Sri
Lanka Navy Wins the Russian Ambassador Challenge Trophy Chess Championship
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After the final round ( 5th round
) Sri Lanka Navy won the above championship by collecting 16 points
out of 20 games. Sri Lanka Navy team consisted with L.P.P.R. Jayanka,
K.W.C.U. Silva, B.R.M. Madugalla, M.N.C. Jayarathna and L.D.P. Madusanka.
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Ficher Chess Club won the 1st Runner
up with 16 points and team consisted with Shehan Senevirathna, M.S.V.K.
Koggala, R.S. Kalugampitiya, P.D. Senanayake and Abhimanju Rathnasekera.
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Sampath Bank Chess Team won the 2nd
Runner up by collecting 15 points and team consisted with Nishantha
Withanage, Kalana Abeysinghe, Sanjeewa Subasinghe, Kasun Perera and
Amila Basuru.
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There were 35 teams participated in
this tournament including the players in Schools, Chess Clubs, Sports
Clubs, Universities, Government Organizations and Private Sectors.
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Merit Awards won by the Paul Morphy
Chess Women’s Team and Team consisted with Chandra Ratnayake,
Sachini Ranasinghe, Samadhi Malalgoda, Supeshala Thillekawardena and
Pravardhi Senarath. The above Team won the best women’s Award
also. Women’s 2nd place won by Sri Jayawardenapura University
and 3rd place among the women is University of Peradeniya.
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Another Merit Award won by Old Joshapian’s Chess
Club.
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Board Prizes
Board No. 1 Shamin
De Moraes of Old Joshapian’s Chess Club - 4 ½ / 5 points
Board No. 2 W.S.V.K. Koggala of Ficher Chess Club -
5/5 points
Board No. 3 Sanjeewa Subasinghe of Sampath Bank 5/5
points
P.M.A.B. Athukorala of Paul Morphy Chess Club – 4/4 points.
Board No. 4 B. Yaparathne
of Etisalat Chess Club – 4/4 points
W.D.R.T. Wijeyaratne of St. Thomas’ Chess Club – 4/4 points
Board No. 5 Amila Basuru of Sampath Bank – 3/3
points
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By, Suneetha Wijesuriya |
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