Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Grand Prix Chess Tournament 2020 (7th Edition)

Special Notice!!!

The Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Grand Prix Chess Tournament - Postponed

This is to inform all that the Sri Lanka Grand Prix 2020 is postponed due to a lack of entries! New dates will be informed.

Luxman Wijesuriya

This is one of the leading Chess Events in Sri Lanka where only 12 top players participate in the Round Robin basis. The Chess Federation of Sri Lanka is offering cash awards of RS. 115,000/= , Medals and Trophies for the winners.(Rs. 50,000/=, Rs. 30,000/=, Rs. 20,000/=, Rs. 10,000/= and Rs. 5,000/=). The event will b played in 2-time controls, 90 minutes 40 moves + 30 minutes to finish with a 30-second increment.

The event will be live broadcasted.

As you all know, according to the CFSL Calendar, the above event will be held on 9, 10, 11, 12, 24,25 and 26th January 2020 at CFSL HQ in Nugegoda.

Chess players with the following performance this year are eligible: International players are also welcome.

1. Reigning Champion.
2. International Chess Masters and Women International Chess Masters with ( IM more than 2200 and WIM more than 2000 Rating.) Foreign IMs are allowed. (Maximum 3 players)
3. Top 5 players in the Sri Lanka National Chess Championship 2019
4. The Women's National Chess Champion 2019
5. The Junior National Chess Champion 2019 (Under 20 years)
6. Five players having more than 2000 ELO according to the International Rating List of December/ January 2019
7. Two players with the highest performance from the International Rating Chess Tournaments held so far. (Earlier points system is used to rank, Champion get 10, Runner up 9, Third 8 till no 10 get 1)) (Instead of points system Should win at least one event and place in top three in another./ Played at least 5 events)
8. Wild Card Entries

Those who are interested to get Wild Card Entries should make a request to this Email with their FIDE ID, Highest rating achieved ever, and performances to declare. These entries are allowed on the first come first serve basis.
Entry Fee - Rs. 2,500/=
Rs. 10,000/= per Wild Card.

Thank you and best regards
Luxman Wijesuriya
Tournament Secretary - CFSL
General Secretary - South Asian Chess Council
General Secretary - Commonwealth Chess Association
Vice President - Asian Chess Federation