CFSL Chess Calendar 2016

January 02,03,04,05 / Sri Lanka Nationals Novices Division Chess Championship 2016
Colombo, Kandy, Galle, Kurunegala & Jaffna
January 08,09,10 / 20th Battle of the Kings 2016, International Rated School Team Chess Event
January 13,14,15,16,17 / Experiment IIIKalutara Chess Festival 2016
January 22,23,24,25 / District Youth Championships 2016 (Kandy, Hambantota, Jaffna, Badulla, Kalutara)
January 29,30,31 / District Youth Championships (Gampaha, Anuradhapura, Eastern, Kegalle, Matara)
February 03,04,05,06,07 / Colombo Chess Festival 2016
February 12,13,14 / Schools Individual Qualifying Events
February 20,21,22, 27,28 / Sri Lanka Nationals Majors Division & Women’s Major Division (Colombo, Kandy, Galle, Kurunegala, Jaffna )
March 05,06,07 / District Youth Championships 2016 (Colombo, Polonnaruwa, Ratnapura, Puttalam, Matale, Kurunegala, Nuwara Eliya, Galle,)
March 10,11,12,13,14 / National B and Women’s National B Chess Championship 2016
March 18,19,20 / Extra days Schools Individual Qualifying Events
March 25,26,27 / Schools Individual Finals 2016
March 27 – April 08 / Asian Nations Cup 2016 – Abu Dhabi, UAE
April 5 -15 / Asian Youth Chess Championship 2016 – Mongolia
April 6 - 10 / Damso International 2016
April 13,14 / Sinhala and Hindu New Year 2016
April 20,21,22,23 / National Youth Chess Championship 2016 - Finals
April 29, 30, May 1,6,7,8 / Extra days for Schools Individual finals/ International Chess Event in Jaffna
May 13,14,15 / Junior National (Boys & Girls) Qualifiers - Colombo, Kandy, Galle, Kurunegala, Jaffna
May 21,22 / Wesak Fullmoon Poyaday
May 27,28,29, June 3,4,5,6 / National A and Women’s National A Chess Championship 2016
June 03,04, 05 / National Youth Rapid and Blitz Championships 2016 (Colombo, Kandy, Galle, Gampaha, Kurunegala, Jaffna)
June 05 - 15 / Asian Individual Chess Championship 2016
June 17,18,19 / Other Events
June 23,24,25,26,27 / Junior National Championship (Boys & Girls) 2016
July 02,03,04,05,06 / 3rd National Amateur Chess Championship 2016 (Open and Women)
July 08,09,10 / Other Events
July 15,16,17 / Other Events
July 09 - 18 / Asian Schools Chess Championship 2016 - Iran
July 16,17,18,19 / 4th Mercantile/ Government Services Rating Chess C’ship 2016
July 21 -30 / World Youth Chess Olympiad 2016 - Slovakia
July 29,- August 06 / Commonwealth Chess Championship 2016, Sri Lanka
August 07 - 21 / World Junior Chess Championship 2016, India
August 07,08,09,10,11, / Sri Lanka Open Chess Championship 2016
August 13,14,15, 16,17, 18 / Kandy Open International Rating Chess Championship 2016
August 20-24 / Southern International Chess Championship 2016
August 26 - 30 / 2nd Negambo International Rating Event 2016
September 01-15 / World Youth Championship, Khanty- Mansiysk-Russia
September 04,05,06 / Other Events
September 11,12,13 / National School Games 2016 – Finals
Sri Lanka University Games Chess Championship 2016
September 15,16,17,18,19 / Buddhi International Rating Open Chess Championship 2016
September 17-30 / World Chess Olympiad 2016, Azarbaijan
September 23,24,25 / Inter Club B Division and Women’s Qualifying - Colombo, Kandy, Galle, Kurunegala, Jaffna
Sep. 30, October 01,02 / National Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships 2016
October 07,08,09, / Inter Club B Division and Women’s Championships Finals
October 14,15,16 / School Chess Team Events
October 18-30 / World Cadet Championship, Georgia
October 21,22,23 / School Chess Team Events
October 22,23 / 2nd Mercantile/ Government Services Rapid & Blitz Team Chess C’ship 2016
October 27,28,29 / School Chess Team Events
November 04,05,06 / National Youth Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships 2016
November 11,12,13,14 / Inter Club Super League Chess Championship 2016
November 18,19,20,25,26,27 / 4th Sri Lanka Grand Prix & 3rd National Seniors
December 03- 07 / Women’s International Chess Championship 2016 by Paul Morphy CC
December 09 - 13 / Ethugalpura International Chess Championship 2016
December 15 -19 / 2nd Kolonnwa Chess Classic, International Rating Chess Event
December 20 -24 / International Rating Chess Event in Matara/ Ratnapura/
December 25 / Christmas Day
December 27,28,29 / Schools Final Team Chess Event