National Youth Rapid Chess Championships 2023 was held on 22nd April 2023 at Shastrananda Navodya Vidyalaya, Kawdana, Dehiwala. This is the grand finale of the youth rapid cycle where selected players from the district level compete with each other. Youth rapid events were held separately as Under 08, 10, 12, 14, 16 & 18 Open & Girls categories. Time control of the event is 15 minutes plus a 10-second increment from move one.

In the Under 16 Girls category, 33 players competed in the event where Desandhi Dhihansa Gamage of Sirimavo Bandaranaike Vidyalaya was the top seed. 07 Rounds were played in the category. Desandhi Dhihansa Gamage of Sirimavo Bandaranaike Vidyalaya won the championship scoring 6/7 points