Athula Russell

Athula Russell
Personal information
Born (1983-02-01) 1 February 1983 (age 43)
Chess career
CountrySri Lanka
Peak rating2274 (March 2011)

Majuwana Kankanamage Athula Russell (born 1 February 1983) is a Sri Lankan chess player.

Chess career

He is a 6-time Sri Lankan Chess Champion, winning the championship in 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, and 2010.

He played for Sri Lanka on board 1 at the Chess Olympiads of 2004, 2006, 2008. In 2004, he notably held draws against IM Ramón Mateo and grandmaster Carlos Matamoros Franco.

In March 2009, he finished in second place behind Laxman Rajaram and ahead of Srinath Narayanan and Anup Deshmukh in the Sri Lanka International Masters Chess Tournament.

Personal life

His father was investigative journalist Victor Ivan.

He lives in Australia and works as a registered nurse.

References

  1. ↑ "Athula and Sachini Wins the National Chess Championships". Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  2. ↑ "Athula and Methmali National Chess Champs". Daily News. 28 February 2006. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  3. ↑ Abdeen, S. M. Jiffrey (27 May 2010). "Athula Russel retains National Chess title". Daily News. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  4. ↑ "36th Chess Olympiad 2004 Open Men"s section".
  5. ↑ "2nd Sri Lanka International Masters Chess Tournament". March 7, 2009.
  6. ↑ "Athula: Keeping One Move Ahead At Chess". The Sunday Leader. 23 May 2010. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  7. ↑ "Athula Russell Majuwana Kankanamge".