Gateway College wins all-island chess title
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Standing from left: Ovin Ranasinghe, Yugatharoon
Saravanabavan, Thenula Hennayake, Dulain Perera, Hevidu
Samarakoon (Captain), Janindu Nanayakkara (Vice
Captain),Venuja Wijekoon. Seated from left: Supriya
Wickremasekera (Chess Coordinator), Dervin Perera (Head of
Sports), Dr. Harsha Alles (Chairman), Harshana Perera
(Principal) and LGC Anuruddha (Coach).
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Gateway College emerged Under 13 All Island B Division champions at
the recently concluded chess tournament that was played at Moratuwa
MahaVidyalaya.
Gateway's Under 11 team emerged second runner-up in the same
tournament.
During the tournament, Gateway Under 13s beat Sripada M M- Ratnapura
6: 0, CWW Kannangara MMV-Matugama 5.5: 0.5, St Aloysius College- Galle
3: 3, St John's College-Nugegoda 4.5 : 1.5, De Mazenod College- Kandana
4.5 : 1.5 and lost to Dharmasoka College- Ambalangoda 2.5 : 3.5. The
Under 11s beat Sarasaviuyana MV - Peradeniya 4.5 : 1.5, Dambadeniya
Central College -Dambadeniya 4 : 2, Kottawa Dharmapala MV -Kottawa 4 :
2, D. S. Senanayake College - Colombo 4 : 2 and drew with Dharmasoka
College -Ambalangoda 3:3 and Maliyadewa Model School-Kurunegala 3:3.
Among the Under 13s, Gateway's captain Hevidu Samarakoon, performed
exceptionally well by winning all six rounds he played in.
Venuja Wijekoon too contributed well by winning five rounds.
Among the Under 11s, Thisuka Jayaratne (all six rounds) and Senith
Weerasooriya-Captain (5.5 out of six rounds) and Brijesh Saravanabavan
(5) were the outstanding performers.
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