CFSL Chess Calendar 2015

Sri Lanka Nationals Novices Division Chess Championship 2015 January 02,03,04,05 Colombo, Kandy, Galle, Kurunegala & Jaffna January 09,10,11 Other Chess Events

January 14,15,16,17,18 Experiment III Kalutara Chess Festival 2015

January 23,24,25 Other Chess Events January 31, February Colombo Chess Festival 2015 01,02,03,04 February 06,07,08, Other Chess Event Sri Lanka Nationals Majors Division & Women’s Qualifier (Colombo, February 13,14,15,16,17 Kandy, Galle, Kurunegala, Jaffna ) February 20,21,22 Schools Individual Qualifying Events District Youth Championships (Gampaha, Kurunegala, Galle, February 27,28, March 01 Anuradhapura, Eastern, Kegalle,) March 04,05,06,07,08 International Rating event for Women by Paul Morphy CC District Youth Championships 2015 (Colombo, Polonnaruwa, March 13,14,15 Ratnapura, Matara, Puttalam, Matale, Nuwara Eliya) District Youth Championships 2015 (Kandy, Hambantota, Jaffna, March 20,21,22 Badulla, Kalutara) March 27,28,29 Schools Individual Chess Championship 2015 Finals

April 02,03,04,05,06, Damso International 2015

April 13,14 Sinhala and Hindu New Year 2015

April 16,17,18,19, National Youth Chess Championship 2015 - Finals

April 21- 29 Asian Cities Championship 2014, Sri Lanka

April 29 – May 7 Proposed GM Tournament

May 03,04 Wesak Fullmoon Holiday

May 6 - 15 World Schools Chess Championship 2015, Thailand Junior National (Boys & Girls) Qualifiers - Colombo, Kandy, Galle, May 08,09,10 Kurunegala, Jaffna May 15,16,17,22,23,24 National B and Women’s National B Chess Championship 2015

May 30 – June 8 Asian Schools Chess Championship 2015, Singapore National Youth Rapid and Blitz Championships 2015 (Colombo, June 05,06,07, Kandy, Galle, Kurunegala, Jaffna) June 12,13,14,15,16 Junior National Championship (Boys & Girls) 2015 June 19 - 28 National A and Women’s National A Chess Championship 2015

July 01,02,03,04,05 Sri Lanka Open Chess Championship 2015

July 10,11,12 School and Education Ministry Events

July 21 -30 World Youth Chess Olympiad 2015

July 24,25,26, School and Education Ministry Events

July 29, 30, 31, August 01,02 Mercantile/ Government Services Rating Chess Championship 2015

August 05,06,07,08,09 2nd National Amateur Chess Championship 2015 (Open and Women)

August 11,12,13,14,15,16 Kandy Open International Chess Championship 2014

August 18,19,20,21,22 Southern International Chess Championship 2014

August 24,25,26,27,28 Mora Kings International Chess Championship 2014

September 01 - 16 World Junior Chess Championship 2015, Russia Inter Club B Division and Women’s Qualifying - Colombo, Kandy, September 04,05,06 Galle, Kurunegala, Jaffna / National School Games Inter Club B Division and Women’s Qualifying - Colombo, Kandy, September 11,12,13 Galle, Kurunegala, Jaffna / National School Games National Youth Rapid and Blitz Championships 2015 (Colombo, September 18,19,20 Kurunegala) September 24,25,26,27,28, Buddhi International Chess Championship 2015

October 02,03,04 Inter Club B Division and Women’s Championships Finals

October 09,10,11 School Chess Events

October 16,17,18 School Chess Events

October 23,24,25,26,27 Negombo International Rating Event

Oct 24 – Nov 05 World Youth & Cadet Championship, Greece

October 30,31 November 01 School Chess Events

November 06,07,08,09,10 Inter Club Super League Chess Championship 2015

November Asian Youth Chess Championship 2015, South Korea

November 12 13,14 School Chess Events

November 20,21,22,23,24,25 Grand Prix & National Senior Chess Championship 2015

November 27,28,29 School Chess Events

December 04,05,06 National Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships 2015 December 11,12,13,14,15 Ethugalpura International Chess Championship 2014

December17,18,19,20,21 International event by Kolonnwa Chess Club

December 25 Christmas Day

December 27,28,29 School Chess Event

 Slight Changes are expected when the Asian Calendar is announced.