Record Participation
at the 3rd MORA Kings International Rating Chess Championship
2010 |
There was a record number of 300 odd players participated in the 3rd
MORA Kings International Rating Chess Championships organized by the University
of Moratuwa, on behalf of the Chess Federation
of Sri Lanka. The event, which was held from 21st to 25th
at University Of Moratuwa, Library was highly
successful. The University of Moratuwa had offered
a total cash prize and others of Rs. 250,000/= worth. |
Akshat Kamparia, A FIDE Master from
India won the event with a high score of 8 ½ points out of total
9 games. He just drew with young Dimithry Premachandra but later had some excellent performance to grab
the Trophy, Gold Medal and Rs. 40,000/= in cash. GC Anuruddha
won the 2nd place with 8 points while Romesh
Weerawardena, won the Bronz
medal after tying with Marlon Fernando and DRNKB Dehigama. |
The women's Championship was won by the Sri Lankan Women's National Champion,
Dinushki Premanath
after tying with Irindu Basnayake
with 6 ½ points. Pramodya Senanayake
won the bronz medal after tying with LGAI Liyanagedara, SD Ranasinghe and
Thinithi Ranasinghe with 6 points.
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The Total Prize Winners are given below:
|
Top 10 players |
Akshat
Khamparia |
Champion |
2327 |
IND |
8½ |
53½ |
Anuruddha G C |
Second |
2144 |
SRI |
8 |
54 |
Weerawardane R |
Third
|
2165 |
SRI |
7½ |
52½ |
Fernando
J M M P |
3rd
Equal |
1922 |
SRI |
7½ |
52½ |
Dehigama
D R N K B |
3rd
Equal |
2020 |
SRI |
7½ |
50½ |
Kavinda
Akhila |
5th
Equal |
2037 |
SRI |
7 |
54 |
Kurukulasuriya Prasanna |
5th
Equal |
2041 |
SRI |
7 |
54 |
Fonseka
C K D |
5th
Equal |
1959 |
SRI |
7 |
53 |
Tennakoon I L K |
5th
Equal |
1967 |
SRI |
7 |
53 |
Lasitha
Subash |
5th
Equal |
1895 |
SRI |
7 |
52½ |
Randil
Lakshitha |
5th
Equal |
1881 |
SRI |
7 |
52½ |
Jayasundara P K U M |
5th
Equal |
1969 |
SRI |
7 |
49½ |
Munasinghe Lahiru |
5th
Equal |
1941 |
SRI |
7 |
46½ |
De
Silva Osheen |
5th
Equal |
1970 |
SRI |
7 |
43 |
|
Premanath Dinushki |
Champion |
1855 |
SRI |
6½ |
47 |
Basnayake I U |
1st Equal |
1741 |
SRI |
6½ |
45½ |
Senanayake P R |
3rd |
1858 |
SRI |
6 |
50 |
Ranasinghe Sachini |
3rd Equal |
1822 |
SRI |
6 |
49½ |
Liyanagedara L G A |
3rd Equal |
1844 |
SRI |
6 |
45 |
Ranasinghe Thinithi Sahanika |
3rd Equal |
0 |
SRI |
6 |
42½ |
|
Category Prizes |
Under 8
|
Thilakarathne G M H |
|
0 |
U8 |
5 |
40½ |
Madushanka B W M Malith |
|
0 |
U8 |
4 |
43½ |
Askey
Raveen Nimesh |
|
0 |
U8 |
4 |
37½ |
Ilampoornan Raguparan |
|
0 |
U8 |
4 |
36 |
Seneviratne P A H |
|
0 |
U8 |
4 |
35½ |
Theekshana H G Denuwan |
|
0 |
U8 |
4 |
35 |
Liyanage
Ranindu Dilshan |
|
0 |
U8 |
4 |
33 |
Piyumantha M Sasith Nipun |
|
0 |
U8 |
4 |
32½ |
Rathnayake R.R.J.P |
|
0 |
U8 |
4 |
30½ |
Rangajee
R.P.Rashmi |
F |
0 |
U8 |
4 |
30½ |
|
Under 8 Girls |
Askey
Roshell Nathasha |
F |
0 |
U8 |
4 |
39 |
Rangajee
R.P.Rashmi |
F |
0 |
U8 |
4 |
30½ |
Karunarathne L A N Y |
F |
0 |
U8 |
3½ |
33½ |
|
Under 10 |
Herath
H M A K |
|
1618 |
U10 |
6 |
45½ |
Kodikara
Vk |
|
0 |
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