Maroons Chess Club bags National Team Chess Title

Maroons Chess Club dominated the Sri Lanka National Team Chess Championship to take gold medal at the Shastrananda Navodya Vidyalaya Dehiwala. The champion Maroons Chess Club played against the Black & Gold Chess Club in the final round was able to score a remarkable 5 points out of a possible 6 matches The Maroons Club which was formed in 2013 claimed their 1st National Team victory in 2018 and 4 years later they have made a major come back by regaining the Title.

Prior to the final round the Jaffna Hindu College team who stood at the 1st position lost the final round to the Kandyan Lions Chess Club, enabling the Kandyan Lions Chess Club to secure the Silver Medal. The Fisher Chess Club and the Mayor Chess club was able to claim the 3rd and 4th positions respectively.

The annually held Sri Lanka Inter Club Chess Championships was subsequently changed in 2022 as the Sri Lanka National Team Chess Championship and it is conducted by the Chess Federation of Sri Lanka (CFSL).

The Team members of the Maroons club includes K.D Tharusha Madushan, Shehan Seneviratne, Thenuka Kuruwita, E.D.S.Chandula, Kokila Punchihewa, C.C Weerasinghe,T.K.Uyanhewage and F.M Sajith Peiris.

The Kandyan Lions Chess Club included K.A.P.M.Ariyawansa, C.L Jayaweera, A.J.K.D.Bandara, Achinthya Kaluarachchi, Manushka Yatawala, Dhanushka Bandara, A.S Galagamaarachchi and N.P.G Sajith Lahiru.

The Fisher Chess Club which secured the third place included Lisara Tennakoon, C.M Jayasundara, Kashyapa Kulasekara, F.M. R.S Kalugampitiya, Dishal Weerasekara, Romesh Weerawardane,(IM) Bhanuka Thawalampola and K.P.R.N Samaranayake.