Winner: IM Harsh Suresh

Last round

Going into the final round, IM Harsh Suresh and FM Shaik Sumer Arsh were co-leading the tournament with 7.5/8 points. On the top board, Harsh defeated Arsh to secure 1st place with a clear half-point lead over 3 players.

Harsh scored 6 consecutive wins, drew against IM Ravi Teja in the 7th round, and then won 2 more to clinch the tournament with a half-point lead.

Runner-up: Sarveshwaran V

Second runner-up: Vignesh B

Hall of Chess, Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium

A total of 535 players from 5 different federations, including Canada, England, India, South Korea, and the USA, took part in this one-day FIDE-rated rapid tournament. 22 titled players took part in this tournament.

In the prize distribution function, Mr. Vijay Anand M, the tournament Director and Secretary of VACA, Mr. Gunasekaran K, Secretary, Tiruvallur DCA and Secretary, GCA, and Chief Arbiter of the tournament, IA, FI, FPE Bhaskar V, gave the prizes to the Winners.

Final Ranking after 9 Rounds

Rk.

Name

FED

Rtg

Club/City

Pts.

 TB1 

 TB2 

 TB3 

 TB4 

 TB5 

 TB6 

1

IM

Harsh, Suresh

IND

2373

Tamil Nadu

8,5

53

56,5

53

0

8

4

2

CM

Sarveshwaran, V

IND

2136

Tamil Nadu

8

49

53

46,5

0

8

4

3

Vignesh, B

IND

2101

Tamil Nadu

8

48,5

52,5

46,5

0

7

2

4

M, S Midilesh

IND

1918

Tamil Nadu

8

47,5

51

43,5

0

8

4

5

FM

Shaik, Sumer Arsh

IND

2108

Telangana

7,5

56,5

60,5

48,25

0

7

3

6

CM

Ajjesh, J R

IND

2283

Tamil Nadu

7,5

55

58

47,25

0

7

3

7

FM

Ram, Aravind L N

IND

2129

Tamil Nadu

7,5

53,5

56,5

45,75

0

6

4

8

FM

Aakash, G

IND

2333

Tamil Nadu

7,5

51,5

57

47

0

6

1

9

Hirthickkesh, Pr

IND

2109

Tamil Nadu

7,5

51

55

44,25

0

7

4

10

GM

Karthikeyan, P.

IND

2237

ICF

7,5

50,5

55

43,75

0

7

3

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