The 20th Commemoration Ceremony ( 1992 – 2012 ) of winning the Gold Medal at the 30th World Chess Olympiad in 1992 in Manila by our Sri Lankan chess player Mrs. Suneetha Wijesuriya was held on Friday, the 19th October 2012, at the Moonstone Auditorium of Colombo Hilton Hotel at 2.00pm. To mark this occasion, twenty chess players who performed well in this period were felicitated by Lanka Chess Foundation, the organizer of this memorable event.

This ceremony was sponsored by Ceylon Business Appliances, Etisalat Lanka ( Pvt ) Ltd and Asian Alliance Insurance PLC. Mr. Johanne De Zilva, Executive Director marketing of Ceylon Business Appliances, Mr. D.A. Janaka Jayaweera, Executive Director, Ceylon Business Appliances, Mr. Udeni Kiridena, General Manager of Asian Alliance Insurance PLC, Mrs. W.B.G. Kumudunie, Principal of Rathnavali Balika Vidyalaya, Borella, Col. L.M.D. Dharmasena, Principal of Ananda College, Mrs. Seetha Kulathunge, Vice Principal and Head Mistress (Primary section) of Ananda College, Mr. Lakshman Wijesuriya, General Secretary of the Chess Federation of Sri Lanka & the President of FIDE 3.2 Zonal, Mr. Arosh Perera, Manager of Colombo Hilton Hotel, Mr. Sanjeewa Gunawardena, Chief Executive officer of Darley Butler Co.Ltd, Mr. Sajith De Silva, Chief Executive Officer of eBeyonds(Pvt) Ltd, Mr. Kapila Withanage, Director of eBeyonds (Pvt) Ltd, and Mrs. K.T. Roslin, proud mother of our Olympiad Gold Medalist were graced the occasion. It is really happy to see a large number of Media Representatives were there to give the media coverage.