David Gochelashvili wins 24th Tamil Nadu IM-norm Closed Circuit 2024, Kunal M second
IM David Gochelashvili and FM Kunal M scored 7/9 each at 24th Tamil Nadu IM-norm Closed Circuit Chess Tournament 2024. David won the tournament as he defeated Kunal in the second round. GM Manik Mikulas (SVK) scored sole 5.5/9 to secure third place. Kunal scored his final IM-norm. He just needs to fulfill the rating requirement to become India's next International Master. The seven-day ten-player round-robin tournament was organized by Tamil Nadu State Chess Association at Hotel Le Palace in Chennai, Tamil Nadu from 14th to 20th August 2024. Tournament Coordinator and Chief Arbiter - IA V Vijayaraghavan writes the tournament report. Photo: IA V Vijayaraghavan
Top two score 7/9, Kunal scores his final IM-norm
International Master David Gochelashvili (RUS) won 24th TN IM-norm Closed Circuit Chess Tournament with 7 points from 9 rounds. Kunal M of TN also scored 7 points but had to settle down for second place due to his loss to David in their second round individual encounter. Kunal obtained his IM-Norm and has to gain few Elo rating in order to complete his IM title. GM Manik Mikulas (SVK), finished as second runner-up with 5.5 points. The tournament was inaugurated by GM Deepan Chakkravarthy, former Asian Junior Chess Champion.
L to R: Standing - IA V Vijayaraghavan, Tournament Coordinator, R Srinivasan, Treasurer, TNSCA, IA Swapnil Bansod, Chief Arbiter, Stephen Balasamy, General Secretary, TNSCA and R Anantharam, Vice President, TNSCA.
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Final standings
| Rk. | SNo | Name | sex | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | IM | Gochelashvili, David | RUS | 2230 | 7 | 1 | 29,00 | 5 | 1 | ||
| 2 | 8 | FM | Kunal, M. | IND | 2245 | 7 | 0 | 27,00 | 7 | 5 | ||
| 3 | 1 | GM | Manik, Mikulas | SVK | 2320 | 5,5 | 0 | 20,50 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 4 | 6 | IM | Slizhevsky, Alexander | RUS | 2381 | 5 | 1 | 18,75 | 3 | 1 | ||
| 5 | 5 | FM | Jaiveer, Mahendru | IND | 2220 | 5 | 0 | 16,25 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 6 | 10 | WFM | Kalyani, Sirin | w | IND | 2221 | 4,5 | 0 | 15,50 | 4 | 1 | |
| 7 | 9 | Raghav, V | IND | 2056 | 4 | 1 | 15,00 | 3 | 2 | |||
| 8 | 2 | Surendran, N | IND | 2159 | 4 | 0 | 12,75 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 9 | 3 | WGM | Uuriintuya, Uurtsaikh | w | MGL | 2213 | 3 | 0 | 10,75 | 1 | 1 | |
| 10 | 7 | GM | Annageldyev, Orazly | TKM | 2271 | 0 | 0 | 0,00 | 0 | 0 |
About the Author
V Vijayaraghavan is an International Arbiter and Vice President of Tamil Nadu State Chess Association. He was also the Tournament Coordinator for 24th Tamil Nadu IM-norm Closed Circuit Tournament.
The report was edited by Shahid Ahmed
