Yasith and Ashini - Under 8 Chess Champions
Sanjaya Ariyaratne
Yasith Ashan Samarathunge (St. John's College, Nugegoda) and Ashini
Tharushika (Kolonnawa Balika Vidyalaya) emerged boys and girls under 8
champions at the National Youth Chess Championships 2008 Colombo
District Event held at the Royal College, recently.
Under 08 Boys- Champion: Yasith Ashan Samarathunge (St. John's
College, Nugegoda), Runner up: S.N. Vinod- Fernando (St. Thomas' Prep.
School), Second runner up: C.J. Gamage.
Under 08 Girls- 1. Ashini Tharushika (Kolonnawa Balika Vidyalaya), 2.
Sulakna Munasinghe (Methodist College), 3. Ishani Lakmini (Kolonnawa
Balika Vidyalaya)
Under 10 Boys- Champion- S. Mojitha Gunaratne (Ananda College), 2.
Yoshitha Athukorala (Ananda College), 3. Pasindu Herath (Ananda College)
Under 10 Girls- Champion- Anagi Shakya Kottahachchi (Musaeus
College), 2. Nishakya Senali Bandara (Anula Vidyalaya), 3. Hasara Wishmi
Jayasuriya (Musaeus College)
Under 12 Boys- Champion: K.D. Tharusha Madushan (Nalanda College), 2.
S. Harishman (Royal College), 3. Nimantha Saranapala (Royal College)
Under 12 Girls- Champion- Suwani Gunasekara (Visakha Vidyalaya), 2.
Helaney Wijesuriya (Sirimavo Bandaranaike Girls' College), 3. Thilini
Niranjala Rupasinghe (Anula Vidyalaya)
Under 14 Boys- Champion- Dinuka Elvitigala (Royal College), 2. Lahiru
Munasinghe (Ananda College), 3. Sahan Bakmeewewa (Royal College)
Under 14 Girls- Champion- Panchali Perera (Musaeus College), 2. Kalmi
Sridewa (President's Girls College), 3. Amaya Nirmani Abegunawardena (Vidura
College)
Under 16 Boys- Champion- Mihiranga Yasiru (Dharmapala Vidyalaya,
Pannipitiya), 2. Chirath Hettiarachchi (Ananda College), 3. Yasas Kalana
Kuruwitage (Isipathana College)
Under 16 Girls- Champion- U.S. Hettikarannagoda (Rathnavali Balika
Vidyalaya), 2. Achini Sewwandi (Dharmasena Attygala BMV), 3. Supuni
Gunasekera (Visakha Vidyalaya)
Under 18 Boys- Champion- Lahiru Siriwardena (Ananda College), 2.
Tharusha Amaratunge (Ananda College), 3. Shawn Abeynaiake (S. Thomas'
College) |
