Sri Lanka’s junior chess players performed brilliantly at the 10th Asian Schools Chess Championships held in Taichung, Taiwan from August 23 to 30, wining two gold, one silver and four bronze medals. Sri Lankan players also bagged 14 merit certificates.
Ishini Wickramasinghe of Musaeus College in the girls under 15 and M Sasith Nipun Piyumantha of Dharmasoka College, Ambalangoda in the boys under 13 bagged the gold medals while I.M.T.S.Gunawardane of Maliyadeva B.V., Kurunegala won a silver in girls under 7 category.
Ehsha Pallie of St. Paul’s Girls’ College, Milagiriya (Girls Under 7), Methmani Nelunika of Anula Vidyalaya, Nugegoda (Girls under 17), Kevin Ranindu Silva of Holy Cross College (Boys under 9) and Kasun Wimalasuriya Dharmasoka College, Ambalangoda(Boys under 17) won the bronze medals.
Girls
Under 7:
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2nd I.M.T.S.Gunawardane Maliyadeva B.V., Kurunegala
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3rd Ehsha Pallie St.Paul’s Girls’ College, Milagiriya
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4th Dahamdi Sandula Sujatha Balika Vidyalaya, Colombo 5
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6th W.A.A.Sharindi Dedigama Primary School, Dedigama
Under 9:
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4th Tharusha Dassanayake Kegalu Balika Vidyalaya, Kegalle
Under 11:
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6th Sachintha Kodikara Wycherly In. School, Colombo 7.
Under 13
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4th Nethmi Gamage Asian Grammar School, Gothatuwa
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5th Sandaruwani Vithanage Maliyadeva B.V., Kurunegala
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6th Maheshika Madurapperuma Viharamahadevi B. V., Kiribathgoda
Under 15
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1st Ishini Wickramasinghe Musaeus College, Colombo 7
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6th Udaransi Jayawardhane Sangamitta Girls College Galle
Under 17
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3rd Methmani Nelunika, Anula Vidyalaya, Nugegoda
Boys
Under 9
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3rd Kevin Ranindu Silva Holy Cross College
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4th K L G Geethika Udaneth Richmond College, Galle
Under 11:
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5th Saranath Nanayakkaea Gateway International School, Negombo (4th)
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6th Udayanga Jayasena St.Annes College, Kurunegala
Under 13:
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1st M Sasith Nipun Piyumantha Dharmasoka College, Ambalangoda
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4th Banuka N. Wickramasinghe Ananda College, Colombo 10
Under 15:
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5th Charith Hettiarachchi D S Senanayake College, Colombo 7
Under 17:
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3rd Kasun Wimalasuriya Dharmasoka College, Ambalangoda
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6th Pramod Uduwala St. Marys College, Kegalle
