Athula Russell

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Athula Russell
Personal information
Born (1983-02-01) 1 February 1983 (age 43)
Chess career
Country Sri Lanka
Peak rating 2274 (March 2011)

Majuwana Kankanamge Athula Russell (born 1 February 1983) is a Sri Lankan chess player.

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Chess career

He is a 6-time Sri Lankan Chess Champion, winning the championship in 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, and 2010. [1] [2] [3]

He played for Sri Lanka on board 1 at the Chess Olympiads of 2004, 2006, 2008. In 2004, he notably held draws against IM Ramon Mateo and grandmaster Carlos Matamoros Franco. [4]

In March 2009, he finished in second place behind Laxman Rajaram and ahead of Srinath Narayanan and Anup Deshmukh in the Sri Lanka International Masters Chess Tournament. [5]

Personal life

His father was journalist Victor Ivan. [6]

He lives in Australia and works as a registered nurse. [7]

References

  1. ↑ "Athula and Sachini Wins the National Chess Championships" . Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  2. ↑ "Athula and Methmali National Chess Champs". Daily News . 28 February 2006. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  3. ↑ Abdeen, S. M. Jiffrey (27 May 2010). "Athula Russel retains National Chess title". Daily News. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  4. ↑ "36th Chess Olympiad 2004 Open Men"s section".
  5. ↑ "2nd Sri Lanka International Masters Chess Tournament". March 7, 2009.
  6. ↑ "Athula: Keeping One Move Ahead At Chess". The Sunday Leader. 23 May 2010. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  7. ↑ "Athula Russell Majuwana Kankanamge".
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