Junior Chess Stars shine in Romania
Two Sri Lankans Vonara Goonetlleke (under 7) and Tharushi Nicklesha (under 9) won two gold medals in the 8th World Schools Chess Championship which was held in Romania. Meanwhile there were two silver and our bronze medalists for the Sri Lankan squad. Vonara, a student of Ferguson BMV, Ratnapura, won the under 7 age group [...]
Sachini Ranasinghe aims to be a women’s chess ‘Grand Master’
Sachini Ranasinghe (17) can be called a chess whiz. Having started playing the sport at the tender age of four, she said, “When I was small, I liked the pieces, I found them really interesting,” and that was how it all began for the number one National (female) chess player. Ranasinghe played netball and also [...]
Binudi to participate at world schools chess Tournament
Binudi Senarath Yapa a grade seven student of Visakha Vidyalaya, Colombo will be participating in the under 11 (girls) category at the World Schools Chess Tournament to be held in Romania on April 27, 2012. Binudi Yapa was among the top 15 at the World Youth Chess Tournament which was held in Turkey in 2009 [...]
Denuwan to represent Sri Lanka in the U-13 World Chess Championships
Eleven-year-old H.P. DenuwanTheekshana from Weluwana Vidyalaya, Colombo will leave for Romania on April 27 to participate in the under 13 World Chess Championships. Denuwan qualified for the trip when he overcame all other chess players during the trials held to select the candidate. He won a silver medal competing in the 5th Asian under seven [...]
Twins Roshell and Raveen shine in chess
Twins brother and sister Roshell Nathasha Askey and Raveen Nimesh Askey secured places in the 5th Colombo International Rating Chess Championship 2012. In the under ten boys category Raveen Nimesh Askey the twin brother of Roshell Askey was placed Equal Second in this chess tournament. Raveen Askey is a student of St. Peter’s College Colombo [...]
Chess champions
The Western Province Individual Chess Championship 2012 was conducted at the Rathnawali Balika Vidyalaya Borella. In the under 8 boys category Gimantha Gayasha Kiriella of St. Peter College Colombo was placed first and secured the gold medal. In the under 10 boys category Raveen Nimesh Askey also of St. Peter’s College Colombo came first and [...]
National Chess Championship commences
The National Chess Championship 2012 which commenced yesterday at the Etisalat Auditorium in Bambalapitiya will come to an end on April 1. The Men’s Championship this year has attracted 14 players with sixteen- year-old Chaminka Perera last year’s champion in action. Chaminka is the youngest to win the national championship and he will be a [...]
Major Division Chess underway
The Sri Lanka National Major Division and Women’s National Qualifying Chess Championships 2012 commenced yesterday and will be continued today (March 3),4 and 7 as scheduled. The Colombo Event commenced at Royal College while the Galle Event will take place at Dharmashoka College, Ambalangoda. The Kandy Event will be at Vision International School and the [...]
Golden Square Chess tourney begins on February 3
The Golden Square International Chess Association Chess Tournament will be held at the Rathnavali Balika Vidyalaya, Colombo 8 from February 3, 4 and 5 February 2012. This is an individual event for juniors as under the age categories of 8, 9, 10, and 11 for boys and girls. There will be six rounds. Other age [...]
Kulisa Nanayakkara excels in chess
Kulisa Saranath Nanayakkara of St. Nicholas’ International School Negombo, primary section won gold, silver and bronze medals at the inter school chess tournaments in the under nine age group held recently. Kulisa won a gold in the Inter Division Negombo District under eight age group and also obtained a silver in the under nine class [...]
Himasha wins silver at Asian Schools Chess Championships
Himasha Apurvi Perera of St. Joseph’s College, Colombo 10 (Negombo Branch) won the Silver medal for Sri Lanka in the Under 7 Age Category in the 7th Asian Schools Chess Championships held at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium in New Delhi, India last month. Perera’s principal Rev. Fr. Sudath Gunetileke, Vice Principal Ms. Felicity Mirando, [...]
SL Schools Chess team takes wing to Delhi
The Chess team comprising of fifteen members left to New Delhi to participate in the Seventh Asian Chess Tournament 2011 The following are the members of the team Iru Kumarasiri (Boys under 7 of Rathnapura Sevila-m.m. School), A. Perera (Girls under 7-St. Joseph’s College Negombo), Thulani Navoyadaya Danawala Vithana (Girls under 9-Presidents School, Kurunegala), A.A. [...]
Ayeshan Karunaratne wins Board Prize in chess final
K.a.nipuna Ayeshan Karunarathne a grade 6 student of Kegalle Vidyalaya won the Board Prize in the under 16 age group of the All Ceylon Chess final conducted by the Sri Lanka Chess Society in 2011. The tournament was held at the Kotte Ananda Vidyalaya. Entering Kegalle Vidyalaya he was successful at the 5th grade Scholarship [...]
Sachini wins National Blitz Chess crown
Sixteen year old Sachini Ranasinghe of Museus College won the women's title of 3rd National Blitz Chess Championships held at Royal College, Colombo on Wednesday. The Swiss System tournament played in 7 rounds as 10 minute games. Sachini, the first International Master in the Sri Lanka, is the National Women Chess Champion too. Chess Federation [...]
National Blitz Chess Championship on Wednesday
Chess Federation of Sri Lanka is organizing the 3rd National Blitz Chess Championships at Royal College, Colombo on Wednesday. It is conducted according to Swiss System tournament and will be played in 7 rounds. A total of 10 minutes will be given for a game. More details can be obtained from Jagath Ketalawala, on 0715130654 [...]
Chamika and Sachini win Chess Nationals
Chamika Perara, a 16-year-old student of Trinity College became the Sri Lanka National Chess Champion convincingly. Young Perera played the event very confidently and scored a total of 9 1/2 points out of possible 13 games to achieve this title. It was a one sided race for Sachini Ranasinghe (Musaeus College), the maiden women’s International [...]
Roshell emerge chess champion
Roshell Nathasha Askey of Ave Maria Convent, Negombo emerged the champion in the Negombo Division Chess Tournament 2011 and secured a gold medal in the under nine (9) girl’s category. The event was organized by Sonaja Perera, President Negombo Queen Chess Club while Sachini Ranasinghe (WIM) former Sri Lanka National Chess Champion 2009 graced the [...]
Roshell bags gold in Chess
Roshell Nathasha Askey a student of Ave Maria Convent Negombo emerged the under 9 girls champion winning a gold medal at the all-Island inter-school Chess Championship 2011 held at Vijaya College, Matale. In 2009 participating in the tournament Rochell became the chess Champion in the under 9 category winning a gold medal. She is now [...]
Thurstan and Sirimavo BV win WP Chess
Thurstan College and Sirimavo BV emerged the boys and girls champions at the Western Province Chess Tournament that was worked off at Thurstan College last weekend. Over 700 players participated in the tournament that was organized by the Chess Club of Thurstan College. (BM) Results BoysUnder 8: (1) Gimantha Kiriella 6 (2) Dilshan Sewwadi [...]
Dulan Edirisinghe wins Open Segment
With a total of 8.5 points, Dulan Edirisinghe emerged champion of the Open Segment at the 2nd Kandy Open International Rating Chess Championships conducted by the Sixty Four Square Chess Club at Polgolla recently. In second place was R. Weerawardena with eight points while M.A. Jayasinghe was third with the same number of points. (BM)
