Asian Schools Online Rapid Chess Championships 2021 – Girls Events

The above event conducted by the Asian chess Federation was organized by the Philippines Chess Federation on 23rd, 24th and 25th of July 2021 at the Tornelo Platform. In the 9 round Swiss system event, the Games were played on rapid Chess time control of 15 minutes with additional 10seconds for each move played.

Sri Lanka Schools Chess Federation was brave to field a huge team of 96 players dividing the maximum 8 players allowed to enter for an age group. The event was held in under 7, 9, 11, 13, 15 and 17 categories Girls. The Open events are scheduled to be played in next week.

Sanidula Dahamdi of Musaeus College got the best result for Sri Lanka from the under 15 Girls category scoring 6 ½ points out of possible 9 games which brought her tied with 3rd but placed 7th on the poor tie breaking points she had. Anakshi Senulya Weeraratne of Sujatha Vidyalaya Matara also shined scoring 6 points out of 9 games in the under 9 Girls category. Esandi Newansa of Dharmasoka College also scored a well-earned 6 points out of 9 games in the under 13 Girls Category.

The Champions of the each age group are as follows

No

Name

Country

Place

Points

Under 7 Yrs G

Samhita Pungavanam

IND

Champion

8,0

 

Under 7 Yrs G

Warsia Khusbu

BAN

Champion

8,0

 

Under 7 Yrs G

AKBARI Rosha

IRI

Champion

8,5

 

Under 7 Yrs G

MRITTIKA Mallick

IND

Champion

8,5

 

Under 7 Yrs G

Marticio Jersey

PHI

Champion

7,5

 

Under 7 Yrs G

SAN DIEGO Jerlyn Mae

PHI

Champion

8,5

 

The result of best 3 players among Sri Lankan Players are as below:

Under 7 Girls

Position

Name

Points

21

Jayaweera Risali Lohasna

4,0

24

Wijesekara Tanya Sanari

4,0

29

Himansika Rasindi

4,0

Under 9 Girls

10

Weerarathna Anakshi Senulya

6,0

17

Gunawardhana Devindya Oshini

5,5

20

Imanya E M Anakshi

5,5

 

Under 11 Girls

36

ALWIS Jenuki

4,5

42

MUNASINGHE M A D D D

4,0

45

SOMARATHNE L H M G S

4,0

48

SANULYA G H S

4,0

 

Under 13 Girls

15

NEWANSA M Esandi

6,0

20

RAMANAYAKE Nemindi Linaya

5,5

23

DISSANAYAKE Lihini

5,0

 

Under 15 Girls

7

SANUDULA K M Dahamdi

6,5

26

PALLIE Ehsha Mishela

4,5

32

THENNAKOON Rumethma

4,5

 

Under 17 Girls

19

PREMANATH Prasansa

5,0

27

SANDEEPANI M Tharushi

4,5

30

DILANYA W V Nethmi

4,5

33

CHOKSY Anaisha

4,5