Visakha Secures the Junior National Girls’ Chess Championship 2016

Sri Lanka Junior National Girls’ Chess Championships 2016 was organized by the Chess Federation of Sri Lanka from 19th August to 22nd August at Maha Mathya Vidyalaya, Polhengoda. The event was played according to the Swiss System with seven rounds and there were 39 players for the event.

G P Y Wijesuriya of Visakha Vidyalaya won the Girls’ Championship scoring six points and Askey Roshell Nathasha of Ave Maria Convent became the first runner up with 5.5 points. H M H Janandani Abeysinghe of Mahamaya Vidyalaya finished the event as the second runner up with 5 points.

 

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