IM, G.M. Harshana Thilakaratne of Maliyadeva College, Kurunegala and Kaveesha Nethmi Indrajith of St. Joseph’s Girl’s College, Kegalle won three medals for Sri Lanka in the Asian Youth Chess Championship 2019 held at Citrus Beach Resort, Waskaduwa recently.IM, G.M. Harshana Thilakaratne, who has the highest international rating (2417) among Sri Lankans, won the Gold medal in the Under-16 Open Blitz event and the Silver medal in the Under-18 Open Standard event.
