Uthpala the chess star from Mahamaya Daily News (via HT Media Ltd.)
20 year old, Uthpala Herath, an old girl of Mahamaya Girls School, Kandy is an outstanding Chess player, who started schooling from Grade One onwards and got through the G.C.E.(A/L) in the year 2020. She started the game of Chess in the year 2011 under the coaching of Priyanganie Ranasinghe and later from Rajeendra Kalugampitiya, Asiri Weerathilake, Asela Prabajith and Dulan Edirisinghe
She won the team Chess Championship at the Provincial Chess Tournament in 2012 at the Under 12 team Championship. She became Champion in 2013 and in 2014 in the under 13 and Under15 Central Province Girls School Chess Championship and again in 2015 at the Under 17 and Under 20 Girls School Chess championships.
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Rajeendra Kalugampitiya receives FIDE Trainer Title Daily News (via HT Media Ltd.)
FIDE Master Rajeendra Kalugampitiya was awarded the highest chess Trainer title Sri Lanka possess at present, FIDE Trainer by the World Chess Federation after his performance at the Trainers Seminar conducted online by a trainer panel including former World Chess champion, Anatorly Karpov. Rajeendra is the one and only FIDE Trainer in Sri Lanka. Rajeendra was the National Chess Champion in 2016 and obtained the FIDE Master title later by the FIDE.
The Trainer seminar conducted by the FIDE Trainer Commission was sponsored by the Asian Chess Federation in December 2020 and FIDE made the official announcement of awarding the title last week.
CFSL Online Women’s Rapid Teams Chess Cup 2021
Passed Pawns Chess Club captained by Sachini Ranasinghe won the ‘A’ Division title of the first ever CFSL Online Women Rapid Teams Chess Cup organized by the Chess Federation of Sri Lanka on Sunday.
The team also inclusive of Kazakhstan woman grand master Dauletova Gulmira, national runners up Tharushi Sandeepani, Dasuni Hansika Mendis and Pasindi Wijesuriya took the title pushing Fischer Chess Club ‘B’ to the runner up position.
CFSL had ranked teams according to their strengths and the five strongest teams were drawn in ‘A’ Division. ‘B’ Division champions Sokians CC and first and second runners up Fischer Chess Club ‘B’ and Castle Siege Chess Club respectively also joined the fray making it a competition of eight teams involving 40 players.