The Sri Lanka National Chess Championships 2022, with a half-million rupees prize fund, took place from April 23 to May 1 in the Kobbekaduwa Agrarian Research Institute, Wijerama Mawatha, Colombo. Both tournaments, organized by the Chess Federation of Sri Lanka, were 14-players round-robins with classical time control.
The reigning national champion, 17-year-old FM Susal de Silva of Nalanda College, won the Sri Lanka National Chess Championship 2022 for the second consecutive year scoring 10/13.
Four times Women’s National Champion, WIM Sachini Ranasinghe won her 5th Women’s National Chess Championship title convincingly scoring 9 points out of possible 13 games.
The top five players in both events are selected for the Sri Lanka national teams to participate in the 44th Chess Olympiad 2022.
Sri Lanka Team for 44th Chess Olympiad (Open section):
- Susal De Silva
- Ranindu Dilshan Liyanage
- Isuru Alahakoon
- Kiriella K G T S D
- Mohamed Nabil Nazar
Sri Lanka Team for 44th Chess Olympiad (Women’s section):
- Sachini Ranasinghe
- Desandhi Dhihansa Gamage
- Janandani Abeysinghe
- Wijesuriya G P Y
- Minethma Wickramasinghe
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Final rankings – Sri Lanka National Chess Championship 2022:
Rk.
Name
FED
Rtg
Pts.
TB1
TB2
TB3
1
FM
De Silva L M S T
SRI
2162
10
1
8
62.3
2
FM
Liyanage Ranindu Dilshan
SRI
2345
10
0
9
56.5
3
FM
Alahakoon Isuru
SRI
2014
8.5
0
7
51.8
4
Kiriella K G T S D
SRI
1737
8
0
6
45.5
5
Nabil Nazar Mohamed
SRI
1680
7.5
0
5
47
6
Kaluarachchi Achinthya Shamen
SRI
1801
6.5
0
6
42.5
7
Senevirathne S D B K
SRI
1757
6
1
5
31.3
8
Bandara Dhanushka
SRI
1882
6
0
4
34.8
9
Tennakoon Lisara Samadhith
SRI
1680
5.5
1
5
33
10
CM
Amarasinghe A A C B
SRI
1855
5.5
0
5
31.5
11
Lahiru N P G Sithija
SRI
1783
5
0
3
26.8
12
Saravanabaavan Brijeash
SRI
1643
4.5
1
3
24
13
CM
Wijekoon Chandana
SRI
1823
4.5
0
4
26
14
De Silva Elath Mathanga
SRI
1816
3.5
0
1
25.3
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Final rankings – Sri Lanka Women’s National Chess Championship 2022
Rk.
Name
FED
Rtg
Pts.
TB1
TB2
TB3
1
WIM
Ranasinghe S D
SRI
1698
9
0
7
55.3
2
Gamage Desandhi Dhihansa
SRI
1447
8.5
0
7
51.5
3
Abeysinghe H M H Janandani
SRI
1465
8
0
7
52.5
4
WCM
Wijesuriya G P Y
SRI
1581
7.5
0
7
44
5
WCM
Wickramasinghe Minethma Lasandi
SRI
1527
7
1.5
4
45.8
6
WCM
Sanudula K M Dahamdi
SRI
1710
7
1
5
42.8
7
Mapa M M W H
SRI
1587
7
0.5
5
41.3
8
WCM
Pallie Ehsha Mishela
SRI
1475
6.5
0
4
39.5
9
Abeysekara Yasasi Geemini
SRI
1324
6
1
5
36.5
10
Wijesinghe W M M N
SRI
1509
6
0
5
38.8
11
Ramanayake Nemindi Linaya
SRI
1387
5
0.5
4
27.3
12
Vithanawasam Oneli
SRI
1449
5
0.5
2
28.8
13
Yapa Bandara Chamodya
SRI
1533
4.5
0
3
31
14
Yashora Tiumi
SRI
1624
4
0
2
27.3