CFSL – Chess Federation of Sri Lanka

2022-02-01 04:11:03 UTC

Pesandu Liyanage and S Sivathanujan in the Finals!

Pesandu Rashmitha Liyanage of DS Senanayake College won both his Semi Final Games with Osheen

De Silva of Sri Lanka Navy convincingly and advanced to the finals while S Sivathanujan of Kokavil

Hindu College also advanced to the finals comfortably by scoring two comprehensive wins with his

opponent, young Vinuda Shenal Gunatilake of Royal College.

Earlier in the league event, Pesandu scored full points of 9 out of 9 while Vinuda scored 7 ½ points to win

the Group A.

The Finals between Pesandu and Sivathanujan and the Consolation finals between Osheen and Vinuda

will be played on Sunday, the 23 rd January 2022 at the Chess Federation of Sri Lanka starting from 9.00

a.m.

Buddhika Amarasinghe of SJP Chess Club beat Kosala Sandeepa Amaratunge of Boswell College

International, Kaluthara in the 5 th place match.

In the finals, two games with white and Black per player is played. If the result is 1 - 1, two Rapid

Games with 15m + 10 seconds is played with either Colour. If still equal, two Blitz Games are played

with 3m + 2 seconds if still tied an Armageddon game giving 5 minutes to white and 4 minutes to Black

will be played and Black wins if the game is drawn.

CFSL has offered the following Cash awards with the medals and certificates:

Champion - Rs. 60,000/=

Runner -up - Rs. 40,000/=

3 rd - Rs. 25,000/=

4th - Rs. 15,000/=

5th - Rs. 10,000/=

The live Games can be taken from

Public links to tournaments

Grand Prix - A (9th Sri Lanka Chess Grand Prix 2022 - Group A)

Grand Prix - B (9th Sri Lanka Chess Grand Prix 2022 - Group

Stay safe! Enjoy Chess!

Luxman

9 th Sri Lanka Chess Grand Prix 2022