Chess Federation of Sri Lanka Chess Calendar 2009/ 2010

	Tournament	Dates	Venue
1	National Blitz Chess Championship 2009 (Finals Only)	10^th January 2010	Kurunegala
2.	National (Novices Division) Chess Championship 2010	14^th, 15^th, 16^th and 17^th January 2010	Colombo
3.	Sri Lanka Inter Club Qualifying Events 2009	23^rd, 24^th and 25^th January 2010	Colombo, Kandy, Galle and Kurunegala
4.	3^rd Colombo International Chess Festival International Rating Tournament 2010	28^th, 29^th, 30^th, 31^st January and 1^st February	Colombo
5.	Inter Club B, Women's and Super League 2009	4^th, 5^th, 6^th and 7^th of February 2010	Notified later
6.	Provincial Youth Chess Championships 2010 – Kaluthara, Kegall, Anuradhapura and Mathara	12^th, 13^th and 14^th of February 2010	In respective Cities
7.	Provincial Youth Chess Championships 2010 – Colombo, Ratnapura, Polonnaruwa	19^th, 20^th and 21^st of February 2010	In respective Cities
8.	Provincial Youth Chess Championships 2010 – Gampaha, Galle and N'eliya	26^th, 27^th and 28^th of February 2010	In respective Cities
9.	Provincial Youth Chess Championships 2010 – Kandy, Wayamba and Ampara	5^th, 6^th and 7^th of March 2010	In respective Cities
10.	Provincial Youth Chess Championships 2010 – Uva, Eastern and Jaffna	12^th , 13^th and 14^th of March 2010	In respective Cities
11.	National Youth Rapid Chess Championship 2009 Finals	20^th of March 2010	Colombo
12.	National Youth Blitz Team Chess Championship 2009 Finals	21^st of March 2010	Colombo
13.	Sri Lanka Open International Rating Chess Championship 2010	26^th , 27^th , 28^th, 29^th and 30^th of March 2010	Kandy
14.	3^rd Sri Lanka IM Tournament and 1^st Women IM event – (Closed events)	30^th May to 4^th April 2010	Colombo
15.	Sri Lanka Major and Women's Qualifying Chess Championships 2010	1^st. 2^nd, 3^rd & 4^th April 2010	Colombo, Kandy, Galle and Kurunegala
16.	Sri Lanka Junior and Girls Junior National Chess Championships 2010	8^th , 9^th, 10^th and 11^th April 2010 (Advanced if the vacation is given earlier)	Colombo
17.	Sri Lanka National Youth Chess Championships 2010	22^nd, 23^rd, 24^th and 25^th April 2010	Colombo
18.	National Blitz Team Chess Championship 2010	28^th April 2010	Notified Later
19.	National and Women's National B Chess Championships 2010	30^th April, 1^st , 2^nd , 7^th, 8^th and 9^th May 2010	Colombo
20.	National and Women's National A Chess Championships 2010	4^th to 13^th June 2010	Colombo
21.	MORA Kings International Rating Chess Championship 2009	21^st to 25^th August 2010	University of Moratuwa
22.	3^rd Sri Lanka IM Tournament and 1^st Women IM event – (Closed events)	26^th to 30^th August 2010	Pannala
23.	International Rating Tournament	18^th to 22^nd September '10	Notified Later
24.	2^nd Ethugalpura Chess Challenge 2010 International Rating Tournament	18^th to 22^nd December 2010	Kurunegala

Important International Events
1. World Youth U-16 Chess Olympiad 2010Antalya, Turkey 24-Jul-2010 to 1-Aug-2010
2. World Junior and Girls U-20 Chess Championship Chotowa Czarna, Poland2-Aug-2010 to 17-Aug-2010
3. Chess Olympiad 2010Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia19-Sep-2010 to 4-Oct-2010
4. World Youth Championships 2010 Halkidiki, Greece19-Oct-2010 to 31-Oct-2010
5. Asian Junior U20 Championships Chennai, India17-Jun-2010 to 27-Jun-2010
6. Asian Youth Championships 2010, Beijing, China1-Jul-2010 to 10-Jul-2010
7. Asian School Chess Championship 2010, Colombo 1st to 6th December 2010

There might be sight changes due to the Education Ministry and Schools Association events. But, the schedule of the National Championships may not change due to the Chess Olympiad this year. All organizers are requested to inform the Chess Federation well in advance when they fix Chess Events in Sri Lanka.

Luxman Wijesuriya

Hony. Secretary - CFSL