Laxman and Nitin win GRT Shasun Jain College Rapid and Blitz Rating Open 2022

Laxman and Nitin become unbeaten champions

In the Blitz event, IM Nitin S claimed his third Blitz triumph of the year by winning an absolutely cracker of a final round battle against Prasanna S. He knew a draw would not be enough and things would be decided in tie-breaks. So he went all-in and it paid off. Nitin finished a half point ahead of the competition at 7.5/8. IM Manish Anto Cristiano F and IM Ajay Karthikeyan scored 7/8 each to secure second and third place respectively. Top three prizes in the Rapid Rating were ₹100000, ₹50000 and ₹20000 each, for Blitz Rating they were ₹30000, ₹20000 and ₹10000. The total prize fund for the Rapid event was ₹350000 and for Blitz ₹150000.

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A total of 208 players including 3 GMs, 10 IMs and a WGM and 244 in Blitz including 4 GMs, 10 IMs and a WGM took part from India, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, United States of America and Wales. The nine-round Swiss League Rapid Rating tournament took place on 22nd and 23rd July, the Blitz Rating tournament took place on 23rd July. The tournament was organized by Rooks & Knights Academy of Chess. The time control for the Rapid Rating was 15 minutes + 5 seconds increment and for Blitz it was 3 minutes + 2 seconds.

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	ओलंपियाड D 5 : गुकेश ,अधिबन नें बी टीम को बनाया बेमिशाल, स्पेन को हराया,अर्जुन और तानिया भी चमके ! @ 03/08/2022 by Niklesh Jain (hi)
	ओलंपियाड D 4 : गुकेश ,निहाल और तानिया ने नाम रहा दिन @ 02/08/2022 by Niklesh Jain (hi)
	ओलंपियाड D 3 : युवा भारत के सामने पस्त हुआ स्विट्जरलैंड ,लगाई जीत की हैट्रिक @ 01/08/2022 by Niklesh Jain (hi)
	ओलंपियाड D 2 : भारत के मजबूत कदम ,जीते सभी मुक़ाबले @ 31/07/2022 by Niklesh Jain (hi)
	ओलंपियाड D1 : क्लीन स्वीप के साथ भारत की शुरुआत @ 30/07/2022 by Niklesh Jain (hi)
	ओलंपियाड का आगाज : अच्छी शुरुआत पर होंगी भारत की नजरे ! @ 29/07/2022 by Niklesh Jain (hi)
	Hrithickkesh Pr dominates Dr. KCG Verghese Memorial Rating Open 2022 @ 25/07/2022 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	Boris Savchenko wins 13th Chennai GM Open 2022, Nitin second @ 27/06/2022 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	13th Chennai GM Open R7-8: Nitin stays a full point ahead @ 25/06/2022 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	13th Chennai GM Open R4-6: Nitin emerges sole leader scoring a double hat-trick @ 23/06/2022 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	13th Chennai GM Open R1-3: Daksh Goyal destroys Duc Hoa @ 21/06/2022 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	Chess Grad wins 1st CEG Trophy State level Open Team 2022 @ 18/05/2022 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	Ramnathan Balasubramaniam wins 1st SSS All India Rating Open 2022 @ 16/05/2022 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	Golden Knights Chess Academy A scores a hat-trick at 28th Tamil Nadu State Team Rating 2022 @ 09/05/2022 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	Nitin Senthilvel wins All India Blitz Rating Open 2022 @ 30/04/2022 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	Pranav Venkatesh wins 1st BCF Rapid Rating Open 2022 @ 14/04/2022 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	Laxman R R wins 1st Vellore Rapid Rating Open 2021 @ 11/01/2022 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	Laxman R R wins 1st YSR All India Open 2021 @ 21/12/2021 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	IM Harikrishnan A Ra wins Sivakasi Chess Club Rapid Rating Open @ 14/12/2021 by R Anantharam (en)
	Laxman R R wins Dr. Ajit Kumar Singh Kasliwal and Suneeta Singh Memorial All India Rapid Rating Open @ 08/12/2021 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	Tamil Nadu State Government felicitates players with 1 crore 98 lacs cash award @ 09/10/2021 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	15 वर्षीय प्रणव बने तामिलनाडु राज्य शतरंज विजेता @ 07/04/2021 by Niklesh Jain (hi)
	Pranav V wins 68th Tamil Nadu State Open 2021 with a 100% score 9.0/9 @ 07/04/2021 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	68th Tamil Nadu State Open: Pranav V takes sole lead 6.0/6 @ 31/03/2021 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	Sivakasi Chess Club and Covid-19 @ 19/02/2021 by R Anantharam (en)
	Adhiban, Sethuraman, Gukesh, Laxman and Nandhidhaa receive Outstanding Sportsperson award by Tamil Nadu government @ 11/02/2021 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	Aravindh wins Karaikudi Grand Prix Rapid Rating Open @ 06/02/2020 by R Anantharam (en)
	Meet Jubin Jimmy, the next super-talent from Kerala @ 02/02/2020 by Satanick Mukhuty (en)
	पावेल पोंक्रातोव ने जीता 12वीं चेन्नई ओपेन ग्रांडमास्टर 2020 का खिताब @ 27/01/2020 by Nitesh Srivastava (hi)
	Pavel Ponkratov wins 12th Chennai GM Open 2020 @ 27/01/2020 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	Seven-way lead after round 7 of 12th Chennai GM Open 2020 @ 23/01/2020 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	Ponkratov, Martinez, Visakh and Yudin lead with 5.5/6 at 12th Chennai GM Open 2020 @ 22/01/2020 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	Six players lead with 4.0/4 at 12th Chennai GM Open 2020 @ 21/01/2020 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	Sanket, Saravana Krishnan and Pranav score major upsets on day 2 of 12th Chennai GM Open 2020 @ 20/01/2020 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	Arul and Anupam shine at 12th Chennai Open 2020 Round 1 @ 19/01/2020 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	Laxman wins 2nd Open Rapid Rating at Trichy @ 11/01/2020 by R Anantharam (en)
	IM Harikrishnan wins Ramco 2nd FIDE Rated Open 2019 @ 16/12/2019 by R Anantharam (en)
	Vaishali wins Sivakasi Grand Prix Open Rapid @ 28/11/2019 by R Anantharam (en)
	IM Arjun Kalyan and Pranav Venkatesh win Velammal Rapid and Blitz @ 12/11/2019 by R Anantharam (en)
	Laxman wins All India Rapid Rating at Nagpur @ 05/11/2019 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	Balasubramaniam wins 19th Adyar Times Open for a record fourth time @ 13/10/2019 by S Paul Arokia Raj (en)
	Manigandan wins 15th KCM Open @ 08/10/2019 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	Sabarish triumphs at Rotary 100 years Celebration open @ 04/10/2019 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	IM Khusenkhojaev wins Courtalam Saaral FIDE Rated Open @ 18/09/2019 by R Anantharam (en)
	Laxman wins Pearl City All India Open and a brand new Maruti Alto 800 @ 13/09/2019 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	Raahul V S triumphs at Talent Chess Academy 1st Open Rating @ 02/09/2019 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	Courtalam Saaral International Rating Open Preview @ 25/08/2019 by R Anantharam (en)
	Karthikeyan Murali wins 1st A S Subbaraman Memorial Trophy Blitz Rating 2019 @ 23/08/2019 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	R Balasubramaniam wins Thalavaipuram All India Open @ 22/08/2019 by R Anantharam (en)
	Chess Bonanza in Tamil Nadu @ 16/05/2019 by R Anantharam (en)
	Laxman wins 4th Triple C All India Open 2019 @ 26/04/2019 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	Levan Pantsulaia wins consecutive GM tournaments in India @ 26/01/2019 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	Padmini beats Stupak and Pranesh beats Arjun in round 9 of 11th Chennai Open 2019 @ 24/01/2019 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	Chennai Open 2019 Round 8: Lugovskoy maintains sole lead, untitled Pranesh shocks Nitin @ 23/01/2019 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	Chennai Open 2019 Round 7: Maxim Lugovskoy is in the sole lead @ 22/01/2019 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	K Rathnakaran wins the ChessBase India Bhopal Blitz @ 03/01/2019 by Niklesh Jain (en)