Date:13/01/2009 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2009/01/13/stories/2009011360781800.htm

Sport - Chess

Vinith and Aarthi win under-12 titles

CHENNAI: I. Vinith Kumar (Preshitha MHSS, Porur) with 6.5 points and G. Aarthi (G.K. Shetty V.V., Ambattur) with 5 points emerged the boys’ and girls’ champions respectively in the Under-13 section in the Jaya Rolling trophy district chess championship.

S. Rahul (SBOA) 5 pts and B. Kiruthika (S.D. Vijaya Rediyar MHSS) 4 pts were the winners in Under-7 section, S. Akash (G.K. Shetty Vivekananda Vidyalaya) 5 pts and S. Monika (Velammal MHSS) 4 pts in the U-9 section and R. Harikrishnan (Sethu Bhaskara MHSS) 6 pts and V. Varshini (Velammal MHSS) 4 pts in the U-11 section.

Other results:

Under- 7: Boys: 2. A. Ashif (Bhatma Subramanium MHSS) 3; 3. M. Madhan Raj (Velammal MHSS) 3. Girls: 2. P.R. Kaavya (Nasereth MHSS) 4; 3. B. Srinidhi (Hussain Memorial MHSS) 3.5; 4. K.M. Shakthi (Velammal MHSS) 3.

Under-9: Boys: 2. S. Jayakumar (Velammal MHSS) 5; 3. P. Elancheralathan (St. Anne’s MHSS) 5; 4. P. Bhargav (St. Anne’s MHSS) 4. Girls:2. M.K. Ilakiya (Velammal MHSS) 4; 3. A.D. Iswerya (Vivekananda Vidalaya, Perambur) 4, 4. S. Akshaya (KV OCF) 3.

Under-11 Boys: 2. G. Vishal (Velammal MHSS) 5; 3. B. Sakthi Arjun (Velammal MHSS) 4; 4.V.Harish (Velammal, Sureipet) 4. Girls: 2. R. Meenaakshi (St.Marys, Perambur) 4; 3. M.S. Sumanthra (Rosary Mat.Hr.Sec.School) 3.5; 4. V. Harini (Velammal MHSS) 3.5.

Under-13 Boys: 2. V. Prabhu (JGVV, Thiruvottiur) 6.5; 3. D.T.V. Manoj (K.V.OCF) 5.5; 4. B. Karthik (JGVV, Avadi) 5. Girls: 2. S. Suganthi (Velammal MHSS) 4; 3. B. Deepika (KV OCF) 4; 4. K. Kaviya (Naserath MHSS) 3.5.

Monisha’s triumph

Velammal’s G.K. Monisha, the State and National girls’ under-9 champion last year, played the boys’ under-12 event of the Madras Cements annual open chess tournament organised by the Children’s Club Society and emerged triumphant with a hundred-percent win record.

Important placings: Girls: U-8: K. Krithigga (Ashram), T. Niveta (Gateway), R. Aerthika (Jawahar Vidyalaya) 4/6. U-10: A.S. Saughanthika (Chettinad) 5.5/6, S. Priyamvada (PSSSS) 5, S. Pooja (SBOA) 4.5. U-12: Manasvini Murali (Vidya Mandir) 5/5, Divya Lalitha (Adarsh Vidyalaya), N. Keerthana (Vidyodhaya ) 4. U-14: Hema Priya (Vidyodhaya) 5/5, Selva Maheswari (Montfort) 4, K. Saroja (JGVV) 3. U-16: P. Roshini (Velammal) 4/6, Sharmila Priya (Sishya) 3, V. Kanchana (St. Michael’s) 2.

Boys: U-8: R. Dilip Kumar (Union Christian MHSS) 7/7, S. Aswin (Sir Sivaswami Kalalaya), K.M. Vimalan (Besant Arundale) 6. U-10: N. Nianjan (PSSSS) 7/8, R. Akash (Hindu Sr.) 6.5, M. Hemanthram (Jawahar), S. Adithya (Vivekananda), V. Arvind (SBOA), Anirudh Aiyengar (DAV), B. Madhav (PSBB) 6. U-12: G.K. Monisha (Velammal) 8/8, M. Sabareesh (Hindu) 6.5, K.R. Akash Srivaths (Kendriya Vidyalaya), Hari Vallabha (PSS), M. Aadithyaa (Sankara Vidyalaya), S. Lokknath (Vana Vani), V. Arjun (DPS), Kaushal (Vels) 6. U-14: Rm. Ramanathan (DAV) 6/8, C. Abishek (Sankara), R. Vignesh (SSV) 5.5. U-16: R. Manivanna (Natl. Public) 7/8, G. Jaswant (Montfort) 6.5, S. Sriram (DAV) 5.5.

Eight share lead

Eight players share the lead with four points each at the end of the fourth round in the FIDE-rated Open chess tournament being held in Tirunelveli.

The leaders are Alex Thomas and K.A. Unas (Kerala), Scanny (Tirunelveli), Dusthageer Ibrahim, S.S. Manigandan and Ganesh Babu (Madurai), Linda Rangarajan (Pondicherry) and M.J. Noohu (Chennai).