Dr. Vineetha Wijesuriya (born 1970) is an Australian female chess player born in Sri Lanka and two time best female chess player in Australia,[1] who lives in Melbourne, Australia.[2] She is an eleven time National Chess Champion from 1989 to 2008.She become the third place from world varsity chess championship in Malayasia and representing Sri Lanka for 29 international chess events and Australia for five international chess events.
| Vineetha Wijesuriya | |
|---|---|
 Wijesuriya at 2008 Chess Olympiad | |
| Full name | G. Vineetha Wijesuriya |
| Country | Australia |
| Born | 1970 (age 53–54) Sri Lanka |
| Title | Woman Candidate Master (2004) |
| FIDE rating | 1808 (June 2014) |
| Peak rating | 2037 (October 2004) |
She 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 was a student of Gothatuwa Maha Vidyalaya and Buddhist Ladies College, Colombo 7. 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
edit- ^ "Vineetha Wijesuriya chess games and profile - Chess-DB.com". chess-db.com. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
- ^ a b 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". nation.lk. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
External links
edit- Vineetha Wijesuriya rating card at FIDE
- G. Vineetha Wijesuriya player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- G. Vineetha Wijesuriya chess games at 365Chess.com
- Profile at Chessdb
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