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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. Both of them were unbeaten throughout the event. |
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The Sri Lanka National
B & Women’s National B Chess Championships 2019, the best events
in Sri Lanka in Swiss System was conducted by the Chess Federation of
Sri Lanka from 7th to 16th July 2019 at Polymath College International,
Nawinna Maharagama with 110 selected top players in the country. The top
twelve players of National B Chess Championship 2019 will play with Isuru
Alahakoon and Harshana Thilakaratne at the 13 round, Round Robin SL National
Chess Championship 2019 while top thirteen players from the Women’s
National B Chess Championship 2019 will be selected to play with reigning
National Women’s Chess Champion, Dinushki Premanath at the Women’s
National B Chess Championship 2019. |
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| Anuruddha had 6 wins
and four draws to earn Rs. 50,000/= with the Trophy and the Gold Medal
while Gihansa received Rs. 30,000/= with the Trophy and Gold medal with
the same score of 6 wins and four draws in women’s. Young player,
RKT Dissanayake from Dharmaraja College and Ranindu Dilshan loyanage of
Ananda College earned the Silver and Bronze medals scoring 7.5 and 7 points
consecutively. They are also awarded Rs. 30,000/- with the Silver medal
and Rs. 20,000/= with the Bronze Medal. |
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| Young Girls, MMWH
Mapa and Ashvini Pavelchandran scored 7.5 points each and Mapa got the
Silver Medal on the tie breaker. Ashnini, the last year National B Champion
had to satisfy with the Bronze medal this year. Both were awarde the shared
cash award of Rs. 15,000/= each. |
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| Mr. Upali Gunasekara,
Past President of Chess Federation of Sri Lanka, The Principal Polymath
International College and Mr. Luxman Wijesuriya distributed awards at
the prize Distribution Ceremony. 15 Games in each round was live webcasted
at www.srilankachess.lk, the official website of Chess Federation of Sri
Lanka. |
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The following players
are selected for the National A and Women’s National A Chess Championships
to be started on 28th of June 2019. |
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| National A Chess Championship 2019 – Qualifiers from National B Chess Championship 2019 | |
| 1 FM Galappaththi Chinthaka Anuruddha 2083 2 Dissanayake R K T 1989 3 CM Liyanage Ranindu Dilshan 1920 4 CM Wijekoon Chandana 1891 5 Ilampoornan Raguparan 1987 6 Randil Lakshitha 2000 7 Ariyawansa K A P M 2010 8 Danushka M A N 1923 9 Jayasinghe Keeth M S 1856 10 Thenuka Kuruwita Gamalathge Kinon 1750 11 FM De Silva L M S T 1824 12 Lamahewa C 1822 Direct Qualifiers |
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Women’s National A Chess Championship 2019 –
Qualifiers from Women’s National B Chess Championship 2019 |
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| 1 WCM Jayaweera Sayuni Gihansa 1746 2 Mapa M M W H 1522 3 Pavalachandran Ashvini 1664 4 Fernando G W Nethmi L 1627 5 WIM Ranasinghe S D 1619 6 Dahampriya H K T Dewnethmie 1592 7 WCM Tharushi T H D Niklesha 1582 8 WCM Pallie Ehsha Mishela 1492 9 WFM Kodikara K K M Sachintha 1565 10 Premanath Prasansa 1551 11 Jayatilaka W M M Amodya 1522 12 Wickramasinghe Thesandi 1502 13 WCM Sanudula K M Dahamdi 1445 Direct Qualifier _ Dinushki Premanath (Reigning Women’s National Chess Champion) |
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