The Sri Lanka National Chess Championships 2022, with a half-million rupees prize fund, took place from April 23 to May 1 in the Kobbekaduwa Agrarian Research Institute, Wijerama Mawatha, Colombo. Both tournaments, organized by the Chess Federation of Sri Lanka, were 14-players round-robins with classical time control.
The reigning national champion, 17-year-old FM Susal de Silva of Nalanda College, won the Sri Lanka National Chess Championship 2022 for the second consecutive year scoring 10/13.
Four times Women’s National Champion, WIM Sachini Ranasinghe won her 5th Women’s National Chess Championship title convincingly scoring 9 points out of possible 13 games.
The top five players in both events are selected for the Sri Lanka national teams to participate in the 44th Chess Olympiad 2022.
Sri Lanka Team for 44th Chess Olympiad (Open section):
- Susal De Silva
- Ranindu Dilshan Liyanage
- Isuru Alahakoon
- Kiriella K G T S D
- Mohamed Nabil Nazar
Sri Lanka Team for 44th Chess Olympiad (Women’s section):
- Sachini Ranasinghe
- Desandhi Dhihansa Gamage
- Janandani Abeysinghe
- Wijesuriya G P Y
- Minethma Wickramasinghe
Read more: India teams for Chess Olympiad 2022 announced
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Final rankings – Sri Lanka National Chess Championship 2022:
| Rk. | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | |
| 1 | FM | De Silva L M S T | SRI | 2162 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 62.3 |
| 2 | FM | Liyanage Ranindu Dilshan | SRI | 2345 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 56.5 |
| 3 | FM | Alahakoon Isuru | SRI | 2014 | 8.5 | 0 | 7 | 51.8 |
| 4 | Kiriella K G T S D | SRI | 1737 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 45.5 | |
| 5 | Nabil Nazar Mohamed | SRI | 1680 | 7.5 | 0 | 5 | 47 | |
| 6 | Kaluarachchi Achinthya Shamen | SRI | 1801 | 6.5 | 0 | 6 | 42.5 | |
| 7 | Senevirathne S D B K | SRI | 1757 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 31.3 | |
| 8 | Bandara Dhanushka | SRI | 1882 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 34.8 | |
| 9 | Tennakoon Lisara Samadhith | SRI | 1680 | 5.5 | 1 | 5 | 33 | |
| 10 | CM | Amarasinghe A A C B | SRI | 1855 | 5.5 | 0 | 5 | 31.5 |
| 11 | Lahiru N P G Sithija | SRI | 1783 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 26.8 | |
| 12 | Saravanabaavan Brijeash | SRI | 1643 | 4.5 | 1 | 3 | 24 | |
| 13 | CM | Wijekoon Chandana | SRI | 1823 | 4.5 | 0 | 4 | 26 |
| 14 | De Silva Elath Mathanga | SRI | 1816 | 3.5 | 0 | 1 | 25.3 |
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Final rankings – Sri Lanka Women’s National Chess Championship 2022
| Rk. | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | |
| 1 | WIM | Ranasinghe S D | SRI | 1698 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 55.3 |
| 2 | Gamage Desandhi Dhihansa | SRI | 1447 | 8.5 | 0 | 7 | 51.5 | |
| 3 | Abeysinghe H M H Janandani | SRI | 1465 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 52.5 | |
| 4 | WCM | Wijesuriya G P Y | SRI | 1581 | 7.5 | 0 | 7 | 44 |
| 5 | WCM | Wickramasinghe Minethma Lasandi | SRI | 1527 | 7 | 1.5 | 4 | 45.8 |
| 6 | WCM | Sanudula K M Dahamdi | SRI | 1710 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 42.8 |
| 7 | Mapa M M W H | SRI | 1587 | 7 | 0.5 | 5 | 41.3 | |
| 8 | WCM | Pallie Ehsha Mishela | SRI | 1475 | 6.5 | 0 | 4 | 39.5 |
| 9 | Abeysekara Yasasi Geemini | SRI | 1324 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 36.5 | |
| 10 | Wijesinghe W M M N | SRI | 1509 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 38.8 | |
| 11 | Ramanayake Nemindi Linaya | SRI | 1387 | 5 | 0.5 | 4 | 27.3 | |
| 12 | Vithanawasam Oneli | SRI | 1449 | 5 | 0.5 | 2 | 28.8 | |
| 13 | Yapa Bandara Chamodya | SRI | 1533 | 4.5 | 0 | 3 | 31 | |
| 14 | Yashora Tiumi | SRI | 1624 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 27.3 |
