03/01/2022
_*The Sri Lanka National Chess Championships Cycle 2022 (Open and Girls)*_
*With the Aim of Selecting National Chess Team for the Chess Olympiad 2022*
This is the Golden Jubilee year for Chess Federation of Sri Lanka. The Chess Federation is willing to provide a Souvenir for all participants of over the board Chess Events of CFSL.
The Chess Federation of Sri Lanka is willing to start the Sri Lanka National Chess Championship Cycle 2022 (Open and Girls) with the Sri Lanka National Novices Division (Open & Girls) Chess Championships on 14th, 15th and 16th of January 2022 in selected Districts / Provinces considering the situation.
The events will be held as Swiss system events of 5/6/7 rounds according to the number of participants in a weekend. Till 50 players, 5 rounds, till 100 players 6 rounds and over 100 players 7 rounds.
The event will be held in 12 Districts, Colombo, Gampaha, Kaluthara, Kandy, Galle, Matara, Rathnapura, Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa Kurunegala, Puttlam, Uva and Northern & Eastern together. The venues will be published by the regional organizers as soon as possible.
Awards and Selection
Gold, Silver and Bronze medals will be awarded for the winners while top 10 players are issued certificate for 1st 20 players. 1 certificate each will be given to every five additional players. The selection for the major division also will be done using the same criteria.
An entry fee of Rs. 1,000/= will be charged.
The Events will be organized according to the health guide lines issued by the Ministry of Health and Sports Medicine Institute of the Ministry of Sports. Specially, the hand cleaning, and face masks, social distancing are compulsory. Parents can drop their children at the venue and come back for collection. Telephone facilities for players to contact parents are arranged.
Stay Safe! Play Chess!
Luxman Wijesuriya
President - Chess Federation of Sri Lanka
General Secretary - South Asian Chess Council
General Secretary - Commonwealth Chess Association
Vice President - Asian Chess Federation