Interuniversity Chess Tournament – University of Vavuniya

Venue: University of the Visual and Performing Arts                                              Conducted Days: Day 18, 19, 20.

The University of Vavuniya took part in the Inter-University Chess Championship 2026 with both a men’s team and a women’s team.

Team Leadership

Category	Captain	Vice Captain
Men’s Team	J. Kajeevan	A.M.M. Buhari
Women’s Team	T. Santhiya	I.W. Nethmi Jayodya

Men’s Team Results

Round 1 – vs University of Sri Jayewardenepura (9.30 AM)

Vavuniya Score: 0

Board	Player	Points
4.1	Thusanthan, Ravichandran	0.0
4.2	Vithyasagar, Kumukkesan	0.0
4.3	Wathudura, M D	0.0
4.4	Kajeevan, J	0.0
4.5	Buhari, A M M	0.0
4.6	Seenuvasan	0.0

Round 2 – vs University of the Visual and Performing Arts (8.30 AM)

Vavuniya Score: 2½

Board	Player	Points
8.1	Vithyasagar, Kumukkesan	1.0
8.2	Varshan, A M	1.0
8.3	Wathudura, M D	0.5
8.4	Kajeevan, J	0.0
8.5	Buhari, A M M	0.0
8.6	Kumara, D P L P D	0.0

Round 3 – vs Gampaha Wickramarachchi University of Sri Lanka (3.00 PM)

Vavuniya Score: 4

Board	Player	Points
8.1	Thusanthan, Ravichandran	1.0
8.2	Vithyasagar, Kumukkesan	1.0
8.3	Varshan, A M	0.0
8.4	Wathudura, M D	0.0
8.5	Kajeevan, J	1.0
8.6	Buhari, A M M	1.0

Round 4 – vs Wayamba University of Sri Lanka (2.30 PM)

Vavuniya Score: 1½

Board	Player	Points
5.1	Thusanthan, Ravichandran	0.0
5.2	Vithyasagar, Kumukkesan	0.5
5.3	Wathudura, M D	0.5
5.4	Kajeevan, J	0.0
5.5	Buhari, A M M	0.5
5.6	Seenuvasan	0.0

Round 5 – vs Rajarata University of Sri Lanka (7.30 PM)

Vavuniya Score: 3½

Board	Player	Points
6.1	Thusanthan, Ravichandran	0.0
6.2	Vithyasagar, Kumukkesan	1.0
6.3	Varshan, A M	0.0
6.4	Wathudura, M D	1.0
6.5	Kajeevan, J	0.5
6.6	Buhari, A M M	1.0

Round 6 – vs Uva Wellassa University (1.30 PM)

Vavuniya Score: 2½

Board	Player	Points
6.1	Thusanthan, Ravichandran	0.5
6.2	Vithyasagar, Kumukkesan	1.0
6.3	Varshan, A M	0.0
6.4	Wathudura, M D	0.0
6.5	Kajeevan, J	0.5
6.6	Buhari, A M M	0.5

Men’s Team Overall Player Summary

Player	Games Played	Total Points
Vithyasagar, Kumukkesan	6	4.5 / 6
Buhari, A M M	6	3.0 / 6
Wathudura, M D	6	2.0 / 6
Kajeevan, J	6	2.0 / 6
Thusanthan, Ravichandran	5	1.5 / 5
Varshan, A M	4	1.0 / 4
Seenuvasan	2	0.0 / 2
Kumara, D P L P D	1	0.0 / 1

Women’s Team Results

Round 1 – vs University of Sri Jayewardenepura (9.30 AM)

Vavuniya Score: 0

Board	Player	Points
5.1	Kishanthy, P	0.0
5.2	Piyumika, W A D S	0.0
5.3	Nethmi, I W	0.0
5.4	Himathry, T	0.0
5.5	Epziba, K	0.0
5.6	Santhiya, T	0.0

Round 2 – vs Wayamba University of Sri Lanka (3.00 PM)

Vavuniya Score: 2½

Board	Player	Points
6.1	Kishanthy, P	0.0
6.2	Sankavi, T	0.0
6.3	Piyumika, W A D S	0.5
6.4	Nethmi, I W	1.0
6.5	Himathry, T	0.0
6.6	Epziba, K	1.0

Round 3 – vs University of the Visual and Performing Arts (8.30 AM)

Vavuniya Score: 3

Board	Player	Points
7.1	Kishanthy, P	0.0
7.2	Piyumika, W A D S	0.0
7.3	Nethmi, I W	1.0
7.4	Himathry, T	1.0
7.5	Epziba, K	1.0
7.6	Santhiya, T	0.0

Round 4 – vs Gampaha Wickramarachchi University of Indigenous Medicine (2.30 PM)

Vavuniya Score: 2½

Board	Player	Points
7.1	Sankavi, T	0.0
7.2	Piyumika, W A D S	0.0
7.3	Nethmi, I W	0.0
7.4	Himathry, T	1.0
7.5	Epziba, K	1.0
7.6	Santhiya, T	0.5

Round 5 – vs South Eastern University of Sri Lanka (7.30 PM)

Vavuniya Score: 3½

Board	Player	Points
8.1	Kishanthy, P	0.0
8.2	Piyumika, W A D S	1.0
8.3	Nethmi, I W	0.5
8.4	Himathry, T	1.0
8.5	Epziba, K	1.0
8.6	Santhiya, T	0.0

Round 6 – vs Eastern University of Sri Lanka (1.30 PM)

Vavuniya Score: 2

Board	Player	Points
6.1	Sankavi, T	0.0
6.2	Piyumika, W A D S	0.0
6.3	Nethmi, I W	0.0
6.4	Himathry, T	1.0
6.5	Epziba, K	0.0
6.6	Santhiya, T	1.0

Women’s Team Overall Player Summary

Player	Games Played	Total Points
Epziba, K	6	4.0 / 6
Himathry, T	6	4.0 / 6
Nethmi, I W	6	2.5 / 6
Piyumika, W A D S	6	1.5 / 6
Santhiya, T	5	1.5 / 5
Kishanthy, P	4	0.0 / 4
Sankavi, T	3	0.0 / 3

Final Overall Standings
University of Vavuniya Men’s Team: 14th Place
University of Vavuniya Women’s Team: 14th Place