Sri Lankan Chess Championship

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]

National championship winners[]

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

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

National Chess Champion Isuru Alahakoon 2012-2014.jpg

Year	Champion
1972/73	Christoper Parakrama[2]
1974	G. A. S. Dissnayake
1975	R. Ananthan
1976	R. J. D. Ferdinands
1977
1978	L. C. Goonethilleke
1979	L. C. Goonethilleke and C. S. S. Pitigala (joint champions)
1980	T. D. R. Peiris and Harinlal Aturupane (joint champions)
1981
1982
1983	T. D. R. Peiris[3]
1984
1985	[4]
1986	[4]
1987
1988	[4]
1989	[4]
1990	Not Held
1991	Not Held
1992	[4]
1993	Not Held
1994	Muditha Hettigama
1995	T. D. R. Peiris
1996	Luxman Wijesuriya[5]
1997
1998	Not Held
1999	Nirosh De Silva, Ruchira Amarasinghe, Uddama Amarawickrama (joint champions)
2000	Luxman Wijesuriya[5]
2001	[6]
2002	[7]
2003	[8]
2004	T. D. R. Peiris
2005	[9]
2006	[8]
2007	G. C. Anuruddha[10]
2008	[10]
2009	[8]
2010	[11]
2011	[12]
2012	[13]
2013	[14]
2014	[1]
2015	[15]
2016	[15]
2017	[16]
2018	[17]
2019	Harshana Thilakarathne[18]
2020	Ranindu Dilshan Liyanage[19]

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^[20]

Year	Champion
1979	[1]
1980	Suneetha Wijesuriya[21] and
1981
1982	Suneetha Wijesuriya[21]
1983	Suneetha Wijesuriya[21]
1984	Suneetha Wijesuriya[21]
1985
1986	Suneetha Wijesuriya[21]
1987	Suneetha Wijesuriya[21]
1988	Suneetha Wijesuriya[21]
1989	Vineetha Wijesuriya[20] and
1990	Not Held
1991	Not Held
1992
1993	Not Held
1994
1995	Suneetha Wijesuriya[21]
1996	[22]
1997	Suneetha Wijesuriya[21]
1998	Vineetha Wijesuriya[20]
1999	Vineetha Wijesuriya[20]
2000	Vineetha Wijesuriya[20]
2001	Vineetha Wijesuriya[20]
2002	Vineetha Wijesuriya[20]
2003	Vineetha Wijesuriya[20]
2004	[1]
2005	[1]
2006	[23]
2007	Vineetha Wijesuriya[20]
2008	Vineetha Wijesuriya[20]
2009	Sachini Ranasinghe[8]
2010	[24]
2011	Sachini Ranasinghe[12]
2012	Sachini Ranasinghe[13]
2013	Sachini Ranasinghe[14]
2014	[1]
2015	[15]
2016	[15]
2017	[25]
2018	[17]
2019	[26]

References[]