Date:18/06/2007 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2007/06/18/stories/2007061802032000.htm

Sport - Chess

Kunal wins open title

TIRUCHI: M. Kunal, with six points at the end of the seventh and final round, won the title in open category at the chess tournament jointly organised by the Tiruchi Chess Academy and Mayil Chess Academy, here on Sunday.

Final standings: Open: 1. M. Kunal (6), 2. M.K. Alaguraja (5.5), 3. Muthusaravanan (5.5).

Boys: Under-17: 1. Uma Maheswaran (4.5), 2. Vivek (4), 3. Manikandan (3.5). Under-15: 1. Bharath Kumar (4), 2. Kamal Shankar (3.5), 3. Vignesh (3.5). Under-13: 1. Arunram (6), 2. Srikanth (6), 3. Anand Kumar (5.5). Under-11: 1. Adithya (6.5), 2. Sivagunal (6), 3. Ahmed Ali (6). Under-9: 1. Sukirthi (6), 2. Suryaprakash (5.5), 3. Prasad (5). Under-7: 1. Vinoth Babu (6), 2. Rohith (5), 3. Aravind (5).

Girls: Under-17: 1. Yazhini (2.5). Under-15: 1. Sangeetha (5), 2. Bhuvaneshwari (3.5), 3. Krithika (3). Under-13: 1. R. Monika (4), 2. Keerthanakriba (3), 3. M. Monika (3). Under-11: 1. Vanisree (5), 2. Doniya (5), 3. Aishwarya (4.5). Under-9: 1. Abirami (7), 2. Janani (5.5), 3. Sai Lalitha (5). Under-7: 1. Hasini (5), 2. Sharmila (4), 3. Nizha Harini (4). — Sports Reporter