Athula Russell

Majuwana Kankanamge Athula Russell 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 Ramon 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 journalist Victor Ivan.
He lives in Australia and works as a registered nurse.