Ananda College Under-12 Chess Champs
Ananda College, Colombo did well to win the overall under 12 Western
Province Inter School Chess Championship organized by Sri Lanka Schools
Chess Association (SLSCA) and worked off from October 9-11 at Royal
College, Colombo. This was a 6 round event. Ananda did exceptionally
well to obtain 27.5 points in 6 rounds and had been unbeaten right
throughout the tournament. Stiff opposition came from Royal and Nalanda.
Royal and Nalanda did well to gain 26.5 points each and maintained 2nd
and 3rd positions. More than 40 boys’ schools from all districts under
Western Province took part in this competition.
Ananda did well to topple Nalanda College (3.5/2.5), President
College-Rajagiriya (6/0), Maristela College-Negombo (5/1), Sri
Jayewardenepura MV-Kotte (5/1), Dhramapala Vidyalaya, Pannipitiya (5/1)
and drew with Royal College (3/3).
The Ananda under-12 chess team is coached by Prasanna Kurukulasooriya
while the MIC is H.A. Herath. |
