Lasal Jayawardena claims under-14 bronze at Asian Cup Chess 2016

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Lasal Jayawardena of Lyceum Nugegoda, representing the Sri Lankan team, won a bronze award at the Asian Cup Chess competition held in Jiaxing, Shanghai, China from 5 to 12 November 2016.

Sri Lanka achieved equal second place in the event on par with the strong Chinese team, however placed third as per the tie break. This achievement is regarded as a turning point in Sri Lankan chess. It appears that we are in reach of a medal on the world stage in the near future.

Lasal has also shown outstanding performance at the Commonwealth Chess Championship 2016, which took place at Citrus Hotel, Waskaduwa. He finished sixth place in the under-14 open category, having beaten many strong players from the Commonwealth.

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