The 2nd Sri Lanka Youth (Under 14 Yrs) Chess Grand Prix 2021

Sanudula leads with 7 ½ points in Group X while Brijeash & Seneviratne with 7 points in Group Y

Sanudula Dahamdi of Musaeus College came to sole lead in Group X after the 9th round of the 2nd Sri Lanka Youth Chess Grand Prix 2021 by winning against Malisha Weeratunge and MM Nanayakkara in last two games while SDBK Seneviratne (below left) of Maliyadeva College beat Vivash Samarakoon, Brijeash Saravanabhavan (below right) of Gateway College beat Jayandi Bimansa in the 8th round and they shared split the point, a ½ a point each in the 9th round to reach 7 points each today.

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.

Disal Nimsara weerasekara of Sri Chandananda Buddhist College Kandy is in the 2nd spot with 7 points of Group X while Dinul Nimsitha Weerasekara of Dharmapala Vidyalaya has gone down to 3rd place. Laksiri Gimshan of Asoka College has also dropped to the 3rd place with 6 ½ points. The last two rounds of the Round Robin events are scheduled tomorrow at CFSL Headquarters starting at 9.00 a.m. and exciting Chess is expected.

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 9

Group X

 

 

Rk. Name   Rtg Pts.
1 Sanudula K M Dahamdi (WCM) Musaeus College 1687 7.5
2 Weerasekara Dishal Nimsara Sri Chandananda Buddhist College Kandy 1494 7
3 Weerasekara Dinul Vinsitha Dharmapala Vidyalaya, Pannipitiya 1267 6.5
4 Amarathunga K S C D JMC International School, Kaluthara 1286 5.5
5 Induwara T H D Thisarindu Royal College 1306 5
6 Ramanayake Nemindi Linaya Bandaranayke College, Veyangoda 1236 4.5
7 Gunathilake M D Vinuda Shenal Royal College 1515 4.5
8 Hettiarachchi D W K Rahula College, Matara 1441 3.5
 9 Samaranayake Pamok Methdinu Rahula College, Matara 1085 3
10 Wickramaarachchi Nayanaka DS Senanayake College 1206 2.5
11 Nanayakkara M M Richmond College 1170 2.5
12 Weerathungalage W D Malisha DS Senanayake College 1340 2

 

Group Y

Rk. Name School Rtg Pts.
 1 Senevirathne S D B K Maliyadeva College 1620 7
2 Saravanabaavan Brijeash Gateway International School 1611 7
3 Laksiri A A Kavishka Gimshan Asoka Vidyalaya 1331 6.5
4 Samarakoon Vivash Ransara Royal College 1363 6
5 Sathmina S L Lalindu (AFM) Isipathana College 1480 5.5
6 Gunawardhana Devindya Oshini Ferguson High School 1308 5
7 Thennakoon Disara (AFM) Dharmaraja College 1308 4.5
 8 Ashad Nevan Mishal Mohomed Lyceum International School, Wattala 1272 3.5
9 Kolonne K A Thisaja Senon Lyceum International School, Wattala 1215 3
10 Jayasundara J M Daham V Thurstan College 1181 2.5
11 Dinayana Thinuga St. Joseph’s College, Nugegoda 1167 2.5
12 Bimansa D G Jayandi Bandaragama Central College 1083 1

 

Stay Safe! Enjoy Chess!