Kunal M. wins TN State Level Open, Sivakasi
Kunal M. won the TN State Level Rapid Tournament held at Sivakasi under the aegis of the Virudhnagar District Chess Association. The event was a seven-round swiss with twenty minutes per player. The prize fund was a cool Rs. 25000. Quick Report.
Kunal M. wins TN State Level Open, Sivakasi
Kunal M. (2325) won the Tamil Nadu State level tournament with a perfect 7.0/7. [Photo: Sa Kannan]
A number of well-known Tamil Nadu players were competing and Ganesh Babu S. (2084) finished second.
Final Ranking after 7 Rounds
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | |
| 1 | 1 | Kunal M. | Gan | 2325 | TRY | 7,0 | 0,0 | 31,5 | 35,50 | |
| 2 | 2 | Ganesh Babu S | Gan | 2084 | MDU | 6,5 | 0,5 | 33,0 | 33,75 | |
| 3 | 5 | Nanda Kumar T.S. | Pay | 1915 | MDU | 6,5 | 0,5 | 32,0 | 31,75 | |
| 4 | 8 | Dharmaraj P. | Pay | 1846 | TUT | 6,0 | 0,0 | 32,0 | 28,00 | |
| 5 | 10 | Subramanian R M | Gan | 1835 | MDU | 6,0 | 0,0 | 31,0 | 27,00 | |
| 6 | 11 | Arul Senthil B | Gan | 1823 | PUD | 6,0 | 0,0 | 31,0 | 26,00 | |
| 7 | 14 | Selvamurugan B | MSR | 1742 | MDU | 6,0 | 0,0 | 30,5 | 27,00 | |
| 8 | 15 | Marimuthu K | RAJ | 1659 | VNR | 6,0 | 0,0 | 30,0 | 25,50 | |
| 9 | 3 | Manigandan S S | Gan | 2070 | MDU | 6,0 | 0,0 | 29,5 | 26,50 | |
| 10 | 20 | Gokul S | MSR | 1575 | VNR | 6,0 | 0,0 | 29,0 | 27,00 |