Rithmitha and Sanuli clinch under 9 chess titles

Rithmitha Kiringoda from Ananda College and Sanuli Dodangoda from Southland College emerged victorious in the Under-9 Championship at the National Youth Chess Championship organized by the Sri Lanka Chess Federation. The championship took place at Dharmapala Vidyalaya Pannipitiya last week.

Under-9 Girls Winners: (From left) Second Runner-up Hasadi Sethumsa (Sujatha Vidyalaya Matara), Champion Sanuli Dodangoda (Southland College), First Runner-up Sithumila Halangoda (Qeenstar Internatinal Chess Academy).

Ananda College’s Rithmitha Kiringoda faced stiff competition with 687 participants across 10 rounds. Remarkably, he secured the Under-9 championship with an outstanding score of 9.5/10 points, drawing only once in the 10th round. Chamuditha Herath of Maliyadeva College claimed the first runner-up position, while Biman Koswattage of Lyceum International School secured the second runner-up spot with superior tiebreaks.

In the Girls Under-9 category, Sanuli Dodangoda of Southland College triumphed over 437 players in nine rounds. Dodangoda clinched the championship with an impressive score of 8.5/9 points, drawing only once in the third round. Sithumila Halangoda of Queenstar International Chess Academy and Hasadi Sethumsa of Sujatha Vidyalaya Matara secured the first and second runner-up spots, respectively, with superior tiebreaks.

The tournament was conducted using an individual Swiss-format in each category, with a time control of 90 minutes plus a 30-second increment from move 1 throughout the championship.

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