Vineetha Wijesuriya
| Vineetha Wijesuriya | |
|---|---|
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| Born | 1970 |
| Title | Woman Candidate Master |
| Peak ranking | 2037 (October 2004) |
Vineetha Wijesuriya (born 1970) is an Australian female chess player,[1] who lives in Melbourne, Australia.[2] She is an eleven times National Chess Champion from 1989 to 2008.
Wijesuriya is the sister of Sri Lankan chess player, Suneetha Wijesuriya.[3] She began playing at the age of nine, after her sister Suneetha won a chess set in a competition.[2] She is nicknamed "the Chess Queen of Sri Lanka".[4]
Vineetha Wijesuriya has also represented Australia in chess championships. She was the winner of the 2014 Oceania Chess Championship in the women's category.
References
- ↑ "Vineetha Wijesuriya chess games and profile - Chess-DB.com". chess-db.com. Retrieved 2017-11-01.
- 1 2 Jordan Oliver (17 June 2012). "Ballarat's chess champ does it again". The Courier. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
- ↑ "Vineetha Wijesuriya - The Queen of Sri Lankan chess".
- ↑ "Sports". www.nation.lk. Retrieved 2017-11-01.
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