Asian Junior Blitz Chess Championships 2021
VS Rahul of India and Melika Mohammadi of Iran wins the Championships
Ranindu
SusalVS Rahul of India won the Asian Junior
Blitz Championship 2021 scoring 6 ½ out of 7 games convincingly
being unbeaten. He who won the Asian Junior Championships as well beat
KA Galkotuwa, Kosala Amarathunga, SDBK Senevirathna(All three from Sri
Lanka), Indian International Master Vardaan Nagpal, Orimi Gholami and
Kian Poormosavi both from Iran and drew with top seed Mitabha Guha to
win the Gold Medal. Sri Lanka National Chess Champion, Ranindu Dilshan
Liyanage of Ananda College and our young talent, Susal De Silva of Nalanda
College tied for the 2nd place and Ranindu got the Silver medal on higher
tie breaker. Susal had to satisfy with the Bronze Medal.
Ranindu beat Oneja Abeysekara, Gayuru
Fernando, Saranga Pathmasiri Pesandu Liyanage, Thisaga Hewawasam of Sri
Lanka, Kian Poormosavi of Iran and lost to Orimi Gholami of Iran to reach
6 points. Susal managed to win with Sehas Bandara, Sanuth De Silva, Lalindu
Sathmina, KA Galkotuwa, Lisara Tennakoon and SDBK Senevirathe while losing
to Kian Poormosavi of Iran to achieve 6 points.
Savitha
Priyanka
Melika Mohammadi of Iran tied with Women
International Master and Asian Junior Girls Chess Champion, Shri Savitha
from India with 6 points but won the Gold Medal and Championship with
the higher tie breaker. Savitha was awarded the Silver Medal. Melika beat
Vihansa Hewapathirana, Ranumi Dange, Devindi Vithana, Niklesha Tharushi,
Sanudula Dahamdi of Sri Lanka and Anausha Mahdian of Iran while losing
to Shri Savitha to score 6 points. Savitha beat Hansini Bandara, Piyumi
Amaratunga, Desandui Gamage, Oneli Wilvalarachchi of Sri Lanka, Zainab
Almaamari of UAE and Melika Mohammadi of Iran and lost to Sanudula Dahamdi
of Musaeus College to reach 6 points.
K Priyanka after tying with Niklesha Tharushi with 5 ½ points came to 3rd place with the better tie breaker. She beat Punsadi Devaraja, Amaya Fernando, Onleli Wilvalaarachchi of Sri Lanka. Zainab Almaamari and Wafia Almamari of UAE and drew with Niklesha anmd lost to EFM Anousha Mahdian of Iran to score 5 ½ points for the 23rd place
K Priyanka after tying with Niklesha Tharushi with 5 ½ points came to 3rd place with the better tie breaker. She beat Punsadi Devaraja, Amaya Fernando, Onleli Wilvalaarachchi of Sri Lanka. Zainab Almaamari and Wafia Almamari of UAE and drew with Niklesha anmd lost to EFM Anousha Mahdian of Iran to score 5 ½ points for the 23rd place
The Asian Junior Blitz Chess Championships
2021 which is conducted by the Asian Chess Federation is organized by
the Chess Federation of Sri Lanka was arranged in a short notice. It was
made open for all Junior Chess players of Sri Lanka and finally a total
of 128 players (86 in open and 42 in Women) participated in the events.
The events were held according to Swiss System in 7 rounds with the time
control of 3 minutes + 2 seconds increment from move one.
Parallel event for Asian Juniors
was held among the officials of the team with the participation of two
Grandmasters, Dimytro Komrov of Ukraine and M Shaymsundar of India was
held as a 9 round Round Robin event. Indian International Master Suvarajit
Saha, Sri Lankan Women International Master Sachini Ranasinghe and Kazakhstan
WFM, Bhakyt Balaknova participated in the event. Indian Grandmaster, Shaymsundar
won the event scoring 8 points out of 9 games being unbeaten. Grandmaster
Komrov was 2ns with 7 ½ points while International Master Saha
was third with 7 points.
Stay safe! Enjoy Chess!
Luxman Wijesuriya
President - CFSL
Luxman Wijesuriya
President - CFSL