Third Kandy Open Chess Championship organized by 64 Squares International Chess Academy concluded at NICD, Polgolla yesterday.
The tournament was held throughout the past week with a participation of 377 players including 123 internationally rated players. At the end of the day 2, after 4 rounds of play Rasheen De Silva was in the lead scoring 4 points out of the four games of played. Romesh Weerawardana who was at the top of the points table at the start with a rating of 2105 was beaten by Lasitha Subash in the 4th round.
After 5 rounds R.S Dissanayake and Lasitha Subash came to the lead both of them scoring 5 points out of 5 games played. Rasheen de Silva had to step down to the 3rd place as he shared ½ points with Bandara Dhanushka in the same round.
At the end of the day 4 Ruchira Dissanayaka was the only unbeaten player with 7 points and he managed to remain unbeaten after defeating mighty Lahiru Hapuarachchi & Romesh Weerawardana in last two rounds. Akila Kavinda of Fisher chess club was the 1st runner up who scored 7.5 out of 9 while Chandana Wijekoon of Navy remains in the 3rd place.
Results-Age Groups
| Catagory | Name Of the Winner | Points | Overall Rank |
| Under 07 Boys | W M G Iru Kumarasiri | 4½ | 195 |
| Under 07 Girls | J W K Nisansa Hansalee Jayasundara | 4 | 239 |
| Under 09 Boys | G M H Thilakarathne | 5 ½ | 68 |
| Under 09 Girls | T H D Niklesha Tharushi | 5 | 149 |
| Under 11 Boys | Chamath Weerasinghe | 5 ½ | 91 |
| Under 11 Girls | Chamodya Yapa Bandara | 5 | 125 |
| Under 13 Boys | Prasanjith Chanaka Lorensuhewa | 6 ½ | 18 |
| Under 13 Girls | Dilmi Udaransi Jayawardane | 5 | 140 |
| Under 15 Boys | Kashapa D M T Kulasekara | 7 | 12 |
| Under 15 Girls | M K T Chankamie | 6 | 57 |
Results-Rating categories
| rating between 1800 and 1999 | ||||
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Points |
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R S Dissanayake |
9 |
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Akhila Kavinda |
7½ |
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| 3 |
Chandana Wijekoon |
7½ |
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Rating between 1600 and 1799 |
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| Overall Rank | Name | Points | ||||
| 11 | M N G Jayarathne | 7 | ||||
| 20 | Minul Sanjula Doluweera | 6½ | ||||
| 23 | R M T C Rajapakse | 6½ | ||||
| rating between 1400 and 1599 |
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| Overall Rank | Name | Pts | |
| 18 | Prasanjith Chanaka Lorensuhewa | 6½ | |
| 31 | B S Perera | 6½ | |
| 34 | R M Themiya Dilhara | 6½ | |
| rating between 1201 and 1399 | ||
| Overall Rank | Name | Pts |
| 29 | Damika Anupama Nanayakkara | 6½ |
| 98 | U U Kumarasinghe | 5½ |
| 101 | Sanduni Imasha Karunarathna | 5½ |
| rating between 0 and 1200 | |||
| Overall Rank | Name | Pts | |
| 40 | W A N W Lakmal | 6 | |
| 56 | D S A Dulanga Dilhan | 6 | |
| 58 | A S Galagamaarachchi | 6 | |
Women’s Category
| Overall Rank |
Name |
Pts |
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24 |
C T Koswatte |
6½ |
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46 |
B G D Umesha |
6 |
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52 |
N T Abeywardena |
6 |
Blitz Championship
1.Ruchra Dissanayake
2.R N C M Rajapaksha
3.Roshan Saranga
Mr Rajeendra Kalugampitiya the CEO & Chairman of 64 Squire International Chess Academy speaking to Thepapare stated
“This is the third step of the Kandy Open Chess Championship, so we decided to organize as a chess festival including a Blitz Championship as well as a Puzzle Championship along with main event. 357 chess players out of registered 377 participated in the event which proves that this is one of the top events in Sri Lanka. Most of the parents and well wishers appreciated our effort as they are delighted with the way the tournament was conducted. I would like to thank each and everyone who supported me to make this success- my team, Chess Club of Vidyartha College, Chess Club of Peradeniya University. I am so glad that the Deputy vice Chancellor Prof. S.K Hennayaka arrived as the guest of honour for the event.”
