Kalutara Chess Festival 2015 – Strategy Along the South Coast

Organised by the Kalutara Chess Club for the Chess Federation of Sri Lanka and the World Chess Federation (FIDE), the Kalutara Chess Festival 2015 brought together some of the island’s best players. The event was held from 14th to 18th January and hosted at the National Institute of Health Sciences in Nagoda. Participants and interested visitors looking to catch similar tournaments at this venue in the future can consider staying at a nearby holiday hotel such as AVANI Kalutara.

Offering a prize money that totalled close to Rs 325,000/=, the Kalutara Chess Festival 2015 was won by Dineth Nimnaka Naotunna of Sri Lanka, with second place going to fellow countryman Chamil Priyankara and third place to Dhanush Bharadwaj from India. The festival was opened by Geoffery Borg, CEO of the World Chess Federation and Luxman Wijesuriya who is the Secretary of the Chess Federation of Sri Lanka.