Three students from the Gateway Group of Colleges won individual and team medals for Sri Lanka at the first-ever Commonwealth Schools Chess Championship, held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from October 4 to 12. The championship was organised by the Malaysian Chess Federation and the Kuala Lumpur Chess Association under the auspices of the Commonwealth Chess [...]
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Three students from the Gateway Group of Colleges won individual and team medals for Sri Lanka at the first-ever Commonwealth Schools Chess Championship, held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from October 4 to 12.
The championship was organised by the Malaysian Chess Federation and the Kuala Lumpur Chess Association under the auspices of the Commonwealth Chess Association and FIDE, and was played at the CitiTel Hotel, Mid Valley City. Players from Commonwealth countries competed in odd numbered age categories.
Losara Methyuga Kulatunge of Gateway College, Colombo, who played in the Under-15 Boys’ category, won the silver medal in the Individual Standard event and a bronze in both the Individual Rapid and Blitz events. He also won team medals with Sri Lanka – a gold in Blitz and Rapid, and a bronze in Standard. Losara achieved a FIDE rating above 2000 earlier this year. He is also selected to Sri Lanka in the Under-15 category at the FIDE World Youth Chess Championship in Roquetas de Mar, Spain, from October 13 to 21, having placed third in the Under-15 Open category at the Chess Federation of Sri Lanka selection tournament.
Yeshan Randiv Perera of Gateway College, Kandy, who played in the Under-11 Boys’ category, finished joint second in the Individual Rapid event. He was also a member of the Sri Lankan Under-11 team that won the gold medal in the Team Rapid event. Yeshan holds the FIDE Online Arena title of Arena FIDE Master and has a FIDE rating of 1683.
Meleesha Thennakoon of Gateway College, Negombo, who competed in the Under-9 Girls’ category, won the bronze medal in the Individual Blitz event, finishing at third place. She also won three team medals with Sri Lanka – a silver in Blitz and Standard, and a bronze in Rapid. Meleesha has a FIDE rating of 1503.
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