Tournaments

National school games take place as provincial and All Island events. Usually, the provincial event is in May-June, and the All Island tournament, in which only the top three teams from each province compete, is held in September. The senior team emerged as champions in 2018 and 2nd place in 2019, respectively.

Sri Lanka’s school chess association organizes the inter-school chess team event. The provincial tournament is September, while the All Island team event is in October. In 2019 the senior team of Royal College won the SLSCA inter-school chess championship. 

The Battle of the kings chess championship, is organized by Royal College. It is the only international-rated team chess event organized by a school. Every year with the help of TIC, coaches, well-wishers, and the school administration, the senior team plans to keep the Battle of the Kings chess tournament from December-January. About 50 schools all around the island participate for this typical three-day tournament.