Dark And Light School Of Chess

🏆📚 චෙස් පිටියේ විතරක් නොව පන්ති කාමරයේත් ශූරයෙක්! 💜♟️

සමහර ජයග්‍රහණ අපිව සතුටු කරන්නේ ලැබුණු පදක්කම හෝ ලකුණු නිසා පමණක් නොවේ.☺ ඒ ජයග්‍රහණය පිටුපස ඇති කැපවීම, අධිෂ්ඨානය සහ ගමන නිසායි.

මෙත්මිත කියන්නෙත් DNL Chess අපට විශේෂයෙන්ම ආඩම්බර විය හැකි තරුවක් 😍

🥇 2023 — All Island Chess Champion

2023 වසරේදී, Under 07 වයස් කාණ්ඩයේදී මෙත්මිත,

🏆 SLSCA All Island Individual Chess Championship
🥇 Under 07 Open Champion
📍 Badulla

ලෙස ශ්‍රී ලංකා මට්ටමේ ශූරතාව දිනාගත්තා.නමුත් ඔහුගේ ගමන එතැනින් නතර වුණේ නැහැ. ඔහු දිගටම විවිධ තරගාවලි වල ජයග්‍රහණ ලබාගනිමින් ඉදිරියට පැමිණෙනවා.

2026 වසරේ Grade 5 ශිෂ්‍යත්ව විභාගයට සූදානම් වන අතරතුරත් මෙත්මිත චෙස් ක්‍රීඩාව අත්හැරියේ නැහැ.

2026 ජුනි 21 වන දින, ඔහු SLSCA Western Province Individual Chess Championship සඳහා සහභාගී වුණා.

එහිදී 21 වන ස්ථානය ලබාගත් ඔහු, තරගාවලිය පුරාම පරාජයකින් තොරව (Unbeaten) තරග කරමින් 2026 All Island Championship සඳහා සුදුසුකම් ලබාගත්තා. ♟️🔥

ඒ අතරතුර…

📚 Grade 5 Scholarship Examination 2026

🎯 District / Medium Cut-off — 139
⭐ මෙත්මිතගේ ලකුණු — 174

අපට මෙය විශේෂ වන්නේ ඔහු ලබාගත් ලකුණු 174 නිසා පමණක් නොවේ.

අධ්‍යාපනය සහ චෙස් ක්‍රීඩාව යන දෙකම එකවර ඉදිරියට ගෙන යාමට ඔහු සමත් වූ නිසායි. 💜 වගේම ඔහුගේ දෙමාපියන් ඒ දෙකම සමබරව කරගෙන යාමට ඔහුට උදව් කරපු නිසා. ඉතිං. සුභ පැතුම් මෙත්මිත. ආයෙමත් ඔයා චෙස් තරගාවලි වල ඉක්මනින්ම දකින්න අපි බලාගෙන ඉන්නවා. 💜🥰

📚 පාඩම් කළා.
♟️ පුහුණු වුණා.
🏆 තරග කළා.
🔥 පරාජය නොවී ඉදිරියට ගියා.
⭐ අධ්‍යාපනයෙන්ද විශිෂ්ට ප්‍රතිඵලයක් ලබාගත්තා.

මේක පදක්කම් සහ ලකුණු කිහිපයක් පමණක් නොවේ.

මේ විනය, කැපවීම, අඛණ්ඩ උත්සාහය සහ සමබරතාවයේ කතාවක්. 💜

අපි ඔබ ගැන අතිශයින්ම ආඩම්බරයි! ඉදිරියේදිත් ඔබේ අධ්‍යාපනය කටයුතු වගේ ක්‍රීඩා කටයුතුත් සර්වප්‍රකාරයෙන්ම සාර්ථක වෙන්න කියලා අපි ප්‍රාර්ථනා කරනවා. 💜💜💜🥹🏆

💜♟️ THIS IS HOW CHAMPIONS ARE MADE ♟️💜

This is our THINOKI. 💜
Born in 2020.
Just 6 years old.
But already showing the heart of a champion. ♟️💜

For Thinoki, this vacation wasn’t just about holidays. 💜

It was about chess. ♟️
Almost every weekend, she travelled to tournaments, sat at the board, faced new opponents, accepted new challenges and gave her very best.

Some games were difficult.
Some positions were confusing.
Some opponents were older.
Some moments tested her.

But she kept coming back. 💜

Again. And again. And again. ♟️💜

And in just ONE MONTH, this little girl achieved something truly special. 🏆💜

💜🏆 A MONTH FULL OF CHAMPIONSHIPS 🏆💜

♟️💜 NEGOMBO ZONAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP – GDCA
🏆 Under 7 Girls – CHAMPION

She is only 6, but she stepped into the Under-7 category and became the Girls’ Champion! 💜♟️

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♟️💜 DNL CHESS MONTHLY TOURNAMENT
🏆 Under 7 Open – CHAMPION

Playing in our own club tournament, she once again showed her fighting spirit and finished as the Under-7 Open Champion. 💜

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♟️💜 QUEENSTAR INDIVIDUAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP
🏆 Under 6 – CHAMPION

Another tournament.
Another challenge.
Another championship. 💜♟️

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♟️💜 QUEENSTAR INTERNATIONAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP

🏆 Rapid – Equal Champion
🏆 Classical – Equal Champion on Points
➡️ 2nd Runner-Up on Tie-Break

Even when the final ranking depends on tie-breaks, the important fact remains — she finished equal on points with the champion. 💜♟️

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♟️💜 JAPURA CHESS BATTLE

🏆 CHAMPION

And this one makes us especially proud.

Thinoki didn’t stay inside her comfort zone.
She stepped up and played in an older age category, taking on players older than her.

And she didn’t just participate…

SHE BECAME THE CHAMPION. 💜🏆♟️

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💜♟️ BUT THE REAL ACHIEVEMENT ISN’T THE TROPHIES ♟️💜

The trophies tell us what she achieved.

But her journey tells us who she is becoming. 💜

A child who keeps showing up.
A child who isn’t afraid of competition.
A child who is willing to play against older opponents.
A child who learns from every game.
A child who keeps trying.

That is what makes us proud. 💜

Because champions are not created on the day they lift a trophy.

They are created on the days when they lose a game…
and choose to play again. 💜

They are created when they make a mistake…
and choose to learn from it. ♟️💜

They are created when they face a stronger opponent…
and choose not to be afraid. 💜

They are created when everyone else is resting…
and they choose to keep doing what they love. ♟️💜

THEY KEEP DOING WHAT THEY LOVE UNTIL THEY GET IT RIGHT. 💜♟️

And Thinoki is showing us exactly that. 💜

At only 6 years old, she is already learning one of the greatest lessons chess can teach:

Keep going. 💜
Keep learning. ♟️
Keep improving. 💜
Keep believing. ♟️
Keep loving the game. 💜

💜♟️ TO THINOKI ♟️💜

We are so proud of you. 💜

Not because you won every tournament.

But because you kept coming back to the board. ♟️💜

Not because every game was easy.

But because you accepted the challenge. 💜

Not because you are already a champion.

But because you are developing the habits of one. ♟️💜

Keep that smile. 💜
Keep that fighting spirit. ♟️
Keep that curiosity. 💜
Keep loving chess. ♟️💜

Your trophies may fill a shelf one day, but the confidence, discipline and resilience you build along the way will stay with you forever. 💜

💜🙏 A VERY SPECIAL THANK YOU TO HER PARENTS 🙏💜

Every beautiful achievement has a story behind it.

And behind Thinoki’s story are her parents. 💜

Every weekend tournament means travelling.
Every tournament means time and preparation.
Every game means encouragement.
Every achievement comes with countless little sacrifices that nobody sees. 💜

They keep taking her to tournaments.
They keep supporting her passion.
They keep encouraging her after every game.
They keep giving her the opportunity to experience, compete and grow. ♟️💜

Thank you for believing in her. 💜
Thank you for supporting her dreams. 💜
Thank you for giving her the freedom to love the game. ♟️💜

This journey is not only Thinoki’s.

It is a journey shared with her family. 💜♟️

💜♟️ ONE MONTH. SO MANY TOURNAMENTS. SO MANY LESSONS. SO MANY MEMORIES. ♟️💜

Keep going, Thinoki. 💜
The chessboard is waiting for you. ♟️💜

DNL Chess – The Mind Gymnasium 💜♟️

💜♟️

♟️ WE’RE HIRING! 💜

Do you love working with children? 👧🧒

𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐟𝐮𝐧, 𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐜, 𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞, 𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐥𝐲, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐲?

Then we’d love to hear from you! 🌟

DNL Chess is looking for enthusiastic young people to join our team.

✨ Age: 18–35 years
✨ School leavers / recently completed A/Ls
✨ Must genuinely enjoy working with kids
✨ Friendly, fun & energetic personality
✨ Good communication skills
✨ Patient, responsible & willing to learn
✨ Chess knowledge is an advantage, but NOT required!

♟️ 𝐍𝐎 𝐂𝐇𝐄𝐒𝐒 𝐄𝐗𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐄? 𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐓’𝐒 𝐎𝐊𝐀𝐘!

You don’t have to know chess to apply. We provide a training period where you’ll learn chess fundamentals, how to work with children, and how to conduct fun and engaging chess activities.

We can teach you chess. ♟️
But we’re looking for someone who genuinely loves working with kids! 💜

If you’re 18–35, energetic, friendly, and ready to learn, we’d love to meet you!

📧 [email protected]
📱 WhatsApp: 077 481 9920

Join the DNL Chess family! 💜♟️

DNL CHESS — The Mind Gymnasium

♟️✨So proud of our little chess stars! 💜💜
Keep learning, keep playing, keep winning! 🌟

💜 ♟️ 𝗪𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗯 𝗮𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗴𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗱 𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗯𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗚𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗵𝗮. ♟️💜

And when you look at what our students have achieved, it is a reminder of how much can be built in just 8 years. 🥰🏆

The 4th Queenstar International Rating Chess Championship 2026 gave us another reason to be proud. Our players competed across Blitz, Rapid and Classical events and once again showed courage, determination and a true fighting spirit.

🏆 𝑶𝑼𝑹 𝑨𝑪𝑯𝑰𝑬𝑽𝑬𝑴𝑬𝑵𝑻𝑺 🏆

👑 L. H. Methuki Mehansa – Under 06 Girls
🏆 Blitz – Champion
🥇 Classical – Equal 1st (1st Runner-Up)
🥇 Rapid – Equal 1st (4th Place)

👑 Thinoki Akinsa – Under 06 Girls
🥇 Classical – Equal 1st (2nd Runner-Up)
🥇 Rapid – Equal 1st

🏆 Asal Nevon – Under 06 Boys
🥈 Rapid – 1st Runner-Up
🥉 Classical – 2nd Runner-Up

🌟 Aiana Miheli – Under 07 Girls
🥈 Blitz – Equal 2nd - 2ns Runner Up

🌟 Shayeli Abesiriwardhana – Under 07 Girls
🥈 Rapid – 1st Runner-Up

🌟 Dulyana Dahamdi – Under 08 Girls
🥈 Blitz – 1st Runner-Up

🌟 Shaini Imaya – Under 08 Girls
🥇 Equal 1st – tied on points, 4th on tie-break

🌟 Sanuka Sageeth – Under 11
🥈 Blitz – 2nd Place
🥉 Rapid – 3rd Place

🔥 Vihaga Kithmina
♟️ Open – Equal 13th
🥉 Under 15 Blitz – 3rd Place
🥉 Rapid 1700–2000 – 3rd Place

🔥 Yasmi Hasansee
♟️ U15 F Rapid- Equal 2nd
🥉 Category A female Classical - Equal 3rd

🌟 Yenul Nethmira – Unrated Category
🥉 Rapid – Equal 3rd

💜 𝑩𝑼𝑻 𝑶𝑼𝑹 𝑩𝑰𝑮𝑮𝑬𝑺𝑻 𝑨𝑪𝑯𝑰𝑬𝑽𝑬𝑴𝑬𝑵𝑻 𝑰𝑺 𝑻𝑯𝑬 𝑱𝑶𝑼𝑹𝑵𝑬𝒀. 💜

Most of our players gained FIDE rating points, and some of them successfully opened their FIDE ratings for the very first time. 📈♟️

For a young chess club, these moments mean so much.

Because behind every rating point is a child who worked hard.
Behind every medal is countless hours of practice.
Behind every tournament result is a coach, a parent and a player who believed in the journey.

In just 8 years, we have watched our students grow from their first chess lessons to tournament champions, rated players and future representatives of Sri Lankan chess.

𝑾𝒆 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒈. 𝑩𝒖𝒕 𝒘𝒆 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒎𝒐𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒈. 𝑺𝒍𝒐𝒘𝒍𝒚 , 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒏𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒃𝒂𝒄𝒌𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒅. 💜

8 years of teaching.
8 years of learning.
8 years of tournaments.
8 years of victories and defeats.
8 years of building young minds through chess.

And the journey continues.

Step by step.
Tournament by tournament.
Player by player.

We keep growing.
We keep improving.
We keep moving forward.

And again…
we will do it again.
And again.
And again. 💪💜🏆

To every DNL Chess player, parent, coach and supporter

thank you for being part of our 8-year journey. 🥰♟️

This is not just about trophies.

This is about building the next generation of chess players. 💜♟️

DNL Chess – The Mind Gymnasium 💜🏆

2020 සහ 2021 වසරවල උපන් අපේ පුංචිම චෙස් සටන්කරුවන්💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜

🌟 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗟𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗙𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 at the 4th Queenstar International Rating Chess Championship 2026! ♟️🏆

𝑾𝒆 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒃𝒍𝒚 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒅 𝒐𝒇 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒇𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒔, 𝒃𝒐𝒓𝒏 𝒊𝒏 2020 𝒂𝒏𝒅 2021.💜💜

At such a young age, they are already showing an amazing fighting spirit. They fearlessly compete against older children, fight for every point, and never give up. Their courage, determination and confidence make all of us incredibly proud! 💪♟️

𝐋. 𝐇. 𝐌𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐮𝐤𝐢 𝐌𝐞𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐚

𝐔𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝟎𝟔 𝐆𝐢𝐫𝐥𝐬

🏆 𝐁𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐳 – 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐨𝐧
🥇 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 – 𝐄𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝟏𝐬𝐭 (𝟏𝐬𝐭 𝐑𝐮𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐫-𝐔𝐩)
🥇 𝐑𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐝 – 𝐄𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝟏𝐬𝐭 (𝟒𝐭𝐡 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞)

👑 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐨𝐤𝐢 𝐀𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐚

𝐔𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝟎𝟔 𝐆𝐢𝐫𝐥𝐬

🥇 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 – 𝐄𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝟏𝐬𝐭 (𝟐𝐧𝐝 𝐑𝐮𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐫-𝐔𝐩)
🥇 𝐑𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐝 – 𝐄𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝟏𝐬𝐭

🏆 𝐀𝐬𝐚𝐥 𝐍𝐞𝐯𝐨𝐧

𝐔𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝟎𝟔 𝐁𝐨𝐲𝐬

🥈 𝐑𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐝 – 𝟏𝐬𝐭 𝐑𝐮𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐫-𝐔𝐩
🥉 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 – 𝟐𝐧𝐝 𝐑𝐮𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐫-𝐔𝐩.

What makes these achievements truly special is that these little ones are fearlessly fighting against older kids. They step onto the board without fear, battle for every position, and show an incredible never-give-up attitude. 🔥♟️

𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙢𝙖𝙮 𝙗𝙚 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙩𝙡𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙮𝙚𝙧𝙨, 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙢𝙥𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨! 💜🏆

We are so proud of Methuki, Thinoki and Asal! 🥰
Keep fighting, keep learning, and keep shining, little champions! 🌟♟️

The future of chess is already shining bright!💜

🌟 Congratulations, Savitha! ♟️🎉

A fantastic +130 FIDE rating points gained! 📈🔥
Keep shining, Rising Star! 🌟🏆
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