Sri Lankan Chess Championship

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The Sri Lankan Chess Championship is organised by the Chess Federation of Sri Lanka, and was first held in 1972. The Sri Lankan Women's Chess Championship was first held in 1979. [1]

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National championship winners

Sri Lanka National Chess Champions 2019 Champion : Harshana Thilakarathne and Women's Champion: Sayuni Gihansa Jayaweera - {(c) Ruwan Gunarathne)} SLNationals2019.jpg
Sri Lanka National Chess Champions 2019 Champion : Harshana Thilakarathne and Women's Champion: Sayuni Gihansa Jayaweera – {(c) Ruwan Gunarathne)}
National Chess Champion Isuru Alahakoon 2012-2014 and 2018 National Chess Champion Isuru Alahakoon 2012-2014 and 2018.jpg
National Chess Champion Isuru Alahakoon 2012–2014 and 2018


Sri Lanka National Chess Champions 2017 Champion : Minul Doluweera and Women's Champion: Sayuni Gihansa Jayaweera - {(c) Ruwan Gunarathne)} Sri Lanka National Chess Champions 2017.jpg
Sri Lanka National Chess Champions 2017 Champion : Minul Doluweera and Women's Champion: Sayuni Gihansa Jayaweera – {(c) Ruwan Gunarathne)}
Rajeendra Kalugampitiya - National Chess Champion 2016 Sri Lankan Chess Champion 2016 - Rajeendra Kalugampitiya at Olympiad 2014 in Tromso Norway.jpg
Rajeendra Kalugampitiya – National Chess Champion 2016
National Chess Champion Isuru Alahakoon 2012-2014.jpg Isuru Alahakoon - Sri Lanka National Champion 2012-14.jpg
National Chess Champion Isuru Alahakoon 2012-2014.jpg
YearChampion
1972/73Christoper Parakrama [2]
1974G. A. S. Dissnayake
1975R. Ananthan
1976R. J. D. Ferdinands
1977 Harsha Aturupane
1978L. C. Goonethilleke
1979L. C. Goonethilleke and C. S. S. Pitigala (joint champions)
1980T. D. R. Peiris and Harinlal Aturupane (joint champions)
1981 Harsha Aturupane
1982 Harsha Aturupane
1983T. D. R. Peiris [3]
1984 Harinlal Aturupane
1985 Harinlal Aturupane [4]
1986 Harinlal Aturupane [4]
1987 Ishan Weerakoon
1988 Harinlal Aturupane [4]
1989 Harinlal Aturupane [4]
1990Not Held
1991Not Held
1992 Harinlal Aturupane [4]
1993Not Held
1994Muditha Hettigama
1995T. D. R. Peiris
1996Luxman Wijesuriya [5]
1997 Nirosh De Silva
1998Not Held
1999Nirosh De Silva, Ruchira Amarasinghe, Uddama Amarawickrama (joint champions)
2000Luxman Wijesuriya [5]
2001 Nirosh de Silva [6]
2002 Nirosh de Silva [7]
2003 Athula Russell [8]
2004T. D. R. Peiris
2005 Athula Russell [9]
2006 Athula Russell [8]
2007G. C. Anuruddha [10]
2008 Athula Russell [10]
2009 Athula Russell [8]
2010 Athula Russell [11]
2011 Chamika Perera [12]
2012 Isuru Alahakoon [13]
2013 Isuru Alahakoon [14]
2014 Isuru Alahakoon [1]
2015 Dulan Edirisinghe [15]
2016 Rajeendra Kalugampitiya [15]
2017 Minul Doluweera [16]
2018 Isuru Alahakoon [17]
2019 Harshana Thilakarathne [18]
2020 Ranindu Dilshan Liyanage [19]
2021 Susal Thewjan de Silva [20]
2022 Susal Thewjan de Silva [21]
2023 Susal Thewjan de Silva [22]

Women's championship winners

Vineetha Wijesuriya, eleven-time Sri Lankan women's chess champion from 1989 to 2008, and sister of ten-time winner Suneetha Wijesuriya Wijesuriya 20081120 olympiade dresden.jpg
Vineetha Wijesuriya, eleven-time Sri Lankan women's chess champion from 1989 to 2008, and sister of ten-time winner Suneetha Wijesuriya
YearChampion
1979 Anoja Senevirate [1]
1980 Suneetha Wijesuriya [24] and Rosana Jayasuriya
1981 Amarangi De Silva
1982 Suneetha Wijesuriya [24]
1983 Suneetha Wijesuriya [24]
1984 Suneetha Wijesuriya [24]
1985 Amarangi De Silva
1986 Suneetha Wijesuriya [24]
1987 Suneetha Wijesuriya [24]
1988 Suneetha Wijesuriya [24]
1989 Vineetha Wijesuriya [23] and Nihara Amarawickrama
1990Not Held
1991Not Held
1992 Amarangi De Silva
1993Not Held
1994 Amarangi De Silva
1995 Suneetha Wijesuriya [24]
1996 Malintha Fernando [25]
1997 Suneetha Wijesuriya [24]
1998 Vineetha Wijesuriya [23]
1999 Vineetha Wijesuriya [23]
2000 Vineetha Wijesuriya [23]
2001 Vineetha Wijesuriya [23]
2002 Vineetha Wijesuriya [23]
2003 Vineetha Wijesuriya [23]
2004 U. G. Y. Methmali [1]
2005 U. G. Y. Methmali [1]
2006 Pramodya Senanayake [26]
2007 Vineetha Wijesuriya [23]
2008 Vineetha Wijesuriya [23]
2009 Sachini Ranasinghe [8]
2010 Dinushki Premanath [27]
2011 Sachini Ranasinghe [12]
2012 Sachini Ranasinghe [13]
2013 Sachini Ranasinghe [14]
2014 Dasuni Mendis [1]
2015 Dasuni Mendis [15]
2016 Saumy Zainab [15]
2017 Sayuni Gihansa Jayaweera [28]
2018 Dinushki Premanath [17]
2019 Sayuni Gihansa Jayaweera [29]
2020 Nethmi Fernando [30]

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