Category Archives: Chess

HUNGARY: (ePRESS) – Sri Lanka’s boys’ team claimed the gold medal in the D category, while the girls’ team secured bronze in the C category at the FIDE Chess Olympiad, which concluded in Hungary. In the final round, the Sri Lankan open team faced a strong Thailand team. Entering the last round ranked second in their…

Batumi, Georgia – (ePRESS) – Sri Lanka’s Oshini Gunawardena of Wycherley International School, made history by clinching the country’s first-ever bronze medal at the inaugural FIDE Under-8-12 World Cup, which concluded in Batumi, Georgia. Competing in the Under-12 category, Gunawardena secured her place on the podium by defeating Kristina Zavivaeva twice in the second round….

Colombo, Mar 3, 7.20PM – YETI Isotonic will be the hydration sponsor for the 145th Battle of the Blues Inter-School Big Match between Royal College and S Thomas’ College on March 7, 8, and 9 at the SSC Grounds in Maitland Place. This time, Mahith Perera will lead the boys from Mount Lavinia, while Sineth Jayawardena,…

Malaysia, Feb 28, 12.30PM – Sri Lanka’s chess team has brought home a bunch of medals from the Commonwealth Chess Championship held in Malaysia. They grabbed one gold medal, five silver medals, and five bronze medals in the tournament organized by the Malaysian Chess Federation and Persatuan Catur Melaka from February 20 to 27. The young…

Colombo, Jan 10, 11AM – In last week’s National Youth Chess Championship by the Sri Lanka Chess Federation at Dharmapala Vidyalaya Pannipitiya, Janiru Nethmitha from Thurstan College and Hasini Ranasinghe from Mahamaya Girls College Kandy stood out in the Under-7 category. In the Under-7 Boys section, Janiru played nine rounds among 449 players, securing 8.5 points…

Colombo, Jan 9, 2PM – Rithmitha Kiringoda of Ananda College and Sanuli Dodangoda of Southland College emerged as champions in the Under-9 category at the recent National Youth Chess Championship organized by the Sri Lanka Chess Federation. The competition, held at Dharmapala Vidyalaya Pannipitiya last week, saw Rithmitha Kiringoda facing tough opponents among 687 participants…

Colombo, Jan 8, 4PM – In a momentous occasion coinciding with the New Year’s dawn, the Sri Lanka Chess Federation proudly opened the doors to its first-ever National Chess Academy at the Board of Investment (BOI) Auditorium in the World Trade Centre, Colombo. The ceremony witnessed the felicitation of chess champions International Master Susal de…

Colombo,  Jan 7, Sun – Ruvin Jayasooriya from Lyceum International School Wattala and Sethumlee Palliyage from Sangamitta Balika Vidyalaya Galle emerged as the Under-11 champions in the recent National Youth Chess Championship held at Dharmapala Vidyalaya Pannipitiya. Facing stiff competition from 514 players in 10 intense rounds, Jayasooriya clinched  the title, securing an impressive 9…

Colombo, Jan 4, Thu – In the National Youth Chess Championship at Dharmapala College Pannipitiya from December 27 to 30, Dulnith Sanviru of Royal College triumphed in the Under-13 category, scoring an impressive 8 out of 9 points across nine rounds. Simultaneously, Dulnima Ratnayake from Viharamahadevi Balika Vidyalaya secured the girls’ Under-13 title with a…

Colombo, Jan 3, Wed – Jaffna Hindu College’s P Yanakan and Erandi Newansa of Dharmasoka College emerged victorious in the Under-15 Open Titles of the National Youth Chess Championship, organized by the Sri Lanka Chess Federation from December 27 to 30 at Dharmapala Vidyalaya Pannipitiya. In the Boys Under-15 Open category, Hindu College’s Yanakan faced…