The Junior School inter-house meet took place in Junior School Main hall on 4th October 2018, with teams consisting of players from grade 5 and 4.
Campbell House defended the title they won last year against the Carter Reds. After four rounds Campbell secured 19/24 points over other houses. Carter Reds came second scoring 18/24 points. Carter Blues placed third scoring 15/24.
Champions: Campbell House
01. Senith Herath (Captain)
02. Wosanda Malarachchi
03. Dasula Pathirana
04. Savindu Gunasena
05. Janidu Liyanagama
06. Sabith Akeel
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Best performance of each board was awarded the Board Prize and those top six players competed separately for the Best Player of the Tournament award.
Best Board Performance
First Board: Asitha
Second Board: Senith Herath
Third Board: Thesandu Kamburugamuwa
Fourth Board: Pravana Dissanayake
Fifth Board: Ronal Weerasekara
Sixth Board: Thanish Umer
Best player of the tournament
After 5 rounds Senith Herath became the champion of the tournament scoring 5/5. Thesandu Kamburugamuwa and Ronal Weerasekara placed second and third.
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The award ceremony was held on 12th October 2018 and players received their awards from Junior School Head Master Mr Marasinghe.
Tournament was a success as result of the efforts of the Junior School Teacher in Charge Mrs Sulthan and chess coaches Mr Rajeendra Kalugampitiya and Mr Lahiru T. Kalupahana.