| Sri Lanka National Major Division Chess Championship 2020 |
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| The Sri Lanka National Major Division Chess Championships 2020 was conducted successfully by the Chess Federation of Sri Lanka in 7 provinces from 1st to 4th February 2020. So far, only five events in Colombo, Kandy, Galle, Kurunegala and Jaffna events were held and , the CFSL upgraded in to the Ratnapura and Anuradhapura this year. The Sri Lanka National Major Division Women's Chess Championship was inaugurated this year. The women's event is also held in all 7 provinces. |
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| The Winners
are as given below: |
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| Colombo Division Men’s 1) Raguparan Ilampoornan - S. Thomas’s College Mt. Lavinia 2) Denuwan Theekshana - Ananda College, Colombo 10 3) Isara Banidu Dahanayake – Royal College, Colombo 07 Women’s 1) Tharushi Sandeepani - Devi Balika Vidyalaya, Colombo 08 2) Chanindi Mewna Attanayake - Devi Balika Vidyalaya, Colombo 08 3) WFM Nevanjee Dimanya Hewawasam - Visakha Vidyalaya, Colombo 05 |
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| Kurunegala
Division Men’s 4) G W D M Dabarera - Maliyadeva College, Kurunegala 5) A A C B Amarasinghe - University of Sri Jayewardenepura 6) K G T S D Kiriella - Maliyadeva College, Kurunegala Women’s 4) H M M D Herath - Maliyadeva Balika Vidyalaya, Kurunegala 5) D A D T Srilal - Maliyadeva Balika Vidyalaya, Kurunegala 6) S M T D Subasinghe - Wickramasheela National School, Girulla |
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| Kandy Division Men’s 7) Shakila Aluvihare - University of Peradeniya 8) K A P M Ariyawansa - University of Moratuwa 9) C C Weerasinghe - Maroons Chess Club Women’s 7) W M M N Wijesinghe - Girl’s High School, Kandy 8) G W Nethmi L Fernando - Girl’s High School, Kandy 9) Prasansa Premanath - Girl’s High School, Kandy |
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| Galle Division Men’s 10) Gihan Kanchana de Silva –Foundation of Goodness 11) D Kalindu Deshappriya - Sri Lanka Navy 12) Elath Mathanga de Silva – IFS R & D International Pvt Ltd Women’s 10) WCM Minethma Lasandi Wickramasinghe - St Mary’s Convent, Matara 11) M G Yasasmi Waranga - Sacred Heart Convent, Galle 12) P W G Gaveshi Wickramarathne - Sujatha Balika Vidyalaya, Matara |
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| Jaffna Division Men’s 13) S Sivathanujan - Kokuvil Hindu College 14) Aruthran Arunakirinathan - Jaffna Hindu College 15) J Arthigan - Jaffna Hindu College Women’s 13) U Vishaleni - Jaffna Hindu Primary School 14) S Narthavi - Vembady Girl’s High School, Jaffna 15) Braveena Vijaykumar - University of Peradeniya |
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| Ratnapura
Division Men’s 16) A S Galagamaarachchi - University of Peradeniya 17) Anjitha Vidyarathna - Sivali Central College - Ratnapura 18) A H N D Aldeniya - Sivali Central College - Ratnapura Women’s 16) J A K N T Indrajith - St, Joseph’s Balika Vidyalaya, Kegalle 17) W H S Vidyarathna - Ferguson High School, Ratnapura 18) M D Wonara S Gunathilake - Ferguson High School, Ratnapura |
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| Anuradhapura Division Men’s 19) G Thasitha Rukmal Galappaththi - University of Sri Jayewardenepura 20) T M Miul Prabhashwara Bandara - Anuradhapura Central College 21) W A S H Weerathunga - Royal College, Polonnaruwa Women’s 1) U M Kavindi Adithya Ukwaththa - Devi Balika Colombo 08 2) K M Methuli Thesanya - Madirigirya National School 3) Chamathka Veena Sumithraarachchi - Swarnapali Balika Vidyalaya, Anuradhapura |
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Luxman Wijesuriya,
Hony. Tournament Secretary – CFSL, General Secretary - South Asian Chess Council, General Secretary - Commonwealth Chess Association, Vice President - Asian Chess Federations |
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