Date:01/09/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/09/01/stories/2008090153851800.htm

Sport - Chess

Prabhakaran wins

TIRUCHI: D. Prabhakaran, with 5.5 points from six rounds, won the title in the open category at the chess tournament conducted by the 4 Knights Chess Academy at UDC here on Sunday.

Final standings: Open: (six rounds): 1. D. Prabhakaran (5.5), 2. P. Dhandapani (5), 3. S. Aravind Kumar (4.5). Boys: U-17 (six rounds): 1. B. Dheeran (5.5), 2. PL. Subramanian (5), 3. K.S. Kamalshankar (5). U-13 (five rounds): 1. K. Anand Kumar (4.5), 2. Eugene Kingsley (4), 3. S. Dinesh Kumar (4). U-11 (five rounds): 1. S. Sukirthi (5), 2. Adithya Viswanath (4), 3. S. Naveen (4). U-9 (six rounds): 1. K.A. Mohesh (5.5), 2. Adithya Mithlesh (5), 3. Prathish Srimen (5). U-7 (five rounds): 1. Atzoeyya Mithuren (5), 2. R. Anup Shankar (4), 3. K.R. Bharath Raj (4).

Girls: U-17 (three rounds): 1. R. Bhuvaneswari (3), 2. P. Sangeetha (2), 3. Monicka (2). U-13 (three rounds): 1. R. Monega (3), 2. Archana (2), 3. Sowmya (2). U-11 (four rounds): 1. Evangeline Shirley (3), 2. R. Janani (3), 3. Soundarya (3). U-9 (five rounds): 1. S. Varshini (5), 2. Soundarya (4), 3. Harini (4). U-7 (three rounds): 1. Shanemariaevan (3), 2. Reshma (3), 3. Latha (3).

Deepan scores a brace

Deepan Chakravarthy scored a brace as Young Challengers defeated Sporting Youngsters 2-0 in a Tiruchi DFA third division ‘B’ zone football league fixture here on Sunday.

The other match between SIT and Tiruchi union ended in a goalless draw.