Photograph by : Esandi’s father

12 Years Old Esandi Won Sri Lanka Online Under 16 Girls Youth Rapid Chess Championship 2021 !!

26 May 2021

By Sasith Nipun Piyumantha

Sri Lanka Online under 16 years girls youth rapid chess championship 2021 was conducted by the CFSL just a few days before via the chess.com online platform. CFSL very well organized the event in this challenging period.

70 Players from every corner in Sri Lanka joined to make a successful & competitive online battle. There were seven rounds considering the participants. Everyone got 15 minutes + 10 seconds increment for each round.

Esandi Newasana, a student of Dharmasoka College, Ambalangoda, won her 1st All island ONLINE championship at the age of 12! Esandi, one of the most promising young chess stars in the Dhamso, is a rising star in the Sri LankanWomen's chess arena. She is challenging her age by collecting the Under 16 & silver medal in Under 18!

Before the tournament started, She was 23rd on the starting rank list due to the FIDE ratings. She was hunting the big players from round number 2.She has beaten up such players as Prasansa Premanath, Oneli Omaya, Devindya Oshini, Ashvini Pavalachandaran, who was the top player at the starting rank, Desandhi Dhihansa respectively. When six rounds were over, she got the tournament's lead with an extra point unbeatable sale.

Unfortunately, Esandi lost her last round to the 2nd ranked player, Tharushi Sandeepani, tying four players with 6 points for the championship. The Sokian pipped the other three on the tie-break thanks to her very best playing in the first six rounds.

She started learning chess from Sri Lankan renowned chess character, coach & International Arbiter, Mr. Wajira Gunasinghe, at the age of 7 & So far he is guiding Esandi for winning such Sri Lankan Medals.

Esandi kept his next step for learning chess under the Kriegspiel Chess Academy from Sri Lankan renowned coach, one of the most successful coaches on the island, Mr. Gihan De Silva, who produced such players as FIDE Master Sasith Nipun Piyumantha and Women's National champion Dasuni Hansika Mendis and Sayuni Gihansa Jayaweera & many more national players in SL.

Esandi's highlights of her career are as follows

  • Under 8 Girls West Asian Youth Standard & Rapid Chess Champion 2018
  • Under 8 Girls Sri Lankan National Youth Chess Champion 2017 & Under 10 Girls Sri Lankan National Youth Chess Champion 2018
  • Under 9 Girls Sri Lankan Schools Chess Champion 2018 & Under 11 Girls Sri Lanka Schools Chess Championship-Equal 1st place

We wish her all the success in her future endeavors!

The list of the players who got 4.5 and above in this event is given below.

Rank Name Rating Chess.com user name Points
1 Newansa M Esandi 1121 NewansaMEsandi 6,0
2 Amarathunga Piyumi Uthpala 0 PiyumiUthpala 6,0
3 Gamage Desandhi Dhihansa 1302 desandhigamage 6,0
4 Sandeepani M Tharushi 1628 tharushi2005 6,0
5 Rathnayake Tenuli Dhahamna 1184 tenulirathnayake 5,5
6 Pavalachandran Ashvini 1722 ashvini_08 5,0
7 Premanath Prasansa 1517 prashansa_premanath 5,0
8 Ramanayake Nemindi Linaya 1345 elsasrilanka 5,0
9 Wilvalaarachchi Oneli Omaya 1386 Toco_toucam 5,0
10 Herath H M M D 1438 MovindiHerath2006 5,0
11 Akuratiya A G Javindi Avarjana 1201 Javindi2007 5,0
12 Gunawardhana Devindya Oshini 1373 SL_POLGAR 4,5
13 Weerawardana Y W Oneli Vihanga 1307 Oneli-Weerawardana 4,5
14 Kumarasinghe Minuli 1154 thasuni_2005 4,5
15 Piyathilaka Oshadhi Ruwanya 1115 Rasikanuvan964 4,5
16 Pallie Ehsha Mishela 1533 SukamaM 4,5
17 Jayasinghe Ranudhi 0 ranudhi314 4,5
18 Palliyage Sethumlee Devhara 0 manojpalliyage 4,5

 

The games of the top 4 players are given below.

[Event "Live Chess"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2021.05.15"] [Round "?"] [White "Samarasekera Diyenka"] [Black "Newansa M Esandi"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "1200"] [BlackElo "1687"] [PlyCount "124"] [EventDate "2021.??.??"] [TimeControl "900+10"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Qe7 6. Nf5 Qb4 7. a3 Qa5 8. Qe2 d6 9. Bd2 Qe5 10. f4 Qe6 11. Nb5 Qd7 12. e5 dxe5 13. fxe5 Nd5 14. c4 Nb6 15. c5 Nd5 16. e6 fxe6 17. Nh4 Qf7 18. g3 a6 19. Nc3 Nxc3 20. Bxc3 Bxc5 21. b4 Bd4 22. Bxd4 Nxd4 23. Qd3 Nc6 24. Bg2 Qd7 25. Rd1 Qxd3 26. Rxd3 Bd7 27. O-O O-O-O 28. Rdf3 g5 29. Bh3 gxh4 30. gxh4 Rhg8+ 31. Bg2 Rg4 32. Rf8 Rxh4 33. Rxd8+ Kxd8 34. Rf8+ Ke7 35. Rf3 Rg4 36. h3 Rg7 37. Kh2 Nd4 38. Rg3 Rxg3 39. Kxg3 Bc6 40. Bf1 Nc2 41. Kg4 Nxa3 42. Kg5 Be4 43. Be2 Nc2 44. Kf4 Bg6 45. Bf3 c6 46. Kg5 Nxb4 47. Kf4 a5 48. Ke3 a4 49. Kd2 a3 50. Kc3 a2 51. Kb2 Bb1 52. Be4 Bxe4 53. h4 Bd5 54. h5 Nc2 55. h6 a1=Q+ 56. Kxc2 Qa3 57. Kd2 Be4 58. Ke2 Qd3+ 59. Kf2 Qf3+ 60. Ke1 Qg2 61. Kd1 Bd3 62. Kc1 Qc2# 0-1 [Event "Live Chess"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2021.05.15"] [Round "?"] [White "Newansa M Esandi"] [Black "Premanath Prasansa"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "1687"] [BlackElo "1832"] [PlyCount "139"] [EventDate "2021.??.??"] [TimeControl "900+10"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 e6 3. e3 b6 4. c3 Bb7 5. Nf3 c5 6. Bd3 cxd4 7. exd4 Be7 8. Nbd2 d6 9. Qe2 Nbd7 10. O-O O-O 11. Rfe1 a6 12. Rad1 Re8 13. Nc4 Qc7 14. Bg3 Bf8 15. Bh4 b5 16. Ncd2 h6 17. h3 Bd5 18. a3 Rab8 19. Rc1 Qb7 20. Bg3 Nb6 21. b3 Rec8 22. c4 bxc4 23. bxc4 Bxf3 24. Nxf3 Ra8 25. Rb1 Qa7 26. Bh4 Be7 27. Rb3 Rab8 28. Reb1 Na4 29. Qc2 Nb6 30. Qb2 Nbd7 31. Rb7 Rxb7 32. Qxb7 Rc7 33. Qb3 e5 34. dxe5 dxe5 35. Bf5 Qc5 36. Bxf6 Bxf6 37. Nd2 Be7 38. a4 g6 39. Bxd7 Rxd7 40. Ne4 Qd4 41. Ng3 Bc5 42. Rf1 Rd6 43. Qc2 Qf4 44. Ne4 Rc6 45. Nxc5 Rxc5 46. Rc1 Qd4 47. Kf1 e4 48. Qc3 Qxc3 49. Rxc3 f5 50. Ke2 Kf7 51. Ke3 Ke6 52. Kd4 Kd6 53. Rb3 Ra5 54. Rb6+ Ke7 55. Rb4 h5 56. c5 Kd7 57. Kd5 g5 58. Rb7+ Kc8 59. Kc6 Rxa4 60. Rg7 Kd8 61. Rxg5 f4 62. Re5 Ra2 63. Rxe4 Rxf2 64. Kb6 Rxg2 65. Rxf4 Rg6+ 66. c6 a5 67. Rf7 a4 68. Kb7 a3 69. c7+ Ke8 70. Rh7 1-0 [Event "Live Chess"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2021.05.15"] [Round "?"] [White "Wilvalaarachchi Oneli Omaya"] [Black "Newansa M Esandi"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "1797"] [BlackElo "1687"] [PlyCount "136"] [EventDate "2021.??.??"] [TimeControl "900+10"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 Bf5 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nh4 Bg6 7. Nxg6 hxg6 8. Bg2 Nbd7 9. O-O Bd6 10. Bg5 Qc7 11. c5 Be7 12. Bf4 Qa5 13. Rb1 a6 14. b4 Qd8 15. a4 Nh5 16. Bd2 e5 17. e3 O-O 18. b5 axb5 19. axb5 Nhf6 20. bxc6 bxc6 21. Ne2 Ra6 22. Bc3 exd4 23. exd4 Qc7 24. Qd3 Rfa8 25. Rb4 Ra4 26. Rbb1 Qa7 27. Rfe1 Nf8 28. Nf4 Ra3 29. Qc2 Bd8 30. Qb2 g5 31. Nd3 Ne6 32. Ne5 Qa4 33. Bf3 Bc7 34. Bd1 Qa6 35. Bb3 Ne4 36. Bb4 Bxe5 37. dxe5 N4xc5 38. Qxa3 Qb7 39. Ba4 Nxa4 40. Qe3 d4 41. Qd2 Nb6 42. Rec1 Qd7 43. Bd6 Nd5 44. Rc2 f6 45. Rbc1 Rc8 46. Qa5 Nc3 47. Bb4 Nd5 48. exf6 gxf6 49. Bd2 c5 50. Rb1 Qc6 51. Rcb2 c4 52. Rb5 Ndc7 53. Rb6 Qe4 54. Re1 Qg4 55. Qa2 c3 56. Bxc3 dxc3 57. Qc2 Kg7 58. Qxc3 Nd4 59. Kg2 Nd5 60. Rb7+ Kf8 61. Qa3+ Kg8 62. h3 Nf4+ 63. Kg1 Nf3+ 64. Qxf3 Qxf3 65. gxf4 gxf4 66. Rbe7 Qxh3 67. R7e4 f3 68. Rd1 Qg2# 0-1 [Event "Live Chess"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2021.05.15"] [Round "?"] [White "Gunawardhana Devindya Oshini"] [Black "Newansa M Esandi"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "1618"] [BlackElo "1687"] [PlyCount "204"] [EventDate "2021.??.??"] [TimeControl "900+10"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 b5 5. Bb3 Nf6 6. O-O Be7 7. Re1 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Be6 10. Bc2 h6 11. d4 exd4 12. cxd4 Nb4 13. Be3 Nxc2 14. Qxc2 d5 15. e5 Ne4 16. Nbd2 Bf5 17. Qd1 f6 18. Nh4 Bh7 19. Nhf3 Bb4 20. a3 Bxd2 21. Nxd2 fxe5 22. dxe5 Qh4 23. Nxe4 dxe4 24. Qd5+ Kh8 25. e6 Qf6 26. Bd4 Rad8 27. Bxf6 Rxd5 28. Bc3 Re8 29. Rad1 Rxd1 30. Rxd1 Rxe6 31. Rd7 Rg6 32. Rxc7 Bg8 33. Re7 Bd5 34. g3 Kg8 35. h4 Kf8 36. Rd7 Bc6 37. Rc7 h5 38. Bxg7+ Ke8 39. Bd4 Kd8 40. Rh7 Rd6 41. Be3 Be8 42. Rh8 Kd7 43. Bg5 Rd1+ 44. Kg2 Rb1 45. Rh7+ Kd6 46. Bf4+ Kd5 47. Re7 Bg6 48. Re5+ Kd4 49. Re6 Bf5 50. Re5 Bg4 51. f3 Bxf3+ 52. Kf2 Rxb2+ 53. Kf1 Rb3 54. Re6 Rxa3 55. Rd6+ Kc4 56. Rc6+ Kb3 57. Bd2 Ra1+ 58. Kf2 b4 59. Rb6 a5 60. Ke3 Rg1 61. Kf4 Ka3 62. Rb5 Ka4 63. Rb8 Rg2 64. Be3 Rc2 65. Bb6 Rc6 66. Bd8 b3 67. Bxa5 Kxa5 68. Rxb3 Rf6+ 69. Kg5 Rf8 70. Re3 Kb4 71. Re1 Kc3 72. g4 Kd2 73. Ra1 Bxg4 74. Ra2+ Ke3 75. Ra3+ Kf2 76. Ra2+ Be2 77. Kg6 e3 78. Kg7 Rf4 79. Ra1 Rxh4 80. Kg6 Bf1 81. Kg5 Rd4 82. Ra2+ Rd2 83. Ra1 e2 84. Kxh5 Rd1 85. Ra2 Kg1 86. Rxe2 Bxe2+ 87. Kh4 Rf1 88. Kg3 Rf3+ 89. Kg4 Kg2 90. Kg5 Ra3 91. Kg6 Ra5 92. Kg7 Ra6 93. Kg8 Ra7 94. Kf8 Kf3 95. Ke8 Ke4 96. Kd8 Kd5 97. Kc8 Kd6 98. Kb8 Rh7 99. Ka8 Kc6 100. Kb8 Rg7 101. Ka8 Kb6 102. Kb8 Rg8# 0-1 [Event "Live Chess"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2021.05.16"] [Round "?"] [White "Newansa M Esandi"] [Black "Pavalachandran Ashvini"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "1687"] [BlackElo "1819"] [PlyCount "103"] [EventDate "2021.??.??"] [TimeControl "900+10"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 g6 3. e3 Bg7 4. c3 d6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 b6 7. Nbd2 Bb7 8. h3 O-O 9. O-O e5 10. Bg5 Qe8 11. Bb5 c6 12. Be2 h6 13. Bxf6 Nxf6 14. Nc4 Rd8 15. dxe5 dxe5 16. Qc2 Nd5 17. Rad1 Qe6 18. a4 c5 19. Rd2 e4 20. Nh2 Kh7 21. Rfd1 f5 22. Na3 Qe7 23. Bc4 Nf6 24. Nb5 Ba6 25. Nd6 Rxd6 26. Bxa6 Rfd8 27. Nf1 Nh5 28. Be2 Be5 29. Bxh5 gxh5 30. f3 exf3 31. Qxf5+ Kh8 32. Qxf3 Rxd2 33. Rxd2 Rf8 34. Qxh5 Qf6 35. Qe2 Qh4 36. Rd5 Bg3 37. Rh5 Bf2+ 38. Kh1 Qf6 39. Nd2 Qg6 40. e4 Be3 41. Nc4 Bg5 42. g4 Qf6 43. Kg2 Kg7 44. Na3 Re8 45. Qf3 Qg6 46. h4 Bc1 47. Rf5 Bxb2 48. Nc4 Bc1 49. Ne5 Qd6 50. Rf7+ Kg8 51. Nd3 Ba3 52. Qf5 1-0 [Event "Live Chess"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2021.05.16"] [Round "?"] [White "Gamage Desandhi Dhihansa"] [Black "Newansa M Esandi"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "1735"] [BlackElo "1687"] [PlyCount "70"] [EventDate "2021.??.??"] [TimeControl "900+10"] 1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 Bf5 3. e3 e6 4. Nc3 c6 5. f3 Bg6 6. g4 Qb6 7. Rb1 h6 8. h4 f5 9. Bd3 Ne7 10. Nge2 Na6 11. a3 c5 12. Bb5+ Nc6 13. dxc5 Bxc5 14. Nd4 Bxd4 15. exd4 fxg4 16. Qe2 Kf7 17. fxg4 Nxd4 18. Qf1 Nxc2+ 19. Kd1 Qd4+ 20. Bd2+ Ke7 21. Kc1 Rhf8 22. Qe1 Nxe1 23. Rxe1 Bxb1 24. Kxb1 Qxd2 25. Rd1 Qf2 26. h5 Qf3 27. Be2 Qg3 28. Kc1 Rac8 29. Rd3 Qe1+ 30. Bd1 Rf1 31. Kc2 Rf2+ 32. Kb3 Nc5+ 33. Ka2 Nxd3 34. Na4 Qxd1 35. Nc3 Rxb2# 0-1 [Event "Live Chess"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2021.05.16"] [Round "?"] [White "Newansa M Esandi"] [Black "Sandeepani M Tharushi"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "1687"] [BlackElo "1804"] [PlyCount "128"] [EventDate "2021.??.??"] [TimeControl "900+10"] 1. d4 g6 2. Bf4 Bg7 3. e3 d6 4. c3 Nd7 5. Bd3 Ngf6 6. h3 O-O 7. Nf3 Re8 8. Nbd2 e5 9. Bg5 h6 10. Bxf6 Qxf6 11. O-O Qe7 12. dxe5 Nxe5 13. Nxe5 Bxe5 14. Nf3 Bd7 15. Qb3 Bc6 16. Nxe5 Qxe5 17. Rae1 Qg5 18. e4 d5 19. Qc2 Re6 20. f4 Qe7 21. e5 Re8 22. Qf2 b6 23. f5 gxf5 24. Qxf5 Rg6 25. e6 Rg7 26. exf7+ Qxf7 27. Qxf7+ Rxf7 28. Rxe8+ Bxe8 29. Rxf7 Kxf7 30. Kf2 Kf6 31. Ke3 Ke5 32. b3 Bf7 33. g4 Be6 34. Kf3 c5 35. Kg3 a5 36. Kh4 Bf7 37. g5 hxg5+ 38. Kxg5 d4 39. c4 a4 40. h4 axb3 41. axb3 Be8 42. Bf5 Bf7 43. Bd3 Be8 44. Bf5 Bh5 45. Bc2 Be2 46. h5 d3 47. Bxd3 Bxd3 48. Kh6 Kd4 49. Kg7 Kc3 50. h6 Kxb3 51. h7 Bxh7 52. Kxh7 Kxc4 53. Kg6 b5 54. Kf5 b4 55. Ke4 b3 56. Ke3 b2 57. Kd2 b1=Q 58. Ke3 Qd3+ 59. Kf2 Kd4 60. Kg2 Ke4 61. Kh2 Kf4 62. Kg2 Qe2+ 63. Kh3 c4 64. Kh4 Qh2# 0-1 [Event "Live Chess"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2021.05.15"] [Round "?"] [White "Wellala Lethmini Nawodya"] [Black "Amarathunga Piyumi Uthpala"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "1200"] [BlackElo "2174"] [PlyCount "76"] [EventDate "2021.??.??"] [TimeControl "900+10"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Bd2 Bxc3 5. Bxc3 dxe4 6. Qe2 Nf6 7. f3 exf3 8. Nxf3 Nc6 9. O-O-O O-O 10. h4 h6 11. Rg1 Nd5 12. Bd2 Qf6 13. Qd3 Ndb4 14. Bxb4 Nxb4 15. Qc4 a5 16. a3 Nd5 17. Re1 Qf4+ 18. Kb1 b6 19. Bd3 Ba6 20. Qb3 a4 21. Qa2 Bxd3 22. cxd3 b5 23. Re4 Qf5 24. Ne5 Nf6 25. g4 Qf2 26. Ree1 Qxh4 27. Rh1 Qf2 28. Ref1 Qxd4 29. Nc6 Qxd3+ 30. Ka1 Qe4 31. Ne7+ Kh7 32. g5 Ng8 33. gxh6 Nxe7 34. hxg7+ Kxg7 35. Rhg1+ Ng6 36. Re1 Qd5 37. Qb1 b4 38. Ref1 bxa3 0-1 [Event "Live Chess"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2021.05.15"] [Round "?"] [White "Amarathunga Piyumi Uthpala"] [Black "Weerawardana Y W Oneli Vihanga"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2174"] [BlackElo "1600"] [PlyCount "91"] [EventDate "2021.??.??"] [TimeControl "900+10"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Be3 b5 8. Bd3 Bb7 9. f3 Be7 10. O-O Nbd7 11. Nce2 Rc8 12. c3 Ne5 13. Bc2 Nc4 14. Bc1 Qb6 15. Kh1 Qc7 16. a4 Qb6 17. axb5 axb5 18. Nxb5 O-O 19. Nbd4 Nxb2 20. Bxb2 Qxb2 21. Rb1 Qa3 22. Rxb7 Rfe8 23. Rb5 e5 24. Nf5 Bf8 25. Qa1 Ra8 26. Qxa3 Rxa3 27. Rfb1 Ra7 28. h3 Rea8 29. Rb8 Rxb8 30. Rxb8 Rd7 31. Nc1 g6 32. Ne3 Ra7 33. Nb3 Kg7 34. Nd5 Nh5 35. g4 Ng3+ 36. Kg2 Ne2 37. Kf2 Nf4 38. Nxf4 exf4 39. Ke2 Ra2 40. Kd3 Be7 41. Nd4 Bf6 42. Rb7 Ra3 43. Bb3 Kh6 44. Bxf7 Be5 45. h4 g5 46. Nf5# 1-0 [Event "Live Chess"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2021.05.15"] [Round "?"] [White "Srilal D A D T"] [Black "Amarathunga Piyumi Uthpala"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "1722"] [BlackElo "2174"] [PlyCount "92"] [EventDate "2021.??.??"] [TimeControl "900+10"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 cxd4 6. axb4 dxc3 7. Qg4 cxb2 8. Bxb2 Kf8 9. Bd3 Nc6 10. Ne2 Nge7 11. O-O Qc7 12. Qf4 Ng6 13. Bxg6 hxg6 14. b5 Ne7 15. Nd4 f6 16. exf6 Qxf4 17. Nxe6+ Bxe6 18. fxg7+ Kf7 19. gxh8=Q Rxh8 20. Bxh8 d4 21. Rfe1 Nf5 22. Rxa7 Bd5 23. Be5 Qd2 24. Raa1 Nh4 25. Rad1 Qg5 26. Bg3 Nxg2 27. Re5 Qg4 28. Rxd5 Qxd1+ 29. Kxg2 Qxc2 30. Rd7+ Ke8 31. Rxd4 Qb1 32. Rg4 Qxb5 33. Rxg6 Qd5+ 34. Kg1 b5 35. h4 b4 36. Rb6 b3 37. Kh2 Qc4 38. Rb8+ Kd7 39. Rb7+ Ke6 40. Rb6+ Kd5 41. Rd6+ Ke4 42. Rg6 b2 43. Rg4+ Kd3 44. Rxc4 Kxc4 45. h5 b1=Q 46. h6 Qf5 0-1 [Event "Live Chess"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2021.05.15"] [Round "?"] [White "Ramanayake Nemindi Linaya"] [Black "Amarathunga Piyumi Uthpala"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "1921"] [BlackElo "2174"] [PlyCount "72"] [EventDate "2021.??.??"] [TimeControl "900+10"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. e3 c5 5. c3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 b6 7. O-O Bb7 8. Nbd2 Be7 9. h3 O-O 10. Re1 h6 11. Rc1 Rc8 12. Qe2 c4 13. Bb1 Re8 14. Bh2 a5 15. e4 b5 16. e5 Nh7 17. Nf1 Nhf8 18. N3d2 b4 19. f4 f5 20. exf6 Nxf6 21. Nf3 Qb6 22. Ne5 Bd6 23. Ng6 N6d7 24. g4 Qc7 25. g5 hxg5 26. Nh8 Kxh8 27. Qh5+ Kg8 28. f5 Bxh2+ 29. Nxh2 Qg3+ 30. Kh1 Nf6 31. Qf3 Qxf3+ 32. Nxf3 Ne4 33. Bxe4 dxe4 34. Nxg5 exf5 35. Rf1 g6 36. Rcd1 e3+ 0-1 [Event "Live Chess"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2021.05.16"] [Round "?"] [White "Amarathunga Piyumi Uthpala"] [Black "Gamage Desandhi Dhihansa"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2174"] [BlackElo "1735"] [PlyCount "94"] [EventDate "2021.??.??"] [TimeControl "900+10"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Be3 b5 8. Bb3 Bb7 9. f3 Be7 10. O-O Nc6 11. Nce2 Qd7 12. Qe1 O-O 13. Nxc6 Bxc6 14. Nd4 Bb7 15. Qg3 Rfe8 16. a4 Bc6 17. axb5 Bxb5 18. c4 Bc6 19. Nxc6 Qxc6 20. Ba4 Qxc4 21. Bxe8 Rxe8 22. Bh6 Bf8 23. Bg5 Be7 24. Rac1 Qb5 25. Bxf6 Bxf6 26. Qxd6 Rd8 27. Qc6 Qxb2 28. Qxa6 Qb8 29. Rfd1 Re8 30. Rd7 Qb2 31. Rcd1 Bg5 32. Qd3 Qb6+ 33. Kh1 h6 34. f4 Be7 35. f5 exf5 36. exf5 Bf6 37. Qd5 Rf8 38. h3 Qb8 39. Qf3 Re8 40. R7d3 Qb4 41. Rd7 Qa5 42. Qd5 Re1+ 43. Rxe1 Qxe1+ 44. Kh2 Be5+ 45. g3 Bxg3+ 46. Kg2 Qf2+ 47. Kh1 Qh2# 0-1 [Event "Live Chess"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2021.05.16"] [Round "?"] [White "Herath H M M D"] [Black "Amarathunga Piyumi Uthpala"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "1917"] [BlackElo "2174"] [PlyCount "84"] [EventDate "2021.??.??"] [TimeControl "900+10"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. Qg4 O-O 8. Nf3 f5 9. Qg3 Qa5 10. Bd2 Nbc6 11. h4 Qa4 12. Bh6 Rf7 13. Kd2 cxd4 14. Bf4 dxc3+ 15. Kc1 Nb4 16. Ne1 d4 17. h5 Ned5 18. Bg5 Bd7 19. Qh4 Rc8 20. Rg1 h6 21. Bf4 Nxf4 22. Qxf4 d3 23. Qxb4 d2+ 24. Kd1 dxe1=Q+ 25. Kxe1 Qxc2 26. Rd1 Ba4 27. Be2 Qb3 28. Qxb3 Bxb3 29. Rc1 Rd7 30. Bd1 c2 31. Bf3 Rcd8 32. Ke2 Rd2+ 33. Ke3 R8d3+ 34. Kf4 Rd4+ 35. Kg3 f4+ 36. Kh2 Rxf2 37. Bxb7 Rdd2 38. Be4 f3 39. Kh1 fxg2+ 40. Bxg2 Rxg2 41. Rxg2 Bd5 42. Kg1 Rd1+ 0-1 [Event "Live Chess"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2021.05.16"] [Round "?"] [White "Amarathunga Piyumi Uthpala"] [Black "Pavalachandran Ashvini"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2174"] [BlackElo "1819"] [PlyCount "101"] [EventDate "2021.??.??"] [TimeControl "900+10"] 1. f4 g6 2. e4 c5 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. Bc4 Nc6 5. Nc3 e6 6. O-O Nge7 7. d3 O-O 8. Bb3 d5 9. e5 Nf5 10. Ne2 b5 11. c3 d4 12. cxd4 Nfxd4 13. Nfxd4 Nxd4 14. Be3 Bb7 15. a4 b4 16. Bxd4 cxd4 17. Qd2 a5 18. Ng3 Qb6 19. Qf2 Rac8 20. Rac1 Rxc1 21. Rxc1 Rd8 22. Ne2 Bf8 23. h4 Ba6 24. Qg3 Be7 25. h5 Qb7 26. hxg6 hxg6 27. f5 Kg7 28. f6+ Bxf6 29. exf6+ Kxf6 30. Qf4+ Kg7 31. Nxd4 Qb6 32. Rc6 Qa7 33. Qe5+ Kg8 34. Rc5 Bxd3 35. Nc6 Qd7 36. Nxd8 Qxd8 37. Bc4 Bf5 38. Be2 Kh7 39. Qh2+ Kg7 40. Qe5+ Kh7 41. Rxa5 Qd2 42. Qh2+ Kg7 43. Qe5+ Kh7 44. Bf1 Qd8 45. Rb5 Qa8 46. Rb8 Qa7+ 47. Kh1 Kh6 48. Rh8+ Kg5 49. Rh3 Qf2 50. Qg3+ Qxg3 51. Rxg3+ 1-0 [Event "Live Chess"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2021.05.15"] [Round "?"] [White "Karannagoda K T S"] [Black "Gamage Desandhi Dhihansa"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "1393"] [BlackElo "1735"] [PlyCount "108"] [EventDate "2021.??.??"] [TimeControl "900+10"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 d5 3. Nf3 e6 4. e3 c5 5. c3 Nc6 6. Bb5 Bd6 7. Ne5 Qc7 8. Bxc6+ bxc6 9. Nd2 Nd7 10. Ndf3 f6 11. Nxd7 Bxd7 12. Bxd6 Qxd6 13. Qc2 O-O 14. O-O e5 15. Rfe1 Bg4 16. Nd2 e4 17. h3 Bh5 18. Rf1 Qe7 19. Rae1 f5 20. f3 Qh4 21. f4 Rf6 22. Nb1 Rg6 23. Qf2 Qxh3 24. Rc1 Bf3 25. Rc2 Rxg2+ 26. Qxg2 Bxg2 27. Rxg2 Qxe3+ 28. Kh1 cxd4 29. cxd4 Qxd4 30. Rd2 Qc4 31. Rg1 e3 32. b3 Qe4+ 33. Rdg2 e2 34. Re1 d4 35. Nd2 Qxf4 36. Rexe2 d3 37. Ref2 Qh4+ 38. Rh2 Qf6 39. Rf3 Re8 40. Rg3 Re1+ 41. Rg1 Qa1 42. Rhg2 Rxg1+ 43. Rxg1 Qxa2 44. Rg2 Qa1+ 45. Rg1 Qd4 46. Rg2 f4 47. Rg1 Qe3 48. Rd1 Qe2 49. Rg1 Qxd2 50. Rg2 Qe1+ 51. Rg1 Qe4+ 52. Rg2 d2 53. Kh2 d1=Q 54. Kh3 Qh5# 0-1 [Event "Live Chess"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2021.05.15"] [Round "?"] [White "Gamage Desandhi Dhihansa"] [Black "Amarathunga H G K G"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "1735"] [BlackElo "1600"] [PlyCount "57"] [EventDate "2021.??.??"] [TimeControl "900+10"] 1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nb5 e5 5. dxe5 Nh5 6. e3 Nxf4 7. exf4 a6 8. Nd4 Nxd4 9. Qxd4 Bf5 10. O-O-O Qd7 11. Bd3 Bxd3 12. Rxd3 O-O-O 13. Qa7 Qc6 14. Rc3 Qe6 15. Qa8+ Kd7 16. Qxb7 Qb6 17. Qxb6 cxb6 18. Nf3 Be7 19. Rd1 Ke6 20. Nd4+ Kd7 21. Nf5 f6 22. Nxg7 fxe5 23. Rxd5+ Bd6 24. fxe5 Ke7 25. exd6+ Rxd6 26. Rc7+ Kd8 27. Ne6+ Ke8 28. Rxd6 Rg8 29. Rd8# 1-0 [Event "Live Chess"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2021.05.15"] [Round "?"] [White "Rathnayake R M Dulinma Hemalni"] [Black "Gamage Desandhi Dhihansa"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "1846"] [BlackElo "1735"] [PlyCount "104"] [EventDate "2021.??.??"] [TimeControl "900+10"] 1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. c3 dxc3 4. Nxc3 e6 5. Bc4 Ne7 6. f4 Ng6 7. Nf3 d6 8. O-O Be7 9. Be3 O-O 10. Qc2 Nc6 11. a3 a6 12. b4 b5 13. Bb3 Bb7 14. Rad1 Qc7 15. Nd4 Nxd4 16. Bxd4 Rac8 17. f5 exf5 18. exf5 Ne5 19. Rc1 Bg5 20. Rcd1 Bf6 21. h3 Nf3+ 22. gxf3 Bxd4+ 23. Rxd4 Qxc3 24. Qxc3 Rxc3 25. Bd5 Bxd5 26. Rxd5 Rd8 27. Kg2 Rxa3 28. Re1 Ra2+ 29. Kg3 Kf8 30. Red1 Ke7 31. Re1+ Kf6 32. Red1 Ra4 33. R1d4 Ra3 34. Kf4 Ke7 35. Re4+ Kd7 36. Red4 Kc6 37. f6 g6 38. h4 Rb3 39. h5 Rxb4 40. hxg6 Rxd4+ 41. Rxd4 hxg6 42. Kg5 Rd7 43. Kh6 d5 44. Kg7 Kd6 45. Rh4 Ke6 46. Rh8 d4 47. Re8+ Kd6 48. Kf8 d3 49. Ra8 d2 50. Rxa6+ Ke5 51. Ra1 Kxf6 52. Rd1 b4 0-1 [Event "Live Chess"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2021.05.15"] [Round "?"] [White "Gamage Desandhi Dhihansa"] [Black "De Silva B P Chanthuli Thanishka"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "1735"] [BlackElo "1200"] [PlyCount "73"] [EventDate "2021.??.??"] [TimeControl "900+10"] 1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 Nf6 3. Nc3 a6 4. e3 e6 5. f3 Be7 6. g4 Nfd7 7. Bd3 O-O 8. Nge2 Nc6 9. Kf2 Nb6 10. Qf1 Bf6 11. Qh3 Bh4+ 12. Bg3 Bxg3+ 13. hxg3 h6 14. Nf4 e5 15. dxe5 Nxe5 16. Nh5 Nxd3+ 17. cxd3 Qg5 18. Qh2 Re8 19. Rae1 Bd7 20. Nf4 c5 21. Qg2 Bc6 22. Rh5 Qd8 23. Qh3 Qd6 24. g5 Bd7 25. Qh4 d4 26. Ne4 dxe3+ 27. Rxe3 Qd4 28. gxh6 Qxb2+ 29. Re2 Qd4+ 30. Kg2 g6 31. Nf6+ Kh8 32. Nxe8 gxh5 33. Nf6 Na4 34. Qg5 Bh3+ 35. Kh2 Qxf6 36. Qxf6+ Kg8 37. Qg7# 1-0 [Event "Live Chess"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2021.05.16"] [Round "?"] [White "Amarathunga Piyumi Uthpala"] [Black "Gamage Desandhi Dhihansa"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2174"] [BlackElo "1735"] [PlyCount "94"] [EventDate "2021.??.??"] [TimeControl "900+10"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Be3 b5 8. Bb3 Bb7 9. f3 Be7 10. O-O Nc6 11. Nce2 Qd7 12. Qe1 O-O 13. Nxc6 Bxc6 14. Nd4 Bb7 15. Qg3 Rfe8 16. a4 Bc6 17. axb5 Bxb5 18. c4 Bc6 19. Nxc6 Qxc6 20. Ba4 Qxc4 21. Bxe8 Rxe8 22. Bh6 Bf8 23. Bg5 Be7 24. Rac1 Qb5 25. Bxf6 Bxf6 26. Qxd6 Rd8 27. Qc6 Qxb2 28. Qxa6 Qb8 29. Rfd1 Re8 30. Rd7 Qb2 31. Rcd1 Bg5 32. Qd3 Qb6+ 33. Kh1 h6 34. f4 Be7 35. f5 exf5 36. exf5 Bf6 37. Qd5 Rf8 38. h3 Qb8 39. Qf3 Re8 40. R7d3 Qb4 41. Rd7 Qa5 42. Qd5 Re1+ 43. Rxe1 Qxe1+ 44. Kh2 Be5+ 45. g3 Bxg3+ 46. Kg2 Qf2+ 47. Kh1 Qh2# 0-1 [Event "Live Chess"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2021.05.16"] [Round "?"] [White "Gamage Desandhi Dhihansa"] [Black "Newansa M Esandi"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "1735"] [BlackElo "1687"] [PlyCount "70"] [EventDate "2021.??.??"] [TimeControl "900+10"] 1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 Bf5 3. e3 e6 4. Nc3 c6 5. f3 Bg6 6. g4 Qb6 7. Rb1 h6 8. h4 f5 9. Bd3 Ne7 10. Nge2 Na6 11. a3 c5 12. Bb5+ Nc6 13. dxc5 Bxc5 14. Nd4 Bxd4 15. exd4 fxg4 16. Qe2 Kf7 17. fxg4 Nxd4 18. Qf1 Nxc2+ 19. Kd1 Qd4+ 20. Bd2+ Ke7 21. Kc1 Rhf8 22. Qe1 Nxe1 23. Rxe1 Bxb1 24. Kxb1 Qxd2 25. Rd1 Qf2 26. h5 Qf3 27. Be2 Qg3 28. Kc1 Rac8 29. Rd3 Qe1+ 30. Bd1 Rf1 31. Kc2 Rf2+ 32. Kb3 Nc5+ 33. Ka2 Nxd3 34. Na4 Qxd1 35. Nc3 Rxb2# 0-1 [Event "Live Chess"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2021.05.16"] [Round "?"] [White "Gunawardhana Devindya Oshini"] [Black "Gamage Desandhi Dhihansa"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "1618"] [BlackElo "1735"] [PlyCount "186"] [EventDate "2021.??.??"] [TimeControl "900+10"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f4 e6 7. Bd3 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. Kh1 e5 10. Nf3 Nc6 11. Nd5 Bg4 12. h3 Bxf3 13. Qxf3 Nxd5 14. exd5 Nd4 15. Qe3 Qc7 16. c3 Nb5 17. a4 Nxc3 18. bxc3 exf4 19. Qxf4 Qxc3 20. Qe4 g6 21. Ra3 Qe5 22. Qxe5 dxe5 23. Rb3 Rab8 24. Bb2 f6 25. Bc4 Kg7 26. Rd1 Rfd8 27. Rb6 Rd6 28. Rb3 Rdd8 29. Rb6 Rd6 30. a5 Rxb6 31. axb6 Bc5 32. Rb1 Rd8 33. Ba2 Rd6 34. Rc1 Bxb6 35. Ba3 Rd7 36. d6 f5 37. Be6 Rd8 38. Rb1 Kf6 39. Rxb6 Kxe6 40. Rxb7 Rd7 41. Rb8 e4 42. Kg1 Kd5 43. Kf2 Kd4 44. Rc8 Kd5 45. Ke3 Rb7 46. Rc3 Ke5 47. g3 Ke6 48. Kf4 h6 49. h4 Rb1 50. Rc7 Rb3 51. Re7+ Kf6 52. Bb2+ Rxb2 53. Ke3 Rb6 54. Rh7 h5 55. d7 Rd6 56. Ke2 Ke6 57. Rg7 Kf6 58. Rh7 a5 59. d8=Q+ Rxd8 60. Ra7 Rd3 61. Ra6+ Ke5 62. Rxa5+ Rd5 63. Ra6 Rd6 64. Ra5+ Kf6 65. Ra8 Re6 66. Ke3 Rd6 67. Ra3 g5 68. Ra8 Rd3+ 69. Kf2 Rf3+ 70. Kg2 gxh4 71. gxh4 Rf4 72. Ra6+ Ke5 73. Ra5+ Kd4 74. Kg3 Rf3+ 75. Kg2 Ke3 76. Ra8 Kf4 77. Rg8 e3 78. Re8 Rf2+ 79. Kg1 Kf3 80. Re5 f4 81. Re8 e2 82. Rxe2 Rxe2 83. Kf1 Rg2 84. Ke1 Kg3 85. Kf1 f3 86. Ke1 f2+ 87. Kd2 f1=Q+ 88. Ke3 Qf3+ 89. Kd4 Rd2+ 90. Kc4 Qc6+ 91. Kb4 Rb2+ 92. Ka3 Qb6 93. Ka4 Qb4# 0-1 [Event "Live Chess"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2021.05.15"] [Round "?"] [White "Sandeepani M Tharushi"] [Black "De Silva B P Chanthuli Thanishka"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "1804"] [BlackElo "1200"] [PlyCount "200"] [EventDate "2021.??.??"] [TimeControl "900+10"] 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c5 3. d3 Nf6 4. Bg2 Nc6 5. Nbd2 e6 6. O-O Be7 7. Re1 O-O 8. e4 dxe4 9. Nxe4 Nxe4 10. Rxe4 b6 11. Ne5 Nxe5 12. Rxe5 Rb8 13. Bf4 Bd6 14. Re3 Bxf4 15. gxf4 Qf6 16. Rb1 Qxf4 17. Be4 f5 18. Bg2 Rf6 19. Rf3 Qd6 20. Rh3 f4 21. Qh5 h6 22. Be4 Bb7 23. Qf3 Bxe4 24. Qxe4 Qd5 25. Re1 Qxe4 26. Rxe4 Rg6+ 27. Kf1 Rf8 28. Rf3 Rgf6 29. h4 Kh7 30. Re5 g6 31. Kg2 Rg8 32. Kf1 g5 33. hxg5 hxg5 34. Rh3+ Kg6 35. f3 Re8 36. Rh2 Re7 37. Rh8 Rf5 38. Rg8+ Kf6 39. Re4 Rg7 40. Re8 Re7 41. Rh8 Kg7 42. Rd8 e5 43. Ra8 Rf8 44. Rxf8 Kxf8 45. Kg2 Kg7 46. Kh3 Kf6 47. Kg2 Rd7 48. Ra4 Kf5 49. Kh3 Rh7+ 50. Kg2 a5 51. Re4 Rg7 52. a3 g4 53. fxg4+ Rxg4+ 54. Kf2 Rh4 55. Kg2 Rg4+ 56. Kf2 Rg6 57. Re1 Rh6 58. Kg2 Re6 59. Kf3 Rg6 60. Rh1 Rg3+ 61. Kf2 Rg5 62. Rh6 Rg6 63. Rh5+ Kf6 64. Kf3 Rg3+ 65. Kf2 Rg5 66. Rh6+ Rg6 67. Rh5 Ke6 68. Kf3 Rg3+ 69. Kf2 Rg6 70. Kf3 Kd5 71. Rh7 Rd6 72. c3 c4 73. dxc4+ Kxc4 74. Rh2 Rd3+ 75. Ke4 Re3+ 76. Kf5 f3 77. Rf2 e4 78. Kf4 Re2 79. Rf1 f2 80. Kg3 e3 81. Kg2 Re1 82. a4 Rxf1 83. Kxf1 Kd3 84. b4 Kd2 85. bxa5 bxa5 86. c4 e2+ 87. Kxf2 e1=Q+ 88. Kf3 Qe3+ 89. Kg4 Qd4+ 90. Kg3 Qxc4 91. Kf3 Qxa4 92. Kg3 Qb4 93. Kf3 a4 94. Kg3 a3 95. Kf3 a2 96. Kg3 a1=R 97. Kg2 Ra3 98. Kh2 Qf4+ 99. Kh1 Qg4 100. Kh2 Rh3# 0-1 [Event "Live Chess"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2021.05.15"] [Round "?"] [White "Sandeepani M Tharushi"] [Black "Akuratiya A G Hansadie Aradhya"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "1804"] [BlackElo "1371"] [PlyCount "47"] [EventDate "2021.??.??"] [TimeControl "900+10"] 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 Nc6 4. d3 g6 5. O-O Bg7 6. Nbd2 O-O 7. Re1 Be6 8. e4 Qc8 9. Ng5 h6 10. Nxe6 fxe6 11. Bh3 Ne5 12. exd5 Nxd5 13. d4 Nd7 14. Bxe6+ Kh8 15. Bxd5 Bxd4 16. Nf3 Bb6 17. Be3 Nf6 18. Bxb6 cxb6 19. Rxe7 Rd8 20. c4 Qh3 21. Qd4 Rf8 22. Nh4 Qg4 23. Qxg4 Nxg4 24. Nxg6# 1-0 [Event "Live Chess"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2021.05.15"] [Round "?"] [White "Amarathunga H G K G"] [Black "Sandeepani M Tharushi"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "1600"] [BlackElo "1804"] [PlyCount "92"] [EventDate "2021.??.??"] [TimeControl "900+10"] 1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. Nc3 Nc6 5. d4 Bd6 6. Bb5 Nge7 7. O-O Bg4 8. Re1 O-O 9. h3 Bxf3 10. Qxf3 Nxd4 11. Qd3 Nxb5 12. Nxb5 c6 13. Nxd6 Qxd6 14. Bf4 Qd7 15. Be5 Ng6 16. Qg3 Qf5 17. Bc3 Rfe8 18. Qd3 Qxd3 19. cxd3 f6 20. Rxe8+ Rxe8 21. Re1 Rxe1+ 22. Bxe1 Nf4 23. d4 Ne2+ 24. Kf1 Nxd4 25. Bc3 Nb5 26. Bd2 Kf7 27. Ke2 Ke6 28. Kd3 c5 29. a3 c4+ 30. Kc2 d4 31. Kd1 Kd5 32. f4 Ke4 33. Ke2 c3 34. bxc3 dxc3 35. Kd1 cxd2 36. Kxd2 Nxa3 37. Ke2 b5 38. g3 b4 39. Kd1 b3 40. h4 b2 41. h5 b1=Q+ 42. Ke2 Qd3+ 43. Kf2 Qf3+ 44. Kg1 Qxg3+ 45. Kf1 Kf3 46. h6 Qf2# 0-1 [Event "Live Chess"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2021.05.15"] [Round "?"] [White "Sandeepani M Tharushi"] [Black "Gamage B K Sayumi Hasithma"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "1804"] [BlackElo "1990"] [PlyCount "69"] [EventDate "2021.??.??"] [TimeControl "900+10"] 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c5 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. d3 Nc6 5. O-O e6 6. Nbd2 Be7 7. e4 dxe4 8. dxe4 O-O 9. e5 Nd7 10. Re1 Qc7 11. Nc4 Rd8 12. Qe2 Nf8 13. Ng5 h6 14. Nf3 b6 15. Na3 Bb7 16. b3 Rab8 17. Bb2 Qc8 18. Rad1 Nd7 19. c4 Nb4 20. Bc3 a5 21. Nb5 Bc6 22. Nd6 Qc7 23. Nb5 Qc8 24. a3 Na6 25. Na7 Qc7 26. Nxc6 Qxc6 27. Nd4 Qc8 28. Nc6 Re8 29. Nxb8 Naxb8 30. Qe4 Bf8 31. Rd2 Be7 32. Red1 Rd8 33. Qb7 Qxb7 34. Bxb7 Kf8 35. Rb1 1-0 [Event "Live Chess"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2021.05.16"] [Round "?"] [White "Sandanayake Dehansa Nisanduni"] [Black "Sandeepani M Tharushi"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "1332"] [BlackElo "1804"] [PlyCount "98"] [EventDate "2021.??.??"] [TimeControl "900+10"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 Ne7 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 c5 7. Nf3 Nbc6 8. Be2 b6 9. O-O Qc7 10. Re1 Bd7 11. a4 Na5 12. Bd3 h6 13. Bd2 cxd4 14. cxd4 Nc4 15. Bc1 Rc8 16. Nd2 Na5 17. Bb2 Bc6 18. c3 Bb7 19. Rc1 Nc4 20. Ba1 Ba6 21. Qe2 Qc6 22. Nf3 Qxa4 23. Nh4 Qc6 24. Qg4 g5 25. Qf3 gxh4 26. Bc2 Rg8 27. Bh7 Rg7 28. Bc2 Kd7 29. Qd1 Rcg8 30. g3 hxg3 31. hxg3 Kc7 32. Rb1 Na3 33. Ba4 b5 34. Rb3 Nc4 35. Rb4 bxa4 36. Rxa4 Ra8 37. Qc2 Bb5 38. Ra2 a6 39. Bb2 Nxb2 40. Qxb2 Qc4 41. Qa3 Nf5 42. Qa5+ Kc6 43. Rea1 h5 44. Qa3 h4 45. Kh2 hxg3+ 46. fxg3 Rh8+ 47. Kg2 Rxg3+ 48. Kf2 Rh2+ 49. Ke1 Rg1# 0-1 [Event "Live Chess"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2021.05.16"] [Round "?"] [White "Attanayake Chanindi Mewna"] [Black "Sandeepani M Tharushi"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "1644"] [BlackElo "1804"] [PlyCount "62"] [EventDate "2021.??.??"] [TimeControl "900+10"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Nge7 6. Bd3 Bd7 7. a3 Qb6 8. Be2 cxd4 9. cxd4 Nf5 10. b4 Nfxd4 11. Bb2 Nxf3+ 12. Bxf3 a5 13. Nc3 axb4 14. axb4 Rxa1 15. Qxa1 Bxb4 16. O-O Bxc3 17. Bxc3 O-O 18. Rb1 Qc7 19. Qb2 Rb8 20. Be2 b5 21. f4 b4 22. Bd2 Qb6+ 23. Kh1 Qf2 24. Bd3 b3 25. Bc2 Nd4 26. Bd3 Nf3 27. Rd1 Nxd2 28. Qxd2 Qxd2 29. Rxd2 b2 30. Bb1 Rc8 31. Rxb2 Rc1# 0-1 [Event "Live Chess"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2021.05.16"] [Round "?"] [White "Newansa M Esandi"] [Black "Sandeepani M Tharushi"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "1687"] [BlackElo "1804"] [PlyCount "128"] [EventDate "2021.??.??"] [TimeControl "900+10"] 1. d4 g6 2. Bf4 Bg7 3. e3 d6 4. c3 Nd7 5. Bd3 Ngf6 6. h3 O-O 7. Nf3 Re8 8. Nbd2 e5 9. Bg5 h6 10. Bxf6 Qxf6 11. O-O Qe7 12. dxe5 Nxe5 13. Nxe5 Bxe5 14. Nf3 Bd7 15. Qb3 Bc6 16. Nxe5 Qxe5 17. Rae1 Qg5 18. e4 d5 19. Qc2 Re6 20. f4 Qe7 21. e5 Re8 22. Qf2 b6 23. f5 gxf5 24. Qxf5 Rg6 25. e6 Rg7 26. exf7+ Qxf7 27. Qxf7+ Rxf7 28. Rxe8+ Bxe8 29. Rxf7 Kxf7 30. Kf2 Kf6 31. Ke3 Ke5 32. b3 Bf7 33. g4 Be6 34. Kf3 c5 35. Kg3 a5 36. Kh4 Bf7 37. g5 hxg5+ 38. Kxg5 d4 39. c4 a4 40. h4 axb3 41. axb3 Be8 42. Bf5 Bf7 43. Bd3 Be8 44. Bf5 Bh5 45. Bc2 Be2 46. h5 d3 47. Bxd3 Bxd3 48. Kh6 Kd4 49. Kg7 Kc3 50. h6 Kxb3 51. h7 Bxh7 52. Kxh7 Kxc4 53. Kg6 b5 54. Kf5 b4 55. Ke4 b3 56. Ke3 b2 57. Kd2 b1=Q 58. Ke3 Qd3+ 59. Kf2 Kd4 60. Kg2 Ke4 61. Kh2 Kf4 62. Kg2 Qe2+ 63. Kh3 c4 64. Kh4 Qh2# 0-1

About the Author

Mr. Sasith Nipun Piyumantha is a FIDE Master (FM) titleholder with an International Master norm and 17 Asian medals winner. He was the Under 16 Asian Youth Champion 2018, Under 13 Asian Schools Champion 2014, and Under 17 Asian Schools Rapid Champion 2018. Sasith is one of the top-level players in the country who played Nationals in 2015 (10th), 2017 (2nd Runner-up), and 2018 (4th).

Sasith was All Island Schools Chess Champion in 2013,2014,2016 and 2017. He is awaiting university entrance having 3As in Maths Stream from Advanced Level 2020 with District Rank 83. Now Sasith is getting ready for the coming events with the students of Kriegspiel Academy.

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