Sanudula wins the Group X with 9 ½ points while Seneviratne tops Group Y with 8 points
Sanudula Dahamdi of Musaeus College prove herself as the leading player in the age group of under 14 years in Sri Lanka by winning the Group X of the 2nd Sri Lanka Youth (Under 14 Yrs) Chess Grand Prix 2021 with a lead of 1 ½ points to all others in both groups yesterday at the Chess Federation of Sri Lanka. She scored a total of 9 ½ points out of possible 11 Games. She won her both games on the last day against Pamok Samaranayake and Insara Wickramarathne. Dinul Vinsitha Weerasekara of Dharmapala Vidyalaya, Pannipitiya scored 8 points out of 11 games in Group X to place 2nd. Dinul Beat Malisha Weeratunge in the 10th round and drew with MM Nanayakkara to win the Silver Medal.
SDBK Seneviratne of Maliyadeva College tied with Brijeash Saravanabhavan of Gateway College with 8 points each and won the gold medal in Group Y on the better tie breaker. Seneviratne lost to Disara Tennakoon in the 10th round and beat Jayandi Bimansa in the final round to complete his achievement. Brijeash drew his both games in 10th and 11th rounds with Dinayana Thinuga and Kaviska Gimshan Laksiri respectively to score 8 points, but had to satisfy with the Silver Medal on the tie breaker.
Vivash Samarakoon of Royal College who was leading the Group Y of the event in first half of the event managed to win the Bronze Medal on the better tie breaker after tying with Gimshan Laksiri of Asoka Vidyalaya scoring 7 points each. Dishal Nimsara Weerasekara of Sri Chandananda Buddhist College Kandy won the 3rd place with 7 ½ points out of 11. Dishal was unfortunate to lose 1 ½ points out of 2 in the last day. He lost his penultimate round game to Insara Wickramarachchi and satisfied with a draw against KSCD Amarathunge in the final game to reach the position.
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.
The event was 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 the final stage.
The knocked out Final stage is set as given below with two games with different colour each in each round.
P) Semi Final 1 – Group A winner Vs Runner Up of Group B -20th at 9.00 a.m and 3.00 p.m.
Q) Semifinal 2 – Group B winner Vs Runner Up of Group A -20th at 9.00 a.m and 3.00 p.m.
R) Consolation Finals – Loser P Vs Loser Q -21st at 9.00 a.m and 3.00 p.m.
S) Finals – Winner P Vs Winner Q -21st at 9.00 a.m and 3.00 p.m.
T) Awards Ceremony – 21st at 8.00 p.m.
If there is a tie in the knocked out stage the tiebreakers of the World Cup is used:
1. Two Rapid Games will be played with alternative colors. If still tie remains:
2. Two Blitz Games will be played with alternative colors. If still tie remains:
3. An Armageddon game is played giving 5 minutes to white and 4 minutes to Black. If the game is drawn, it is considered as a win for Black.
The Final Ranking after 11 rounds
Group X
Rk. Name School Rtg Pts.
1 Sanudula K M Dahamdi (WCM) Musaeus College 1687 9.5
2 Weerasekara Dinul Vinsitha Dharmapala Vidyalaya, 1267 8
3 Weerasekara Dishal Nimsara Sri Chandananda Buddhist
College Kandy 1494 7.5
4 Amarathunga K S C D JMC International School 1286 6.5
5 Induwara T H D Thisarindu Royal College 1306 6.5
6 Ramanayake Nemindi Linaya Bandaranayke College,1236 5.5
7 Gunathilake M D Vinuda Shenal Royal College 1515 5.5
8 Hettiarachchi D W K Rahula College, Matara 1441 5
9 Wickramaarachchi Nayanaka DS Senanayake College1206 2.5
10 Nanayakkara M M Richmond College 1170 3.5
11 Samaranayake Pamok Methdinu Rahula College, 1085 3
12 Weerathungalage Malisha DS Senanayake College 1340 2
Group Y
Rk. Name School Rtg Pts.
1 Senevirathne S D B K Maliyadeva College 1620 8
2 Saravanabaavan Brijeash Gateway International 1611 8
3 Samarakoon Vivash Ransara Royal College 1363 7
4 Laksiri A A Kavishka Gimshan Asoka Vidyalaya 1331 7
5 Sathmina S L Lalindu (AFM) Isipathana College 1480 6.5
6 Gunawardhana Oshini Ferguson High School 1308 6.5
7 Disara Tennakoon Dharmaraja college 1308 6
8 Ashad Nevan Mohomed Lyceum International 1272 4
9 Kolonne K A Thisaja Senon Lyceum International 1215 4
10 Jayasundara J M Daham V Thurstan College 1181 3.5
11 Dinayana Thinuga St. Joseph’s College, Nugegoda 1167 3.5
12 Bimansa D G Jayandi Bandaragama Central 1083 2