Luxman Wijesuriya Elected the President of The Chess Federation of Sri Lanka
Mr. Luxman
Wijesuriya Elected as the President of the Chess Federation of Sri Lanka
unanimously at the Annual General Meeting of the Chess Federation of Sri
Lanka today. The AGM of Sri Lanka was held on 29th of August 2020 at the
CFSL Headquarters at 11.00 a.m. The Neutral Election Committee elected
at the CFSL Special General Meeting in 2019 December, Mr. Upali Gunasekara
(Chairman), Mr. Aruna De Silva and Mrs. Nadeeka Perera conducted the CFSL
Elections.
There were no extra
nominations for each post where a single nomination each was posted for
19 posts in the CFSL Executive Committee, giving full authority to Mr.
Wijesuriya’s team to take the Chess in Sri Lanka to next level
Luxman Wijesuriiya
was the Sri Lanka National Chess Champion in 1996 and 2000. He has represented
Sri Lanka in National level for 25 years from 1983 to 2008 including 8
Chess Olympiads which is the highest among Sri Lankan players still. He
won a Gold medal at the Asian Team Championship 1995 in Singapore. He,
an International Arbiter has also worked as an arbiter in most of the
top World Chess events such as FDE Chess Olympiad, Women’s World
cup and FIDE Men & Women Grand Prix.
Luxman being a leading
Chess administrator in Chess after his retirement from the game,has done
a great service to Chess in Sri Lanka during last decade. The number of
Registered Chess players has reach to 170,000 in the country. CFSL organizes
around 150 Chess Events per year. There are 11 International Ranking Events
which gives more than 400,000/- cash awards in a year. Even the last year
National Chess Champion was awarded with Rs. 100,000/=. A foreign Grand
master was brought as National Coach in 2018 period which changed the
level of Chess in a big way. Harshana Thilakarathne managed to win the
IM Title from FIDE and Sasith Piyumantha won the Asian Under 16 Championship
during last two years due to this development. He managed to get at least
one Asian/ Commonwealth Chess event per year. Last year CFSL organized
the biggest Chess Event in Asia, the Asian Youth Chess Championship 19
with around 300 foreign players from 23 Asian Countries.
Malith Akalanka, the
Hony. Secretary is also a long serving Chess enthusiast who worked hard
to promote Chess in the country, He who is also and International Arbiter
is one of the starting members who started the Dhamso International Chess
Championship. He is distinguish officer of Sri Lanka Army.
Mr. Deepthi Hewageegana
who is the CEO of a leading company in Colombo, United Tractors, also
played for the National Chess team which participated in Asian Chess Championships
in Dubai, 1996 and in Genting Island, Malaysia 1989. He was continuously
serving in the National Selection Committee for Chess and coming to the
bigger position this year.
We have no doubt that
the new team with a lot of young blood will do the best for the Chess
in the Sri Lanka.
The Executive
Committee Elected:
Deputy President - Mr. Deepthi Hewageegana
Vice President -Mr. Dayal Siriwardena
Vice President - Mr. Dharshana Hewawasam
Vice President -Mr. Rajendra Kalugampitiya
Vice President - Mrs. Sandya Kumari Aviruppola
Vice President - Mrs. Buddhi Nirukshi Panagoda
Vice President - Mr. Buddhi Alahakoon
Vice President - Mr. Thushan Wickramaarachchi
Vice President (Appointed by Schools Chess association) - Mr. Ranjith Thilakarathne
Hony. Secretary - Mr. Malith Akalanka
Hony. Treasurer - Mr. Erosh Sampath Jayasinghe
Hony. Tournament Secretary -Mr. Jagath Ketalawala
Hony Asst. Secretary -Mr. Sumal Horawalavithana
Hony. Asst Treasurer No Nomination
Executive Committee Member - Mr. Chinthaka Weerasinghe
Executive Committee Member - Mr. Vidura Koggala
Executive Committee Member - Mr. Buddhini Wackishta
Executive Committee Member - Mr. Akila Fernando
Executive Committee Member - Mr. Kanishka Welipitiya
Executive Committee Member – Mr. Jude Dorison
Executive Committee Member (Appointed by Schools Chess ass.) - Mr. Ranjith Wickramaratne
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