Sagar Wins Buddhi Open International Rating Chess Tournament 2013

Shah Sagar, the top seed from India won the 4th Buddhi Open International Rating Chess Championship convincingly with 8 ½ points, just giving a draw at the last round to TSS Pieris from Sri Lanka. He played with confidence from the 1st round till the end being more than 200 ELO points ahead even to the No 2, GC Anuruddha from Sri Lanka. Sagar collected 50,000/- Sri Lankan Rupees, gold medal and the beautiful Championship Trophy.
4th Buddhi Open tournament which was organized by the Buddhi School of Chess and Buddhi Chess Club on be half of the Chess Federation of Sri Lanka and FIDE was held for the 4th consecutive year from 1th to 24th September 2013 at Apsara Hotel, Nittambuwa, Sri Lanka. 327 players from 4 ontries, Sri Lanka, India, Nepal and Germany participated in this round Swiss System event with around 300,000 prize fund.
Nishnt Malhothra also from India took the Silver medal with 8 points while GC Anuruddha, the top seed Sri Lankan player managed to win the Bronze medal after tying with FM, TSS Pieris, KPRN Samaranayake and MANy Dhanushka of Sri Lanka with 7 ½ points. Yogesh Gautham, Arjun Sathees, both from India tied with NP Liyanage, Thisura Munasinghe, HLM Hapuarachchi and C Lamahewa for the 7th place with 7 points.
WIM, Nelunika Methmani became women’s Champion after tying with WIM, National Women’s champion, Sachini Ranasinghe with 6 ½ points. KWDMID Koswatte and SCT Kumari tied for the women’s 3rd place with 6 points each.
The category prize winners;
T Thewni D K Fernando Under 6 Girls 4 Champion
I M T S Gunawardena Under 6 Girls 3 Equal 2nd
R L Mihini B Liyanage Under 6 Girls 3 Equal 2nd

Tharusha S Dassanayake Under 8 Girls 6 Champion
R M D S Rathnayaka Under 8 Girls 4½ Equal 2nd
Deshani Sanjula Liyanage Under 8 Girls 4½ Equal 2nd


K K M Sachintha Kodikara Under 10 Girls 5½ Equal 1st
T H D Niklesha Tharushi Under 10 Girls 5½ Equal 1st
K.K. Sthi Vidusini De Alwis Under 10 Girls 5 Equal 3rd


D D M R G K Dissanayake Under 12 Girls 6 Equal 1st
G P Y Wijesuriya Under 12 Girls 6 Equal 1st
W A D Sumudu Wijesinghe Under 12 Girls 5½ 3rd

I M T M Gunawardana Under 15 Girls 5½ Champion
Manuji Nisansala Attanayake Under 15 Girls 5 Equal 2nd
Dilki Sanjana Withanachchi Under 15 Girls 5 Equal 2nd


S M Mapitigamaarachchi Under 6 Boys 4 Equal 1st
K Dananjaya Priyalal Under 6 Boys 4 Equal 1st
P M C H Thilakarathne Under 6 Boys 2 Equal 3rd


Lisara Kodithuwakku Under 8 Boys 5 Equal 1st
Kevin Ranidu Silva Under 8 Boys 5 Equal 1st
S A M A Nisitha Senanayaka Under 8 Boys 5 Equal 1st


G M H Thilakarathne Under 10 Boys 6½ Champion
Osura Damsilu Wijesinghe Under 10 Boys 6 1st Runner Up
Ryan Weerasinghe Under 10 Boys 5½ Equal 3rd


M Ashen Kurukulasuriya Under 12 Boys 6½ Champion
Chamath Weerasinghe Under 12 Boys 6 Equal 2nd
H.G. Denuwan Theekshana Under 12 Boys 6 Equal 2nd


Mojitha Sathsara Gunaratne Under 15 Boys 6½ Equal 1st
G M S Thilakarathne Under 15 Boys 6½ Equal 1st
Chathulanka Gamage Under 15 Boys 6 Eqaul 3rd


Asela Prabajith Rating Category 1800 - 1999 7 Eqaul 1st
A A C B Amarasinghe Rating Category 1800 - 1999 7 Eqaul 1st
C N Ranasinghe Rating Category 1800 - 1999 7 Eqaul 1st



D G Ravi Prabath Rat. Category 1600 - 1799 6½ Eqaul 1st
Hariraj.K Rat. Category 1600 - 1799 6½ Eqaul 1st
D D C H Subasinghe Rat. Category 1600 - 1799 6½ Eqaul 1st


M Sasith Nipun Piyumantha Rat. Category 1000 - 1599 6½ Champion
Isuru Udana Samarasinghe Rat. Category 1000 - 1599 6 Equal 2nd
Prabhath Sandaruwan Lokuge Rat. Category 1000 - 1599 6 Equal 2nd


Krishan Sanjeewa Unrated Category 6½ Champion
Shanuk Ruvinda Rajapakse Unrated Category 6 Equal 2nd
A M M S C Adhikari Unrated Category 6 Equal 2nd

By-Luxman Wijesuriya,
Secretary - Chess Federation of Sri Lanka
General Secretary - Commonwealth Chess Association
President - Zone 3.2

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