Ranindu Dilshan Liyanage

Ranindu Dilshan Liyanage also simply known as Ranindu Liyanage (born 2003) is a Sri Lankan chess player and current national champion.[1][2] In July 2021, he became the first Sri Lankan man to participate at the FIDE Chess World Cup. He is currently coached by Uzbekistani chess grandmaster Alexei Barsov.[3]

Ranindu Dilshan Liyanage
CountrySri Lanka
Born2003 (age 19–20)
TitleFIDE Master (2021)
FIDE rating2400 (October 2023)
Peak rating2376 (July 2023)

Career

Ranindu pursued his interest in chess in 2009 when he was studying in primary grades at the Asoka Primary School in Kalagedihena, Gampaha. He then moved to Ananda College in Grade 3. He was coached by veteran national chess player Suneetha Wijesuriya in Ananda College. He was later coached by Sri Lankan international chess grandmaster Romesh Weerawardane in 2013.[4]

In 2016, he was part of Under-14 national chess team which claimed bronze medal at the Asian Nations Cup which was held in China. He also clinched a bronze medal in the Under 14 age category event at the 2017 West Asian Youth Asian Chess Championship which was held in Sri Lanka.[4] He was granted the Candidate Master title in 2017 by the World Chess Championship. He also represented Sri Lanka Under 16 chess team at the 2018 World Youth Chess Championship which was held in Turkey.[4]

In October 2020, Ranindu won his first national chess championship title at the age of 16 and became the first schoolboy from Ananda College to become national champion after 20 years.[5][6][7] He also later emerged as a winner of the Sri Lanka Chess Grand Prix 2021.[8] He also claimed bronze medal at the 2021 Asian Hybrid Chess Championship.[9][10][11] In May 2021, he was part of the Sri Jayawardenepura University team which emerged as winners at the 2021 Sri Lanka National Inter Club Chess Championship.[12]

Ranindu also took part at the Chess World Cup 2021 which is being held in Sochi, Russia. He also went onto become the first Sri Lankan male as well as the second Sri Lankan after Sachini Ranasinghe to represent Sri Lanka at the Chess World Cup.[13] He was defeated by Russian grandmaster Grigoriy Oparin in a hard-fought match in the round one of the 2021 World Cup tournament.[14][3]

References
  1. "Liyanage, Ranindu Dilshan". ratings.fide.com. Retrieved 2021-07-14.
  2. "Ranindu Liyanage and Nethmi Fernando are new Sri Lanka Champions". www.fide.com. Retrieved 2021-07-14.
  3. "Liyanage lose first match at Chess World Cup". Daily News. Retrieved 2021-07-14.
  4. Ratnaweera, By Dhammika. "Chess champion Ranindu does Sri Lanka proud". Daily News. Retrieved 2021-07-14.
  5. "16-year-old Ranindu, National Chess Champion". CeylonToday. Retrieved 2021-07-14.
  6. Nadeera, Dilshan. "Ranindu, Nethmi crowned king and queen". Retrieved 2021-07-14.
  7. Ratnaweera, Dhammika. "Ranindu and Tharushi clinch titles". Daily News. Retrieved 2021-07-14.
  8. "Ranindu Dilshan Liyanage clinches 8th Sri Lanka Grand Prix". www.fide.com. Retrieved 2021-07-14.
  9. "Anandian Ranindu wins a Bronze Medal". Daily News. Retrieved 2021-07-14.
  10. Weerasooriya, Sahan. "Ranindu draws with grandmaster, settles for third place". Retrieved 2021-07-14.
  11. Weerasooriya, Sahan. "Susal, Theekshana, Ranindu record draws to earn half a point each". Retrieved 2021-07-14.
  12. "University of Sri Jayewardenepura retain title". Print Edition - The Sunday Times, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 2021-07-14.
  13. Nadeera, Dilshan. "Ranindu leaves for FIDE Chess World Cup". Retrieved 2021-07-14.
  14. Weerasooriya, Sahan. "Runindu concedes hard-fought game". Retrieved 2021-07-14.


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