WIM Sachini Ranasinghe is the Chess Queen at Inaugural Sri Lanka Women Chess Grand Prix 2020
WIM
Sachini Ranasinghe (Nf3 Chess Club) became the Champion of the Inugural
Sri Lanka Women’s Chess Grand Prix 2020. Though she lost her last
round game to young Tharushi Sandeepani of Devi Balika Vidyalaya, she
scored a total of 9 ½ points out of possible 11 Games. Sachini
was a four times women’s National Chess Champion in 2009, 2011,
2012 & 2013 and played in four FIDE Chess Olympiads in 2010 in Russia,
2012 in Turkey, 2016 in Azerbaijan & 2018 in Georgia. Sachini was
awarded the Trophy, Gold Medal and Rs. 30,000/= for her performance.
WFM Dinushki Premanath
of University of Moratuwa made a good come back scoring six straight wins
to finish with 8 points after little poor performance in first four rounds.
Dinushki was the National Women’s Chess Champion in 2010 and 2018
and has played in couple of Chess Olympiads in 2012 and 2018. Dinushki
got the Silver medal with a shared prize of Rs. 12,000/=.
WCM Tharushi Niklesha
(Visakha Vidyalaya) and WIM Nelunika Methmani (University of Sri Jayawardenapura)
also finished with 8 points, tying 8 points each with Dinushki, but have
to satisfy with the Bronze medal and the fourth place respectively according
to the tie breaker. Tharushi lost her final round game to Janandani Abeysinghe
of NSBM Green University and Nelunika Methmani drew with Ashvini Pavalchandran
of Wycherly International School. Tharushi got the Bronze medal and both
of them were awarded with a shred prize of Rs. 12,000/= each. Asvini Pavalchandran
was placed fifth with 7 ½points and she was awarded with Rs. 4,000/=
in cash.
The Event which was
conducted by the Chess Federation of Sri Lanka is the first Women sporting
event of the country after the COVID 19 Break. The event was in progress
on 25th, 26th, 27th, 31st July and 1st and 2nd August 2020 at the Chess
Federation Headquarters, Delkanda, Nugegoda. The Chess Federation of Sri
Lanka offered Rs 70,000/= in cash awards with Trophies and Medals. Mr.
Luxman Wijesuriya, General Secretary of South Asian Chess Council &
Commonwealth Chess Association and a Vice President of Asian Chess Federation
was the chief guest at the awards ceremony had just after the event.
Sachini, Niklesha and
Ashvini are in the National Chess Team which participate in the FIDE world
online Chess Olympiad to be started on 7th August 2020.
1. Prasansa Premanath(Girls High School, Kandy) beat Sayumi Gamage (Musaeus College)
2. WIM, Nelunika Methmani (University of Sri Jayawardenapura)drew with Ashvini Pawalachandran(Wycherly International Schools)
3. Janandani Abeysinghe (NSBM Green University) beat Tharushi Niklesha(Visakha Vidyalaya)
4. Sayumi Vimansa Piyumanthi (Dharmasoka College, Ambalangoda) lost to WFM Dinushki Premanath (University of Moratuwa)
5. Sachini Ranasinghe(Nf3 CC) lost to Tharushi Sandeepani (Devi Balika Vidyalaya)
6. Oneli Weerawardena(Lycium International School, Ratnapura) got the Bye
1. WIM, Sachini Ranasinghe 9 ½
2. WFM, Dinushki Premanath 8
3. WCM Tharushi Niklesha 8
4. WIM, Nelunika Methmani 8
5. Ashvini Pavalachandran 7
6. Sandeepani Tharushi 6 ½
7. Prasansa Premanath 5 ½
8. Janadani Abeysinghe 5 ½
9. Oneli Weerawardena 3 ½
10. Sayumi Gamage 3
11. Sayumi Vimansa Piyumanthi 1 ½
Diniuski Premanath Vs Sachini Ranasinghe Rd. 01
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7.Nd5 Nxd5 8.exd5 Nb8 9.a4 a6 10.Na3 Be7 11.Be2 O-O 12.O-O f5 13.Nc4 f4 14.a5 Nd7 15.Bd2 Rf6 16.Bf3 Qf8 17.b4 Rb8 18.Re1 Qf7 19.Qe2 g5 20.h3 h5 21.Bc3 Rh6 22.Bxe5 dxe5 23.Nxe5 Nxe5 24.Qxe5 Bd6 25.Qxg5 Rg6 26.Qxh5 Bf5 27.c4 Kg7 28.Bg4 Bxg4 29.hxg4 Rh8 30. Qf5 Qxf5 31.gxf5 Rgh6 32.Kf1 Rh1+ 0-1
https://view.livechesscloud.com#afa448d1-8742-415c-9c45-8af2cebf8258
Luxman Wijesuriya
Tournament Director
Tournament Director