Due to the pandemic situation Chess world changed to Online Chess and now the all important events are in online as well. The CFSL started the youth Chess Activities with the SL Online Youth (under 14 years ) and continued to under 14 Girls event in last 2 months. Both events were great successes with nearly 300 players in Open and 200 in Girls.
The CFSL Online Youth under 12 Yrs Championship is also going to be a remarkable event with a participation of 230 Chess Players from all over the country. The event is planned to have in the Chess.com flatform on 27th and 28th February 2021 according to the Swiss system ins 9 round. The time control is 15 minutes per side + 10 second increment per each move played.
The event is played with very strict Anti-cheating guidelines according to the FIDE Laws. Only the laptops are allowed to play the event while all players are observed through a Zoom meeting open throughout the play. If anyone found cheating sever punishments are announced.
The winner is declared as the CFSL Online Youth Chess Champion for under 12 Years and Medals and Certificates will be offered. A virtual Prize Giving Ceremony will be held after the last round. Savinu Liyanage is the top seed while DDLD Dandeniya also having an ELO of 1330. The 2019 Under 10 Youth Chess Champion Haritha Hansana from Matara is also in the medal hunt.