to Right> Nethmi Fernando, Devnethmi Dahampriya, Ashvini
Pavalchandran, WCM Tharushi Niklesha, FM L M S T De Silva, CM
Ranindu Dilshan Liyanage, FM Minul Doluweera & FM Chinthaka
Anuruddha Galappaththi - Seated Left to Right > WIM Sachini
Ranasinghe, FM Rajendra Kalugampitiya(Coach), WCM Sayuni Gihansa
Jayaweera, Mr. Upali Gunasekara (Past President - CFSL), Mr Luxman
Wijesuriya(Vice President - Asian Chess Federation), FM Harshana
Thilakarathne(Captain), Mr. Ransith Fernando(Team Manager), FM
Isuru Alahakoon |
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Inaugural
Sri Lanka Women Chess Grand Prix 2020 |
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WIM
Sachini Ranasinghe is the Chess Queen at Inaugural Sri Lanka Women
Chess Grand Prix 2020 |
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Sachini
Ranasinghe still leads with a free point in 7the round |
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Sachini Ranasinghe (Nf3 Chess Club) is in the lead after 7 games
of the Inaugural Sri Lanka Women’s Chess Grand Prix 2020 scoring
6 ½ points out of possible 7 when he received the bye which
was created due to the withdrawal of Nemindi Ramanayake after
4 rounds. Sachini just gave a draw to WIM Nelunika and scored
6 wins including the bye in her 7 games.Read
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International Master, Sachini Ranasinghe leads at the halfway
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WIM Sachini Ranasinghe
(Nf3 Chess Club) is in the lead after 6 games of the Inaugural
Sri Lanka Women’s Chess Grand Prix 2020 scoring 5 ½
points out of possible. Sachini who was four times Sri Lanka National
Women’s Champion beat Dinushki Premanath, THD Niklesha,
Oneli Weerawardena, Ashvini Pavalchandran and Prasansa Premanath
in a row and gave a draw in the last, 6th round to Women International
Master, Nelunika Methmani, who fought strongly to get the draw.Read
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LMST De Silva Wins the
7th Sri Lanka Chess Grand Prix 2020 |
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LMST
De Silva of Nalanda College won the 7th Sri Lanka Chess Grand
Prix 2020 convincingly scoring 9 points out of possible 11 Games.
He Drew the final Game with EDS Chandula of Colombo University
to make the supremacy. LMST is one of the most promising Chess
Players in Sri Lanka who came to the National Team last year being
a 13 year boy. Read
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Starting
of Chess Activities after the COVID Break - 7th Sri Lanka Chess
Grand Prix 2020 |
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The Chess Federation
of Sri Lanka is starting Chess Activities after a long break of
silence with the 7th Sri Lanka Chess Grand Prix 2020 to be held
on 11th, 12th, 13th, 17th, 18th and 19th of July 2020 at the Chess
Federation of Sri Lanka. Only 12 leading Chess players will compete
for supremacy at the event. Read
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The
Chess Federation of Sri Lanka donated RS. 1 Million to COVID 19
- Healthcare and Social security Fund of Sri Lanka |
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The Chess Federation
of Sri Lanka donated RS. 1 Million to COVID 19 - Healthcare and
Social security Fund of Sri Lanka with the support of the Sri
Lankan Chess Community. Mr. Luxman Wijesuriya of Chess Federation
of Sri Lanka who is also the General Secretary of Commonwealth
Chess Association and a Vice President of Asian Chess Federation
is handing over the documents to His Excellency Gotabaya Rajapaksha,
the president of Sri Lanka. Mrs. Sandamali Aviruppola, Vice President
of CFSL and Mr Erosh Jayasinghe of CFSL also in the picture. |
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Sayuni
Wins South Asian Zone of the Asian Girls Online Rapid Chess Championship
2020 |
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Sayuni
Gihansa Jayaweera of Dharmasoka College, Ambalangoda, the Women's
National Chess Champion of Sri Lanka won the Championship of the
Souths Asian Zone of the Asian Girls (Under 20 Yers) Online Rapid
Chess Championship today. She scored 6 points out of possible
7 games just giving two draws to her team mate and to a girl from
Bangladesh....... Read
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Inaugural Internet Base
CFSL Chess Fiesta - 2020 |
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National
Youth Rapid Chess Championship 2020 |
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National
Youth Blitz Chess Championship 2020 |
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Sri Lanka National Major Division Chess
Championship 2020 - Report |
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The
Under 6 Years National Cadet Championship 2020 |
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Binara
Aradhya Gunathilake of Dharmasoka Primary School, Mahara won the
Championship with the Gold medal convincingly scoring full points,
6 out of 6 games. Rasindi Himansika of Worrier's Knight Chess
Academy shined at the Under 6 Girls Cadet Championship scoring
5.5 points out of 6 games to win the title with the Gold Medal.......Read
More. Pairings & Results >>
Under
06 Boys .... Under
06 Girls
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Presidential Sports Awards 2019 |
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The Ministry of Sports has called the nominations
for Presidential Sports Awards to be awarded for the year 2019.
If you feel that you or any other Chess players have qualifications,
please let me know with details as attached below. Luxman Wijesuriya,
Hony. Tournament Secretary – CFSL, General Secretary - South Asian
Chess Council, General Secretary - Commonwealth Chess Association,
Vice President - Asian Chess Federations...... Download
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Kalutara Chess Festival
-VIII Open International Rating Chess Championship 2020 - Open
Champion A A C B Amarasinghe, Best Female Methushi Amaya Fernando.
Category
Prizes - Open
Winners |
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The National Youth Chess Championship
2019 |
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Lisara Kodithuwakku wins
Kolonnawa Chess Classics 2019 |
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Lisara
Kodithuwakku of Lycium International School won the ‘ 5th Kolonnawa
Chess Classic’ International rating open Chess Championship 2019
convincingly. Pairings
& Results .. More
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6th Sri Lanka National Amateur (Open &
Women) International Rating Chess Championships 2019 |
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Sri Lanka Inter Club Super League Chess
Championship 2019 Results |
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Sri Lanka Inter Club [B] Chess Championship
2019 Results
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Sri Lanka Inter Club Women's Chess Championship
2019 Results
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FIDE
Master Lasal crown as the Champion in the 11th Ethugalpura International
Rated Chess Championship 2019
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11th
Ethugalpura International Rated Chess Championship 2019 was concluded
on 4th December 2019 at the Hotel Blue Sky, Kurunegala in a grand
manner. On the behalf of the Chess Federation of Sri Lanka, Knights
Flame Chess Club organizing the event annually. 677 players have
competed in the 2019 event and it was the largest players’ participation
in the Ethugalpura history. Young FIDE Master LMST De Silva won
the championship comprehensively with 9/10 points. He was unbeaten
throughout the tournament and only drew in last two rounds with
the FM Chinthaka Anuruddha Galappaththi (ELO 2070) & AACB
Amarasinghe (ELO 1908). Lasal still 13 years old and schooling
at Nalanda College, Colombo....... Read
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11th Ethugalpura BLITZ
Chess Challenge 2019 - Final Results
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The
6th Sri Lanka Senior Chess Championship 2019 |
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National
Rapid Chess Championship 2019 |
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National
Blitz Chess Championships 2019 |
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SLSCA Team Chess Championship Finals-
2019 |
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Mercantile/ Government Services International
Rated Blitz Chess Championship & Rapid Chess Championship
2019 |
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Holdings won the Rapid open Chess Championship and Virtusa won
the Rapid Women’s Chess Championship in Mercantile/ Government
Services International Rated Blitz Chess Championship 2019. LSEG-Orange
HRM won the Blitz open Chess Championship and HNB team won the
Blitz Women’s Chess Championship in Mercantile/ Government Services
International Rated Blitz Chess Championship 2019.More
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National
School Games - Chess 2019 |
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World Youth Championship:
India and Russia reign supreme - News from Fide.com Read
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4th
Anniversary celebrations and the Annual Award Ceremony of Lanka
Chess Academy International |
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recently held at the Colombo Public Library Auditorium in a grand
way. About 300 winners of LCAI branches received medals and certificates
according to the achievement of the exam and tournament at this
event. LCAI awarded special valuable certificates to the students
who completed all three chess courses under the syllabus of the
Academy..Read
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Buddhi
International Open Rating Chess Championship-2019 Open Champion
FM Isuruand Alahakoon, Best Female WIM Sachini Ranasinghe. Category
Prizes Excel ..PDF
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Inter Club Rapid Chess Championship - 2019 Open Results |
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Inter Club Rapid Chess Championship - 2019 Women's Results |
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Inter Club
Blitz Chess Championship - 2019 Open Results |
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Inter Club
Blitz Chess Championship - 2019 Women's Results |
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Sri Lanka University
Games 2019 - Chess Men Results
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Sri Lanka University
Games 2019 - Chess Women Results
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Harshana
wins Silver Medal at Western Asian Youth Chess Championship 2019 |
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Harshana Thilakarathne, the National Chess Champion
won the Silver Medal of the western Asian Youth Chess Championship
2019 yesterday. The event was held at New Delhi, India from 4th
to 11th September 2019. Sri Lanka field a 16 member National Youth
chess Team for the event.Harshana was the only player who could
achieve a medal at the standard Chess event. He also shined by
winning the Silver Medal at the Western Asian Youth Blitz Chess
Championship 2019.Devnethmi Dahampriya also shined winning the
Bronze Medal at the Western Asian Rapid Youth Chess Championship
2019 - Under 16 Girls event. Report by Luxman Wijesuriya,
Hony. Tournament Secretary - CFSL, General Secretary - Commonwealth
Chess Association,Vice President - Asian Chess Federation
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5th Negombo Chess Festival
2019, Open Champion Anuruddha Galappaththi and Best Female Tiumi
Yashora - Read
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Junior
and Girls National Chess Championships 2019 |
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First
time in Sri Lankan Chess History Two Major Awards for a Queen
and King at the Presidential Sport Awards 2017/2018 |
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“Kreeda
Rathna “the life time achievement award of excellence for WFM/FI
Suneetha Wijesuriya. Most popular upcoming sportsman of the year
for FM Harshana Thilakaratne. Congratulations and All the Very
Best for a Great Future |
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The
National Chess Championships 2019
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 Harshana,
the King and Sayuni, Queen at Sri Lanka Chess Nationals! CFSL
provide the highest cash fund, Rs. 320,000/= this year Read
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Abhijeet
Gupta wins the Commonwealth title for a record fifth time! |
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Legends
have a habit of raising their game when the situation demands
it. That's the reason why they have maximum grand slams to their
credit, or highest number of goals, or most runs scored! In chess,
the mark of a strong player stems from how he plays in the last
round, especially when he is in a must-win situation....Read
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8th
Mercantile/ Government Services International Rating Chess Championships
2019 - Pairings
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Anuruddha
and Sayni Wins National B Titles
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The
experienced, GC Anuruddha, a former National Chess Champion won
the Sri Lanka National B Chess title 2019 scoring 8 points out
of the possible 10 games while Sayuni Gihansa Jayaweera (Dharmasoka
College), former Women’s National Chess Champion also scored
8 points to achieve the Women’s National B Chess Championship
2019, both convincingly......... Read
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Chandana
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Chandana
Wijekoon of Sri Lanka Navy won the 6th Sri Lanka Chess Grand Prix
2019 at the Chess federation of Sri Lanka scoring 8 points out
of possible 11 games. He got the lead from the very beginning
and maintained the lead and finish with a draw with IM Romesh
Weerawardena, the main rival in the last games. ...
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Report - 9th
Dhamso International Chess Festival 2019 > Read
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India
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FIDE new office
in Lausanne is now fully operational .. Read
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Five Sri Lankan
chess players are among the top 10 of their age categories in
the World School Individual Chess Championships 2019. |
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on the image for enlarge – Photos from Mr. Samantha Ramanayake |
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Youth Chess Championships - 2019 Citrus Hotel, Waskaduwa, Sri
Lanka |
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Vietnam
Youth Chess Players win the Asian Youth Chess Championship - 2019,
Fide Master Harshana Tilakaratne won a silver medal and honored
Sri Lanka. Daily
News Report |
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Asian Youth Chess Championships 2019 finished on the 10th of April
in Waskaduwa, Sri Lanka. 571 boys and girls from 23 countries
competed in 6 age categories The Asian Youth rapid and Blitz events
were also held parallel to the main event.... Read
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National
Youth Blitz Chess Championship 2019 |
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National
Youth Rapid Chess Championship 2019 |
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SLSCA
Individual Chess Championship Finals - 2019 |
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Chess
will be a candidate to join the Olympic Games in Paris 2024 |
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The
President of the International Chess Federation Arkady Dvorkovich
has officially launched a campaign for chess to be included as
a sport at the Paris Olympic Games 2024. Read
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12th
Colombo International Chess Festival 2019 -
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Harshana
Thilkarathne made his Maiden IM Norm |
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FM
Harshana Thilkarathne Made his maiden IM norm at the 3rd Saturday
Grand Master Chess tournament in Serbia. He scored 6.5 points
out of possible 11 games to place third among the 12 players played.
Congratulations! Harshana. Final
standing ...
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Sri Lanka National
Youth Chess Championship 2018 |
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20th
Anniversary celebration of the Anatoly Karpov Chess Club |
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Players Photo |
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Players Photo |
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20th Anniversary celebration of the Anatoly Karpov Chess Club
was held at the Russian Centre in Colombo amidst a crowd of Chess
lovers. The occasion was graced by the presence of the Chief Guest,
Madam Anastasia Khokhlova, First Secretary of the Embassy of the
Russian Federation and Director of the Russian Centre In Colombo
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Lakshitha
Randil & WCM Pasindi Wijesuriya won 4th Kolonnawa Chess Classic
2018 Open International Rating Chess Championship Category
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Inaugural Inter
Club Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships 2018 |
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Carlsen
Wins World Championship |
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Magnus
Carlsen is the once and future king of chess. Wednesday, Carlsen,
27, defended the title he first won in 2013 by beating Fabiano
Caruana, 26, in a series of rapid games to break a tie in their
match in London.Read
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Ju
Wenjun defends Women’s World Champion's title |
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Three
weeks after the start of the Women’s World Championship in Khanty-Mansiysk,
the world’s strongest woman chess player was determined. The rating
favorite of the event, Ju Wenjun from China, defended the title
she had won in spring, beating the Russian Kateryna Lagno in the
final match.Read
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website ... Photo Courtesy by https://ugra2018.fide.com/ |
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World
Youth Under-16 Chess Olympiad-2018 |
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Mercantile and Government
Services Rapid and Blitz Chess Championship 2018 |
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5th Sri Lanka National Senior Chess Championship
- 2018 - Results |
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SLSCA Team Chess Championship
Finals- 2018 |
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Sri Lanka
National Rapid & Blitz Chess Championships 2018 |
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43rd
Chess Olympiad: Double gold for China! |
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89th
FIDE Congress -
Batumi, Georgia |
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Mr
Luxman Wijesuriya was appointed as one of the Vice presidents of
the Asian Chess Federation and re-elected as the General Secretary
of the Commonwealth Chess Association. Congratulations |
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Arkady
Dvorkovich elected FIDE President |
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Mr.Arkady
Dvorkovich has defeated Georgios Makropoulos 103:78 and will follow
Kirsan Ilyumzhinov as the 7th President of the World Chess Federation
(FIDE). Read
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Anatoly
Karpov Chess Club (AKCC) promoted CHESS in a big way!!! |
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500th Chess Coaching Camp of the ANATOLY KARPOV CHESS CLUB was
conducted very successfully by Woman Fide Master and Fide Instructor
Suneetha Wijesuriya who is the Founder President and the Chief
Instructor of the Anatoly Karpov Chess Club of the Russian Centre
in Colombo recently at the 3rd Annual National Sports Exhibition
of Sri Lanka SPORTEX – 2018 which was held at BMICH and
organized by SPORTSINFO. |
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Buddhi
International Open Rating Chess Championship 2018 |
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National Schools Games 2018 - Chess |
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2018 World Junior Chess Championship and
Under 20 Girls Championship |
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CM Supun Kuruppu &
WCM Pasindi Wijesuriya won Sri Lanka Junior National Chess Championship
2018 |
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Open
1.Supun Kuruppu -Ananda College -Champion
2.Ranidu Dilshan Liyanage -Ananda College -Second
3.Krishna Rahul Jeyanthan -Ananda College -Third
Girls
1.G.P.Y Wijesuriya -Visakha Vidyalaya -Champion
2.H.M.H Janandani Abeysinghe -Mahamaya Girls-Kandy -Second
3-H.K.T Dewnethmie Dahampriya -Visakha Vidyalaya -Third
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9th
Kandy Open International Rating Chess Championship From 06th to
13th August 2018 Pairings
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7th Mercantile/ Government Services International Rating
Chess Championships 2018.
- Pairings
& Results |
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Sri
Lankan medals bucket filled with 17 Asian Medals in 14th Asian
Schools Chess Championship 2018 |
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CM
Kevin Ranidu Silva wins Under 13 Standard Open Category Gold medal,
Rapid Category Silver Medal & Blitz Category Gold Medal. WCM
Ehsha Pallie wins Under 11 Girls Standard Category Silver medal,
Rapid Category Gold Medal & Blitz Category Bronze Medal. FM
Sasith Nipun Piyumantha wins Under 17 Standard Open Category Bronze
medal & Rapid Category Gold Madel. FM Harshana Thilakarathne
wins Under 15 Standard Open Category Silver medal & Blitz
Category Silver Medal. Nethmi Fernando wins Under 15 Girls
Rapid Category Silver Medal. FM L M S T De silva wins
Under 13 Open Category Silver Medal. Lisara Kodithuwakku
wins Under 13 Standard Open Category Bronze Medal. Tenara
De silva wins under 17 Girls Standard Category Bronze Medal. WCM
Sanudula Dahamdi Under 11 Girls Rapid Category Bronze Madel. Chamodya
Yapa Bandara wins Under 17 girls Blitz Category Bronze Medal and
Lasal. Jayawardana wins under 17 Open Blitz Category
Bronze Medal ...... Read
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14th
Asian Schools Chess Championship 2018 starts in Sri Lanka. The
inauguration of the 14th edition of the Asian Schools Chess Championship
was held on 09th July 2018 with the total participation of 454
players. Event is progressing at beautiful city of Coastal area,
Citrus Hotel - Waskaduwa. Event will held till 15th July 2018.
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14th
Asian Schools Blitz Chess Championship 2018 |
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14th
Asian Schools Chess Championship 2018 |
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14th
Asian Schools Rapid Chess Championship 2018 |
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Harshana
Thilakarathne (FM) wins Under 16 Championship in Commonwealth
Chess Tournament 2018 |
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Sri
Lanka National Amateur International Rating Chess Championships |
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Ju
Wenjun became the new Women`s World Champion |
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Ju Wenjun
made a draw with Tan Zhongyi in the last classical game of the
Women`s World Chmpionship Match and became the 17th Women`s World
Champion in the history of chess. She is also the 6th Chinese
player who achived this title. Read
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Sri
Lanka National Championship and Women’s National Chess Championship
2018 - Report |
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Isuru
Alahakoon wins the 2018 Sri Lanka National Championship for the
fourth time and Dinushki Premanath (WFM) wins 2018 Women’s
National Chess Championship for the Second time. Read
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3rd
Anniversary celebrations and the Annual Award Ceremony of Lanka
Chess Academy International |
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celebrations and the Annual Award Ceremony of Lanka Chess Academy
International (Pvt) Ltd was held recently at the Public Library
Auditorium. Mr. Milton Amarasinghe, ...Read
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World
School Chess Championship 2018 |
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Harshana
Thilakarathne (CM) wins Silver Medal World School Chess Championship
2018 |
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IM
CRG Krishna and S Nevinka De Silva wins Dhamso International Chess
Festival 2018 |
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Asian
Youth Chess Championships 2018 |
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Congratulations
Sasith Nipun Piyumantha for been the Under 16 Champion and Gold
Medalists at the Asian Youth Chess Championship held in Ching
Mai, Thailand. This is the highest achievement that a Sri Lankan
Chess Player received at the Asian Youth Championship. He is a
product of Dharmashoka College, Ambalangoda.We Wish you All the
Very Best a for Bright Future... We are proud of you... More
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Asian Youth
Chess Championships 2018 Standard - Pairings and Results |
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Asian Youth Chess Championships 2018 Rapid - Pairings
and Results |
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11th
Colombo International Chess Championship 2018 |
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SLSCA
Individual Chess Festival 2018 - Finals |
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National
[B] Chess Championship 2018 - Results |
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Women's
National [B] Chess Championship 2018 - Results |
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“Lanka
Chess Puzzles 5” by Suneetha Wijesuriya |
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| “Lanka Chess Puzzles 5”
book launching ceremony was held recently at the Russian Centre
Auditorium. Read
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6th
Kalutara Chess Festival Open International Rating Chess Championship
2018 - Pairings
and Results |
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At
the annual SLT SILK Sports Awards - SLT SILK Outstanding Dedication
and Contribution to Promote Sports - Awarded to Mrs.Suneetha Wijesuriya
WFM / FI
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SLT
SILK Chess Player of The Year - Zainab Saumy |
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