CFSL Chess Calendar 2017
January 06, 07,08 / Sri Lanka Nationals Novices Division Chess Championship 2017Colombo, Kandy, Galle, Kurunegala & Jaffna
January 09, 10,11 / FIDE Trainer’s Seminar – FIDE Senior Trainer, FM Geoffrey Borg
January 12, 13,14,15,16, / Kaluthara International Chess festival 2017
January 20,21,22 / School Team events 2016
January 27,28,29 / School Team events 2016
February 03,04,05,06 / Extra Days for Novices 2017
February 05,06, 07 / FIDE Arbiters Seminar in Colombo, IA Mr. Custo Abundo
February 9,10, 11, 12,13 / Asian Youth CC 2017 Qualifying Event
February 16,17,18 / School Individual Events2017
February 24,25,26 / Schools Individual Events 2017 Finals
March 03,04,05 / District Youth Championships 2017 (Kandy, Polonnaruwa, Ratnapura, Puttalam, Matale, Kurunegala, Galle, Gampaha, Trincomali)
March 10,11,12 / District Youth Championships 2017 (Colombo, Anuradhapura, Kandy, Kegalle, Hambantota, Jaffna, Kaluthara, Matara, Nuwara Eliya, Badulla, Vavunia)
March 17,18,19 / Extra Days - District Youth Chess Championships 2017
March 24,25,26 / Extra days for Schools Individual Finals or Super 30
March 24 - 31 / Asian Club Cup League 2016 in Colombo
March 21–April 8 / Asian Youth Chess Championship 2017- Uzbekistan
March 31, April 1,2,3 / Sri Lanka Nationals Majors Division & Women’s Major Division 2017 (All events )
April 06, 07,08,09,10 / Colombo Chess Festival 2017
April 12, 13 / Sinhala and Hindu New Year 2017
April 17- 20 / National Youth Chess Championship 2017 - Finals
April 21 -30 / World Schools Chess Championship 2017, Lasi, Romania
April 28,29,30, May 01, 02 / Damso International 2017
May 05,06,07 / National B and Women’s National B Chess Championship 2017 /
May 10,11 / Wesak Fullmoon Poyaday
May 12,13,14 / National B and Women’s National B Chess Championship 2017
May 19,20,21 / International Rating School Team event by DS Senanayake College 2017
May 26,27,28 / Junior National Championship (Boys & Girls) 2017 - (Colombo, Kandy, Galle, Gampaha, Kurunegala, Jaffna)
June 02,03,04 / National Youth Rapid and Blitz Championships 2017 (Colombo, Kandy, Galle, Gampaha, Kurunegala, Jaffna)
June 09,10,11, / Junior National Championship (Boys & Girls) 2017 – Finals
June 16 - 23 / West Asian Youth Chess Championship 2017 - Colombo
June 29,30 July 01,02,07,08,09 / Sri Lanka National Chess Championship 2017
July 21,22,23,24 / 5th Mercantile/ Government Services International Rating Chess C’ship 2017
August 01 – 05 / 5thNational Amateur Chess Championship 2017 (Open and Women)
August 07 –12 / Sri Lanka Open Chess Championship 2017
August 14-18 / Southern International Chess Championship 2017
August 20 – 24 / Negambo International Rating Event 2017
August 21 – 31 / World Cadet Chess championship 2017, Brazil
August 26 – 30 / Kandy Open International Rating Chess Championship 2017
September 01,02,03 / National Sports Festival 2017 - Finals
September 8,9,10 / Inter University Chess Championship - 2017
September 15,16,17 / National School Games 2017 – Finals
September 16 – 30 / World Youth Under 14, 16 & 18 Years Chess C’ship 2017, Uraguay
September 21-25 / National Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships 2017
September 29,30, Oct 1 / Inter Club B Division and Women’s Qualifying 2017 - Colombo, Kandy, Galle, Kurunegala, Jaffna
October 01 -16 / World Junior and Girls chess championship 2017, Italy
October 04 - 08 / Buddhi International Rating Open Chess Championship 2017
October 14,15 / Mercantile/ Government Service Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships 2016
October 20,21,22 / School Chess Team Events 2017
October 27,28,29 / School Chess Team Events 2017
November 03,04,05 / National Youth Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships 2017- Final
November 17,18,19,20,21,22 / 6th Sri Lanka Grand Prix & 4th National Seniors 2017
December 01,02,03,04 / Super League, Inter Club Women & B Finals 2017
December 06,07,08,09,10 / Ethugalpura International Chess Championship 2017
December 12,13,14,15,16 / 3rd Kolonnwa Chess Classic, International Rating Chess Event 2017
December 22,23,24 / Schools Final Team Chess Event
December 25 / Christmas Day
December 26,27,28,29,30 / 2nd SSC Open International Rating Chess Event in Matara 2017