Asmeetha and Yu Tian win CFSL Golden Jubilee International Online Chess titles
T.M. Asmeetha Semi of Sri Lanka won the CFSL Golden Jubilee Under- 8 Chess Championship 2022 convincingly scoring full seven points out of possible seven games. Asmeetha played very well from the beginning, beat Sanulya Guruge, Chanumi Janulya, Kamandi Hirimuthugoda, Sasvindi Godakandage, B. Pradekshs, Lohasna Jayaweera from Sri lanka and Indian Tvesha Jain of India to win the Gold Medal and the championship.
Twesha Ashis Jain of India, lost to Asmeetha in round six but won all other six games with Senuli Siriwardena, Hasadi Sethumsa, Sayumi Seyensa, Dahami Liyanage, Yashvi Ponnamperuma, all of Sri Lanka and Senudi De Vass of Australia to score six points out of seven games. She claimed the silver medal on better a tiebreaker after tying with three more players.
Lohansa Jayaweera, Oshini Gomes and Jenuvi Sahabandu also tied with Twesha with six points. Lohansa won the bronze medal while Oshini and Jenuvi placed fouth and fifth according to the final rank. Lohansa beat Nuhansa Thammitarachchi, Thinuthi Wijethungaarachchi, Oshini Gomes, Himansika Abeysekara of Sri Lanka and Shruthika Anandkumar of India convincingly. Her only lost was against the runner- up Twesha.
Top seed Yu Tian Poh of Malaysia won the Under-18 category outright scoring 6½ points out of seven games. Poh beat Malisha Weerathunga, Esandi Newansa, Alaina Vincent of India, Isara Banindu Dahanayake, Thimeth Alwela and Kosala Sandeep and drew his third round game with Kusalvin Liyanage to win the gold medal. Thenuja Thimeth Alwela scored 5½ points and claim the silver medal, only losing against the winner. He beat Sanutha Pesanjith, K.G. Wimalarathne, Alaina Vincent of India, Isara Banindu Dahanayake and Kosala Amarathunge while drawing a game with Brijesh Saravanabhawan in the last round.
Vincent Alaina of India, after recording a ties with four players on five points, managed to win the bronze medal with a better tiebreaker. Vincent beat Geenuka Gunaweera, Nethvindu Jayawardena, Malisha Weerathunga, Pamok Samaranayake and Haritha Hansan while losing two games to Yu and Alwela. Brijesh Saravanabhawan of Gateway College, Chenitha Mithvindu Ovitigala, Esandi Newansa of Dharmasoka College and Kavishka Gimshan Kasiri of Asoka College also scored five points each out
of seven games and were placed fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh respectively according to tiebreaking scores.
The CFSL Golden Jubilee International Online Youth Championships 2022 was conducted by the Chess Federation of Sri Lanka to mark its 50th year anniversary. The competition was held in six age groups -- Under-8, 10, 12, 14, 16 and 10 in Open and Girls categories for any player under the relevant age group from all over the world. Few players from Australia, India and Malaysia participated in the Under-8 Open and Girls, Under-16 Girls and Under-18 Open events that were completed so far.
The events are being held under Tornelo Platform according to Swiss System in seven rounds. If the number of players exceed 100 in an event, eight rounds are played and number is more than 150. nine rounds will be played. The time control is 15 minutes per side with 10 seconds increments from the first move.