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CFSL to award over Rs.500,000 to National Chess Championship 2022 winners

The Chess Federation of Sri Lanka (CFSL) is expected to offer more than Rs. 500,000/= and other attractive awards at the Novices Division of the Sri Lanka National Championships 2022 which is now progress.

This tournament has attracted 1400 players from 15 regions making it a good competition. Attractive cash awards for Novices Chess Tourney according to the President of CFSL Luxman Wijesooriya the basic division of the Sri Lanka Chess Nationals, Novices Division of the Sri Lanka National is spread all over the country as 11 District events in Colombo, Gampaha, Kalutara, Galle, Matara/Hambantota, Ratnapura, Kegalle, Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa, Ampara and Batticaloa and four provinces, Central, Wayamba, Uva and Northern. Only the unrated players are allowed to play in the Novices Division and all these 1400 players are still unrated and this is a good opportunity for them. The event is seven round Swiss System and around 20% of the players will be qualified to the next level, the intermediate level, the Sri Lanka National (Major Division) Chess Championships which will be held in around seven regions. The qualifiers will join the rated players less than 2000 (Women 1700) in the Major Division event.

The Sri Lanka National Chess Championships 2022 consists of four stages. The Next two level is the National B Chess Championships, the highest Swiss System event in the country where all players more than 2000 in rating are playing. The top 12 players of the National BCC will meet the reigning National Chess Champion and the top ranked player in the National Chess Championships 2022 – Finals which is a round robin event of 14 players and 13 rounds. The same structure is used for the women where the players more than 1700 in rating are playing in Women’s National BCC 2022. The top five players in each of the National Chess Championships 2022 finals will be selected to play in the FIDE World Chess Olympiad 2022 in Russia.(D.R.)


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