The 9th Colombo International Chess Festival 2016 took place from 3-7th February, at the Public Library of Colombo, Sri Lanka.
The event was a mass 10-round Swiss FIDE open tournament, organized by the Passed Pawn Chess Club. A total of 542 players participated, including 21 title holders.
Indian players IM C R G Krishna and FM C.H. Mehar Chinna Reddy tied for the first place at 9/10 points each but Krishna lifted the trophy on a superior tie-break score.
CM Sathsara Gunarathe Mojitha was solo third with 8.5 points.
Final standings (top 10):
1 IM Krishna C R G IND 2402 9
2 FM Mehar Chinna Reddy C.H. IND 2338 9
3 CM Gunaratne Mojitha Sathsara SRI 1965 8.5
4 Alahakoon Isuru SRI 1929 8
5 IM Weerawardane Romesh SRI 2060 8
6 FM Piyumantha M Sasith Nipun SRI 1989 8
7 FM Peiris T S S SRI 1973 8
8 Amarasinghe A A C B SRI 1841 8
9 Lamahewa C SRI 1862 8
10 Sandeepa H N A SRI 1705 8