The 2nd Sri Lanka Youth (Under 14 ) Chess Grand Prix

 

Dinul and Sanidula in the lead in Group X Vivash in Group Y with full points

Dinul Vinsitha Weerasekara (above left of Dharmapala Vidyalaya, Pannipitiya) and Sanidula Dahamdi (above, center of Musaeus College) of Group X and Vivash Samarakoon (above right, of Royal College) of Group Y came to the lead with 3 points out of possible 3 games after the 3rd round of the  2nd Sri Lanka Youth (Under 14 ) Chess Grand Prix 2021 today. Dinul beat Pamok Samaranayke, Insara Wickramarachchi and Disal Weerasekara while Sanidula beat Disal Weerasekara, KSCD Amaratunga and DWK Hettiarachchi in first three rounds in group X respectively. Vivash beat Ashad Nevan Mohammed, Daham Jayasundara and Thisaja Kolonne in the 1st three rounds in Group Y respectively in.

The 2nd Sri Lanka Youth Chess Grand Prix 2021 conducted by the Chess Federation of Sri Lanka with a total number of 24 leading Chess players of the age group in the country is in progress from 9th to 14th March 2021 as two round robin events of two groups of 12 players and the winner and the runner up in both groups will meet in the knocked out stage on 20th and 21st of March 2021. The Chess Federation has offered Rs. 55,000/= in cash and has made all the arrangements to have the event according to the health guidelines issued by the Ministry of Health as given below:

  1. Keeping records of all participants.
  2. Players should come in masks for the event.
  3. CFSL supplies Sanitizer, face shields and gloves for the participants
  4. Social distancing is arranged with distance among boards
  5. No spectators/ Parents are allowed in the venue.

THD Thisarindu Induwara(Royal College) is in the 3rd place in Group X while SDBK Seneviratne (Maliyadeva College) and Brijeash Saravanabhavan(Gateway College) are in the 2nd place in Group Y with 2 ½ points, Just a half a point behind the leaders. The 4th round will start on 11th March 2021 at CFSL Headquarters at 9.00a.m.

The event is organized with the highest standard with DGT Chess Boards for all games to broadcast live. A live streaming of the event will also be arranged in selected days.

Live Games link is as given below:

Group X (Sri Lanka Youth (U14) Chess Grand Prix – 2021 [Group X])

Link https://view.livechesscloud.com#a2ff5296-50c7-4d77-8861-51973dcb0188

 

Group Y (Sri Lanka Youth (U14) Chess Grand Prix – 2021 [Group Y])

Link https://view.livechesscloud.com#38a2ebc7-d2a2-4bc8-91b2-dc385e94abbb

 

The Standings after Rd 3

Group X

 

Rk. Name   Rtg Pts.
1 Weerasekara Dinul Vinsitha Dharmapala Vidyalaya, Pannipitiya 1267 3
2 Sanudula K M Dahamdi (WCM) Musaeus College 1687 3
3 Induwara T H D Thisarindu Royal College 1306 2.5
4 Ramanayake Nemindi Linaya Bandaranayke College, Veyangoda 1236 2
5 Gunathilake M D Vinuda Shenal Royal College 1515 2
6 Amarathunga K S C D JMC International School, Kaluthara 1286 1.5
7 Samaranayake Pamok Methdinu Rahula College, Matara 1085 1
8 Wickramaarachchi Nayanaka DS Senanayake College 1206 1
 9 Weerasekara Dishal Nimsara Sri Chandananda Buddhist College Kandy 1494 1
10 Nanayakkara M M Richmond College 1170 0.5
11 Weerathungalage W D Malisha DS Senanayake College 1340 0.5
12 Hettiarachchi D W K Rahula College, Matara 1441 0

 

 

Group Y

Rk. Name School Rtg Pts.
1 Samarakoon Vivash Ransara Royal College 1363 3
2 Senevirathne S D B K Maliyadeva College 1620 2.5
3 Saravanabaavan Brijeash Gateway International School 1611 2.5
4 Laksiri A A Kavishka Gimshan Asoka Vidyalaya 1331 2
 5 Gunawardhana Devindya Oshini Ferguson High School 1308 2
6 Sathmina S L Lalindu (AFM) Isipathana College 1480 2
7 Jayasundara J M Daham V Thurstan College 1181 1
 8 Thennakoon Disara (AFM) Dharmaraja College 1308 1
9 Dinayana Thinuga St. Joseph’s College, Nugegoda 1167 1
10 Ashad Nevan Mishal Mohomed Lyceum International School, Wattala 1272 0.5
11 Kolonne K A Thisaja Senon Lyceum International School, Wattala 1215 0.5
12 Bimansa D G Jayandi Bandaragama Central College 1083 0