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Youth Girls Chess Grand Prix 2020 Champion -Dahamdi

11 September 2020

by globalchess.lk Team

Inaugural Sri Lanka Youth Girls Grand Prix 2020 Under 14 Years was started at the Headquarters of the Chess Federation of Sri Lanka, Nugegoda on 29th August 2020 as Group X and Y, 2 separate events of 12 players each and conducted semifinals and finals to find the Champion, 1st and 2nd from the top 2 players of both Groups. 

WCM K.M. Dahamdi Sandula crowned as the Champion by beating Chanethma Devangi Marasinghe who became the 1st Runner up. WCM Ehsha Mishela Pallie secured the 2nd Runner up by beating Oneli Omaya Wivalaarachchi at the Finals. 

Chess Federation is doing a remarkable timely service going beyond the regular tournaments and introducing the events, especially for the Young Sri Lankan Players. The players and the coaches appreciate the opportunities CFSL discovers. 

The following are the Results and Rankings of the Semi-Finals and Finals.

Semi-Final

Semi-Final - 2 (Time control Standard:90 minutes with a 30-second increment from move 1)

Game

Title

Name

Result

Title

Name

1

WCM

Pallie Ehsha Mishela

1 - 0

WCM

Sanudula K M Dahamdi

2

WCM

Sanudula K M Dahamdi

1 - 0

WCM

Pallie Ehsha Mishela

 

Semi-Final - 2 Tie-Break (Time control Rapid:15 mins+10 secs Per Player)

Game

Title

Name

Result

Title

Name

1

WCM

Pallie Ehsha Mishela

0 - 1

WCM

Sanudula K M Dahamdi

2

WCM

Sanudula K M Dahamdi

1 - 0

WCM

Pallie Ehsha Mishela

 

Semi-Final - 2 Results

Place

Title

Name

1

WCM

Sanudula K M Dahamdi

2

WCM

Pallie Ehsha Mishela

 

Semi-Final – 1 (Time control Standard: 90 minutes with a 30-second increment from move 1)

Game

Title

Name

Result

Title

Name

1

 

Wilvalaarachchi Oneli Omaya

1 - 0

 

Marasinghe Chanethma Devangi

2

 

Marasinghe Chanethma Devangi

1 - 0

 

Wilvalaarachchi Oneli Omaya

 

Semi-Final – 1 Tie-Break (Time control Rapid: Time control: 15 mins + 10 secs Per Player)

Game

Title

Name

Result

Title

Name

1

 

Wilvalaarachchi Oneli Omaya

½ - ½

 

Marasinghe Chanethma Devangi

2

 

Marasinghe Chanethma Devangi

1 - 0

 

Wilvalaarachchi Oneli Omaya

 

Semi-Final – 1 Results

Place

Title

Name

1

 

Marasinghe Chanethma Devangi

2

 

Wilvalaarachchi Oneli Omaya

 

Final

Final to find the 1st and 2nd (Time control: Standard: 90 mins with a 30-sec increment from move 1)

Game

 

Name

Result

 

Name

1

WCM

Sanudula K M Dahamdi

1 - 0

 

Marasinghe Chanethma Devangi

2

 

Marasinghe Chanethma Devangi

½ - ½

WCM

Sanudula K M Dahamdi

 

Final to find the 3rd (Time control: Standard: 90 min with a 30-sec increment from move 1)

Game

 

Name

Result

 

Name

1

WCM

Pallie Ehsha Mishela

1 - 0

 

Wilvalaarachchi Oneli Omaya

2

 

Wilvalaarachchi Oneli Omaya

½ - ½

WCM

Pallie Ehsha Mishela

 

Final Ranking

Place

Title

Name

1

WCM

Sanudula K M Dahamdi

2

 

Marasinghe Chanethma Devangi

3

WCM

Pallie Ehsha Mishela

4

 

Wilvalaarachchi Oneli Omaya

 

The Games of the Semi-Finals and Finals are given below.

[Event "The Inaugural Sri Lanka Youth Girls Che"] [Site "CFSL Headquarters, Delkanda, "] [Date "2020.09.05"] [Round "1.1"] [White "Pallie, Ehsha Mishela"] [Black "Sanudula, K M Dahamdi"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "1406"] [BlackElo "1457"] [PlyCount "123"] [EventDate "2020.09.05"] [EventRounds "2"] [EventCountry "SRI"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Nxf6+ exf6 6. Nf3 Bd6 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O Bg4 9. Be3 Qc7 10. h3 Bh5 11. c4 Nd7 12. Qc1 c5 13. Re1 Bxf3 14. Bxf3 cxd4 15. Bxd4 Ne5 16. Bxe5 Bxe5 17. Rb1 Rad8 18. Bd5 b5 19. b3 b4 20. Qe3 Qb6 21. Rbd1 Qxe3 22. Rxe3 g5 23. Red3 Kg7 24. c5 Rc8 25. c6 Rc7 26. Bf3 Re8 27. Bg4 h6 28. g3 Rb8 29. Bd7 Rd8 30. Kg2 f5 31. Rd5 Bc3 32. f4 Bf6 33. Kf2 Rb8 34. Rxf5 Rb6 35. Rfd5 gxf4 36. gxf4 Bc3 37. R1d3 Ra6 38. Rg3+ Kf8 39. Rb5 Rxa2+ 40. Kf3 Bd4 41. Rxb4 Bb6 42. Re4 f5 43. Re8+ Kf7 44. Rgg8 Rb2 45. Be6+ Kf6 46. Bd5 Rd2 47. Rgf8+ Kg6 48. Re6+ Kh7 49. Rxf5 Rf2+ 50. Kg4 Rh2 51. Kg3 Bg1 52. Rff6 Rg7+ 53. Kf3 Rxh3+ 54. Ke4 Bb6 55. Rd6 Re7+ 56. Rfe6 Re3+ 57. Kf5 Rf7+ 58. Rf6 Rxf6+ 59. Rxf6 Re8 60. Rf7+ Kh8 61. Kg6 Rg8+ 62. Kxh6 1-0 [Event "The Inaugural Sri Lanka Youth Girls Che"] [Site "CFSL Headquarters, Delkanda, "] [Date "2020.09.05"] [Round "2.1"] [White "Sanudula, K M Dahamdi"] [Black "Pallie, Ehsha Mishela"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "1457"] [BlackElo "1406"] [PlyCount "139"] [EventDate "2020.09.05"] [EventRounds "2"] [EventCountry "SRI"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Qd2 b5 9. f3 h5 10. O-O-O Nbd7 11. Kb1 Qc7 12. f4 Rc8 13. f5 Bc4 14. Bd3 b4 15. Ne2 a5 16. Nbc1 d5 17. exd5 Bxd5 18. Bb5 Rb8 19. Bxd7+ Qxd7 20. Rhg1 Qc7 21. Bg5 Rd8 22. Qe1 Be7 23. Ng3 h4 24. Nf1 Ng4 25. Bxe7 Qxe7 26. Qe2 Nf6 27. Ne3 Bc6 28. Rxd8+ Kxd8 29. Rd1+ Kc7 30. Nc4 Re8 31. Nxa5 Bd5 32. Qb5 Rb8 33. Qe2 Rd8 34. Re1 e4 35. Qf2 Ra8 36. Nab3 Nd7 37. Qd4 Nf6 38. Qd2 Qd6 39. Qg5 Qxh2 40. Qxg7 Qe5 41. Qg5 Rg8 42. Qd2 Rb8 43. Qf2 Nd7 44. Rd1 e3 45. Qe2 Re8 46. Qa6 Bb7 47. Qc4+ Bc6 48. Nd4 Qc5 49. Qxf7 Qe7 50. Qc4 Ne5 51. Qa6 Qf6 52. Nb5+ Bxb5 53. Qxf6 Kb7 54. Re1 Nc4 55. Qxh4 Nd2+ 56. Ka1 Re4 57. Qh7+ Ka6 58. Rxe3 Rxe3 59. Qh6+ Re6 60. Qxe6+ Kb7 61. f6 Bc4 62. Qd7+ Kb6 63. Qxd2 b3 64. cxb3 Bxb3 65. Nxb3 Kb7 66. Qd6 Ka7 67. f7 Kb7 68. Nc5+ Ka7 69. Qc6 Kb8 70. Qb7# 1-0 [Event "The Inaugural Sri Lanka Youth Girls Che"] [Site "CFSL Headquarters, Delkanda, "] [Date "2020.09.05"] [Round "1.1"] [White "Wilvalaarachchi, Oneli Omaya"] [Black "Marasinghe, Chanethma Devangi"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "1378"] [BlackElo "1226"] [PlyCount "99"] [EventDate "2020.09.05"] [EventRounds "2"] [EventCountry "SRI"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5 Ne7 9. Ne1 Ne8 10. Be3 f5 11. f3 Rf7 12. c5 f4 13. Bf2 g5 14. Rc1 Ng6 15. Nb5 a6 16. Nc3 h5 17. b4 Nf6 18. Nd3 g4 19. a4 Bf8 20. b5 Rg7 21. cxd6 Bxd6 22. Bc5 Nh4 23. Kh1 gxf3 24. Bxf3 Nxf3 25. gxf3 Bh3 26. Rg1 Qe7 27. Bxd6 cxd6 28. Rxg7+ Kxg7 29. Nf2 Bd7 30. bxa6 bxa6 31. Qe2 Kh6 32. Nd3 Rg8 33. Rg1 Rxg1+ 34. Kxg1 Bc8 35. Nb4 Qb7 36. Nc6 Bd7 37. Ne7 Bh3 38. Nf5+ Bxf5 39. exf5 Nxd5 40. Qg2 Ne7 41. h4 Kh7 42. Ne4 Ng8 43. Qg6+ Kh8 44. Nxd6 Qb1+ 45. Kh2 Qc2+ 46. Kh3 Qb3 47. Nf7+ Qxf7 48. Qxf7 a5 49. f6 Nh6 50. Qg7# 1-0 [Event "The Inaugural Sri Lanka Youth Girls Che"] [Site "CFSL Headquarters, Delkanda, "] [Date "2020.09.05"] [Round "2.1"] [White "Marasinghe, Chanethma Devangi"] [Black "Wilvalaarachchi, Oneli Omaya"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "1226"] [BlackElo "1378"] [PlyCount "155"] [EventDate "2020.09.05"] [EventRounds "2"] [EventCountry "SRI"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Nf3 Bb4 7. Bd3 d5 8. exd5 Nxd5 9. Bd2 Nxc3 10. bxc3 Be7 11. O-O O-O 12. Bb5 Qc7 13. Qe2 Bd6 14. Ng5 h6 15. Ne4 Be7 16. Rfd1 f5 17. Ng3 Be6 18. Re1 Bd6 19. Qh5 Ne7 20. Qe2 Nd5 21. Bc4 Nf4 22. Bxe6+ Nxe6 23. Qh5 Qf7 24. Qe2 Rac8 25. Qd3 Rc6 26. Rab1 Nc5 27. Qb5 Qxa2 28. Rb2 Qf7 29. Reb1 Rb6 30. Qa5 Ra6 31. Qb5 Rc8 32. Qe2 Rac6 33. Qf3 Rf8 34. Rxb7 Rc7 35. Rb8 f4 36. Rxf8+ Bxf8 37. Nf1 Qa2 38. Rc1 a5 39. c4 Rd7 40. Qc3 a4 41. Ra1 Ne4 42. Rxa2 Nxc3 43. Bxc3 a3 44. Bxe5 g5 45. c3 Rb7 46. Bd4 Rb1 47. c5 Kf7 48. Rxa3 Ke6 49. Ra2 Kd5 50. f3 h5 51. Kf2 g4 52. Re2 gxf3 53. gxf3 Rb7 54. Nd2 Be7 55. Re5+ Kc6 56. Rxh5 Rb5 57. Ke2 Ra5 58. Kd3 Ra8 59. Ne4 Rd8 60. Kc4 Bf8 61. Rh8 Be7 62. Rxd8 Bxd8 63. Be5 Ba5 64. Bxf4 Kd7 65. h4 Bd8 66. Bg5 Bc7 67. Nf6+ Kc6 68. f4 Bd8 69. Nd5 Bxg5 70. hxg5 Kd7 71. f5 Ke8 72. f6 Kd7 73. f7 Kc6 74. f8=Q Kb7 75. Qe7+ Ka8 76. Qd8+ Kb7 77. Qc7+ Ka8 78. Nb6# 1-0 [Event "The Inaugural Sri Lanka Youth Girls Che"] [Site "CFSL Headquarters, Delkanda, "] [Date "2020.09.05"] [Round "1.1"] [White "Pallie, Ehsha Mishela"] [Black "Sanudula, K M Dahamdi"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "1406"] [BlackElo "1457"] [PlyCount "123"] [EventDate "2020.09.05"] [EventRounds "2"] [EventCountry "SRI"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Nxf6+ exf6 6. Nf3 Bd6 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O Bg4 9. Be3 Qc7 10. h3 Bh5 11. c4 Nd7 12. Qc1 c5 13. Re1 Bxf3 14. Bxf3 cxd4 15. Bxd4 Ne5 16. Bxe5 Bxe5 17. Rb1 Rad8 18. Bd5 b5 19. b3 b4 20. Qe3 Qb6 21. Rbd1 Qxe3 22. Rxe3 g5 23. Red3 Kg7 24. c5 Rc8 25. c6 Rc7 26. Bf3 Re8 27. Bg4 h6 28. g3 Rb8 29. Bd7 Rd8 30. Kg2 f5 31. Rd5 Bc3 32. f4 Bf6 33. Kf2 Rb8 34. Rxf5 Rb6 35. Rfd5 gxf4 36. gxf4 Bc3 37. R1d3 Ra6 38. Rg3+ Kf8 39. Rb5 Rxa2+ 40. Kf3 Bd4 41. Rxb4 Bb6 42. Re4 f5 43. Re8+ Kf7 44. Rgg8 Rb2 45. Be6+ Kf6 46. Bd5 Rd2 47. Rgf8+ Kg6 48. Re6+ Kh7 49. Rxf5 Rf2+ 50. Kg4 Rh2 51. Kg3 Bg1 52. Rff6 Rg7+ 53. Kf3 Rxh3+ 54. Ke4 Bb6 55. Rd6 Re7+ 56. Rfe6 Re3+ 57. Kf5 Rf7+ 58. Rf6 Rxf6+ 59. Rxf6 Re8 60. Rf7+ Kh8 61. Kg6 Rg8+ 62. Kxh6 1-0 [Event "The Inaugural Sri Lanka Youth Girls Che"] [Site "CFSL Headquarters, Delkanda, "] [Date "2020.09.05"] [Round "2.1"] [White "Sanudula, K M Dahamdi"] [Black "Pallie, Ehsha Mishela"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "1457"] [BlackElo "1406"] [PlyCount "139"] [EventDate "2020.09.05"] [EventRounds "2"] [EventCountry "SRI"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Qd2 b5 9. f3 h5 10. O-O-O Nbd7 11. Kb1 Qc7 12. f4 Rc8 13. f5 Bc4 14. Bd3 b4 15. Ne2 a5 16. Nbc1 d5 17. exd5 Bxd5 18. Bb5 Rb8 19. Bxd7+ Qxd7 20. Rhg1 Qc7 21. Bg5 Rd8 22. Qe1 Be7 23. Ng3 h4 24. Nf1 Ng4 25. Bxe7 Qxe7 26. Qe2 Nf6 27. Ne3 Bc6 28. Rxd8+ Kxd8 29. Rd1+ Kc7 30. Nc4 Re8 31. Nxa5 Bd5 32. Qb5 Rb8 33. Qe2 Rd8 34. Re1 e4 35. Qf2 Ra8 36. Nab3 Nd7 37. Qd4 Nf6 38. Qd2 Qd6 39. Qg5 Qxh2 40. Qxg7 Qe5 41. Qg5 Rg8 42. Qd2 Rb8 43. Qf2 Nd7 44. Rd1 e3 45. Qe2 Re8 46. Qa6 Bb7 47. Qc4+ Bc6 48. Nd4 Qc5 49. Qxf7 Qe7 50. Qc4 Ne5 51. Qa6 Qf6 52. Nb5+ Bxb5 53. Qxf6 Kb7 54. Re1 Nc4 55. Qxh4 Nd2+ 56. Ka1 Re4 57. Qh7+ Ka6 58. Rxe3 Rxe3 59. Qh6+ Re6 60. Qxe6+ Kb7 61. f6 Bc4 62. Qd7+ Kb6 63. Qxd2 b3 64. cxb3 Bxb3 65. Nxb3 Kb7 66. Qd6 Ka7 67. f7 Kb7 68. Nc5+ Ka7 69. Qc6 Kb8 70. Qb7# 1-0